Gainesville, Florida
Alachua County · 650 restaurants
Home to the University of Florida and over 55,000 students, Gainesville's 580+ restaurants are shaped by college culture, academic diversity, and a strong local food movement. The Midtown and downtown corridors buzz with affordable international cuisine — Thai, Korean, Ethiopian, Indian — driven by the university's global student body. On game days, the entire city becomes one giant tailgate, and the restaurants that survive here have to satisfy both student budgets and Gator alumni expectations.
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
Gainesville 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 Gainesville
Of Gainesville's 650 graded restaurants, 27.4% earned an A grade — below the statewide average, suggesting room for improvement in local food safety. Currently, 12.9% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 84 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Gainesville is 85.1 out of 100, based on 2,120 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 26COLD STONE CREAMERY #559
3433 ARCHER RD #A3
MCALISTER'S DELI 1013
618 NW 60 ST STE C
MOCHINUT
3256 SW 35 BLVD
P. F. CHANG'S CHINA BISTRO
3597 SW 32 CT BLDG F
PANDA EXPRESS
3610 SW ARCHER RD
SUBWAY
3424 SW WILLISTON ROAD
SUPER 8 MOTEL
4202 SW 40TH BLVD
BESTEA & THE LOOP CAKE
3045 SW 34 ST STE 20
CARVEL
3411 SW ARCHER RD
DAYS INN
920 NW 69 TER
KYURAMEN
212 SE 1 ST STE 3
MILLER'S ALE HOUSE
2881 BASS PRO SHOPS BLVD
PHO HOUSE
6 S MAIN ST
POP A TOP
2 E UNIVERSITY AVE
R U HUNGRY WORKING KICHEN COMMISSARY
219 NW 10 AVE
RICE & SHINE CAFE
3117 SW 34 ST STE 1
SDNF SANDWICH SHOP LLC
6500 W NEWBERRY RD
SOHAO STREET FARE CAFE
3045 SW 34 ST STE 16
BLUE GILL QUALITY FOOD
2917 SW 35 DR STE 20
CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL #6027
3021 SW 34 ST
KOTO HIBACHI EXPRESS
3222 SW 35 BLVD
MORRISON MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS
3300 SW WILLISTON RD
THE EGYPTIAN CAFE
21 SE 2 PL
V PIZZA
115 SE 1 ST
WAFFLE HOUSE #2387
915 E UNIVERSITY 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.
