Brooksville, Florida
Hernando County · 213 restaurants
Brooksville is the county seat of Hernando County, and its hilly, historic downtown around the courthouse square sets it apart from the flat terrain typical of much of Florida. The city's 212 restaurants serve a rural and small-town population where cattle ranching and agriculture remain part of the local economy, alongside a growing number of commuters drawn north from the Tampa Bay area by lower housing costs. Brooksville's annual Florida Blueberry Festival and Hernando County Fair draw regional crowds, but day-to-day dining here reflects an Old Florida, county-seat character increasingly rare closer to the coast.
Data on this page
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How to use this city page
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What the citywide data means
Brooksville's grade mix looks fairly mixed, so this page is best used to narrow the list before checking each restaurant's full record.
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About Dining in Brooksville
Of Brooksville's 213 graded restaurants, 59.6% earned an A grade — roughly in line with statewide averages. Currently, 3.3% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 7 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Brooksville is 93.1 out of 100, based on 890 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 1 of 9A TASTE OF NEW ORLEANS
809 S BROAD ST
ALEJANDRO'S RESTAURANT
7380 BROAD ST
APPLEBEE'S NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL & BAR
20090 CORTEZ BLVD
ARBYS 6285
12915 CORTEZ BLVD
AVERAGE SIZE WIENERS
3163 AERIAL WAY
AVIATION COFFEE
12125 CORTEZ BLVD
AY GUEY
128 N BROAD ST
BAGELS AND BEYOND
16272 SPRING HILL DR
BANANAMAN & MORE
12125 CORTEZ BLVD
BEACON THEATRES
12961 CORTEZ BLVD
BEAR'S PLACE
17375 SPRING HILL DR
BEEF O BRADY'S RIDGE MANOR, LLC
31120 CORTEZ BLVD
BEEF O BRADYS
7601 HORSE LAKE RD
BELLA'S COFFEE
6284 COMMERCIAL WAY
BELLE PARC RV RESORT
11050 ELLIOTS WAY
BELLE PARC WEST LLC
11050 ELLIOTS WAY
BELLERIA PIZZA AND PASTA
13481 COUNTY LINE RD
BIGUN'S BAR-B-QUE
7280 SUNSHINE GROVE RD
BISTRO (THE)
10 S MAIN ST
BOB EVANS RESTAURANT 583
12966 CORTEZ BLVD
BOB'S
14445 PONCE DE LEON
BONEFISH GRILL
12906 CORTEZ BLVD
BOONDOOGLE EATS
13 S BROOKSVILLE AVE
BOSS TEA BUBBLE AND PHO
13162 CORTEZ BLVD
BREAD BOX BAKERY
304 E FORT DADE AVE
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.
