Behind the Kitchen Door

A county-by-county look at where inspection violations pile up fastest in Florida once you normalize for county size. Here are the counties currently sitting at the top of the statewide heat map.

An emergency order is Florida's strongest restaurant inspection action. Here's what it actually means, what usually triggers it, and how a restaurant reopens.

This week across Florida: 2,772 inspections, 10,362 violations, and 2,015 critical findings. Here's what the data shows.

Recent Florida DBPR inspection activity at Fort Lauderdale restaurants. Each entry below is a specific historical inspection event from the public record.

See how Tampa restaurant health scores hold up against recent Florida DBPR inspection findings. Each entry below is a specific historical inspection event from the public record.

Recent Florida DBPR inspection activity at Orlando and Orange County restaurants. Each entry below is a specific historical inspection event from the public record.

Florida restaurants can have a bad inspection and stay open the same day. Here is how the DBPR system actually works and what diners should check next.

More than 1 in 7 graded Florida restaurants earned a perfect 100 health score. Here are the local gems, chain surprises, and cleanest counties statewide.

Recent Florida DBPR inspection activity at Land O' Lakes restaurants. Each entry below is a specific historical inspection event from the public record.

Recent Florida DBPR inspection activity at Sarasota County restaurants. Each entry below is a specific historical inspection event from the public record.

Recent Florida DBPR inspection activity at Clearwater Beach restaurants. Each entry below is a specific historical inspection event from the public record.

Recent Florida DBPR inspection activity across Hillsborough County restaurants. Each entry below is a specific historical inspection event from the public record.