Palm Bay, Florida
Brevard County · 230 restaurants
Palm Bay is Brevard County's largest city by population, anchored economically by Harris Corporation and other aerospace and defense employers tied to the nearby Kennedy Space Center corridor known as the Space Coast. The city's 211 restaurants serve a largely suburban, family-oriented population spread across a sprawling footprint with no traditional downtown core, concentrated instead along Malabar Road and Babcock Street. Palm Bay's steady growth as an affordable alternative to Melbourne has brought new development and restaurants, even as the local economy remains closely tied to the region's space and defense industry.
Data on this page
InspectFL turns public DBPR inspection records into city-level score trends, grade breakdowns, and restaurant history so this page is useful for comparison, not just a list of names.
How to use this city page
Start with the citywide grade mix, then use filters to narrow by category, grade, or inspection dates before opening the full restaurant record.
What the citywide data means
Palm Bay has a heavier concentration of failing restaurants than you’d want, which makes recent inspection history and dispositions especially important.
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About Dining in Palm Bay
Of Palm Bay's 230 graded restaurants, 47.8% earned an A grade — below the statewide average, suggesting room for improvement in local food safety. Currently, 10.0% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 23 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Palm Bay is 88.7 out of 100, based on 670 inspections on record.
What Inspectors Look For
Florida DBPR inspectors evaluate restaurants on food temperature control, employee hygiene, pest activity, and equipment cleanliness. Violations are categorized as critical (immediate health risk), major (significant concern), or minor (procedural issue). Learn more about how grades work.
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Highest Rated in Palm Bay
Lowest Rated in Palm Bay
Restaurants
Page 1 of 10CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL
1575 PALM BAY RD
A TASTE OF CARIBBEAN CUISINE
1185 MALABAR RD SE
ALOHA BIZNESS SOLUTIONS INC
3555 BAYSIDE LAKES BLVD SE STE 3
BAYSIDE LOUNGE
3555 BAYSIDE LAKES BLVD UNIT 3
JOLIE AMERICAN BISTRO
4720 DIXIE HWY NE
SUSHI RAMEN BOBBA TEA
2150 HARRIS AVE NE
TAQUERIA 321
1155 MALABAR RD NE, STE 2, CARNICERIA 3 HERMANOS
DAIRY QUEEN GRILL & CHILL
191 MALABAR ROAD NE
DOMINO'S #4909
6295 MINTON RD #3
JAMROCK GRILL
160 MALABAR RD SW STE 117-119
SIMPREVILS RESTAURANT
3085 JUPITER BLVD SE #19
TEXAS ROADHOUSE
1181 MALABAR RD
CRAVE FEEL THE LATIN FLAVOR
1452 BELAIRE LN NE
PAL RASPAO
4590 BABCOCK ST NE STE 105
JERSEY BROTHERS DINER LLC
2162 HARRIS AVE
SUBWAY SANDWICH SHOP #908
4870 BABCOCK ST NE #6
DONNA'S DOGS
4590 BABCOCK ST NE STE 105
PLANET3XTREM
750 BASS PRO DRIVE NE
EL COQUI INTERNATIONAL
4651 BABCOCK ST NE, VIN 2492
HARRIS TECHNOLOGY CENTER
1395 TROUTMAN BLVD NE
BURGER KING
4704 BABCOCK ST
LITTLE SANTOUKA
5108 MINTON RD UNIT 6
MEMAW'S BAR B QUE OF PALM BAY
4916 BABCOCK ST NE
YOUNGS BUFFET
4700 BABCOCK ST NE #27
BBQ BRAZIL PARTY
4700 BABCOCK ST STE 1
Important context for city pages
City pages are comparison tools built from public Florida DBPR inspection data. They help surface local patterns quickly, but they are not official government rankings and they should not replace reading the individual restaurant page before making a decision.
