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 6 of 9PIZZA VILLA AND RESTAURANT
7038 COASTAL BLVD
THAIKUNG KITCHEN
14181 CORTES BLVD
A TASTE OF NEW ORLEANS
809 S BROAD ST
KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN
1145 S BROAD ST
TACO BELL 7356
7201 BROAD ST
CULVER'S
12337 CORTEZ BLVD
PANERA BREAD CAFE #1052
7061 COASTAL BLVD
TASTE OF NEW ORLEANZ
809 S BROAD ST
WENDY’S #1788
12929 CORTEZ BLVD
DOUGHJ'S CHICKEN & DONUTS
720 S BROAD STREET
WENDYS #1784
1100 S BROAD ST
HARDEES
1685 W JEFFERSON ST.
THE OFFICE AT THE CROSSROADS
25 W MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD
CABOT CITRUS FARMS
17590 PONCE DE LEON BLVD
BOB'S
14445 PONCE DE LEON
DUNKIN' DONUTS
30435 CORTEZ BLVD.
ALEJANDRO'S RESTAURANT
7380 BROAD ST
RIVARD GOLF CLUB
18001 RIVARD BLVD
DUNKIN'
13300 CORTEZ BLVD
FLORIDA CRACKER COOKSHACK
511 S BROAD ST
MALLIE KYLA'S CAFE
510 LIBERTY ST
POKE'EM
500 S BROAD ST
ZAXBYS
837 S BROAD ST
BANANAMAN & MORE
12125 CORTEZ BLVD
FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT #183
12332 CORTEZ BLVD
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.
