Tampa, Florida
Hillsborough County · 3,227 restaurants
Tampa's food identity is built on a rich Cuban and Spanish heritage — the city literally invented the Cuban sandwich in the historic cigar factories of Ybor City. Today, over 2,600 restaurants span the trendy gastropubs of Seminole Heights, the waterfront dining of Harbour Island, the buzzing SoHo strip, and the rapidly evolving restaurants of the Water Street district. Tampa's food scene is experiencing a golden age, with James Beard nominations and national recognition becoming commonplace.
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
Tampa has a heavier concentration of failing restaurants than you’d want, which makes recent inspection history and dispositions especially important.
Best supporting links
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About Dining in Tampa
Of Tampa's 3,222 graded restaurants, 48.2% earned an A grade — below the statewide average, suggesting room for improvement in local food safety. Currently, 15.0% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 483 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Tampa is 86.2 out of 100, based on 11,866 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 18 of 130JIMMY JOHN'S #1307
533 S HOWARD AVE
LA DI DA
6719 N NEBRASKA AVE STE A
LADIES OF THE SEA & SOUL
2705 MARTIN L KING BLVD STE-F
PACIFIC COUNTER
115 W TYLER ST
PHO QUYEN VIETNAMESE CUISINE
8404 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE
ROSTO
5621 E FOWLER AVE
SAUCEYY FANGERZ 2
4908 E BROADWAY AVE
STEAK N SHAKE
5917 E HILLSBOUROUGH AVE
SUGAR WING
12004 ANDERSON RD
TASTE
513 S FLORIDA AVE
THE ANCHOR BAR INC
304 E DAVIS BLVD #A
TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE
5006 E FOWLER AVE
TWISTEE TREAT USA
5531 SHELDON RD
'SITARA'
14546 BRUCE B DOWNS BLVD
A MOUTH FULL
7512 NEEDLELEAF PLACE APT D
ANTHONY'S SPOT
6107 N 23RD ST
ANTOJITOS LATIN CRAVINGS
2300 W COLUMBUS DR
BELLE'S PIZZA KITCHEN LLC
8612 INTERBAY BLVD
BISTRO BT
4267 HENDERSON BLVD
CAFFE PARADISO
4205 S MACDILL AVE STE E
CHARANN'S TAVERN
6748 MEMORIAL HWY
COPPER POT CATERING
5224 S DALE MABRY
DUNKIN DONUTS
13430 BRUCE B DOWNS BLVD
EL CIELO COLOMBIA
4601 N LOIS AVE
EL SAZON 504 RESTAURANT LLC
2602 E FLETCHER AVE STE 105
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.
