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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Restaurants
Page 8 of 10THE WET SPOT
3650 DIXIE HWY NE
SHE BANGG WINGS AND THINGS
4590 BABCOCK ST NE STE 105, VIN# 3930
SUBWAY
1150 MALABAR RD #A-6
HUNGRY HOWIES PIZZA
3085 JUPITER BLVD SE #18
JUICI PATTIES
1153 MALABAR RD NE UNIT 1
SUBWAY
195 MALABAR RD NW UNIT 106
BURGER KING
1164 MALABAR RD SE
GELAZZO
3450 BAYSIDE LAKES BLVD STE 111
ARTURO'S PIZZA & MORE
2040 PALM BAY RD NE, UNIT 1
MCDONALD'S #43360
110 ST JOHNS HERITAGE PKWY NW
R & J SERVICES
4590 BABCOCK ST NE, STE 105
MCDONALDS #26127
3474 BAYSIDE LAKES BLVD SE
BALLISTIC BITES 2
160 MALABAR RD STE 119
DUNKIN DONUTS
898 NE PALM BAY RD
ALOHA BIZNESS SOLUTIONS INC.
2595 PALM BAY RD NE
MCDONALDS CYPRESS BAY 43359
4655 ST JOHNS HERITAGE PKWY SE
TRISH'S DISHES
5270 BABCOCK ST NE STE 28
LOLO'S PINCHOS
3565 JUPITER BLVD SE
THE CHUBBY SPUD LLC
3450 BAYSIDE LAKES BLVD. S.E., #101-102
SUSHI MORI
1105 PALM BAY RD UNIT F
ASIAN GOURMET TOO
4651 BABCOCK ST NE
SUMMA PLATES
1180 MALABAR RD SE
BURRRBERRIES
4700 BABCOCK ST NE UNIT 23
GRILL HOT CHICKEN & SUBS
1090 MALABAR RD
CHERIS STREET DOGS
6165 BABCOCK RD
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.
