Gainesville, Florida
Alachua County · 627 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's grade mix looks fairly mixed, so this page is best used to narrow the list before checking each restaurant's full record.
Best supporting links
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About Dining in Gainesville
Of Gainesville's 627 graded restaurants, 52.5% earned an A grade — roughly in line with statewide averages. Currently, 3.0% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 19 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Gainesville is 92.4 out of 100, based on 1,427 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 26AFTERNOON RESTAURANT
231 NW 10 AVE
BRICKROAD
9158 SW 51 RD ST J101
DARRELL'S DINER #17
3117 SW 34 ST STE 1
FIRST WATCH #1030
3729 SW 40 BLVD
MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT
3418 SW WILLISTON RD
SUPERETTE WINE & PROVISIONS
1511 NW 2 ST
VOLCANIC SUSHI+SAKE
5212 SW 91 TERR STE A
MCDONALDS
3826 SW ARCHER RD
MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL #686
7770 W NEWBERRY RD #686
YH EXPRESS
3102 SW 34 ST STE B
KAIRO'S EVENTS AND CATERING
6 W UNIVERSITY AVE
MOM'S OG
1017 W UNIVERSITY AVE
BURRITO FACTORY AND CANTINA
7 SE 1 AVE
LOADED MAC COMPANY
6722 NW 18TH DR, UNIT 1
SDNF SANDWICH SHOP
6500 W NEWBERRY RD
TACO BELL #042917
3408 SW ARCHER RD
CHICK-FIL-A FSU # 3698
3938 SW ARCHER RD
HUMBLE WOOD FIRE
619 S MAIN ST UNIT 1B NORTH
TEQUECHEESE
6722 NW 18 DR UNIT 1
MARK & WOODYS WEINER WAGON
6722 NW 18 DR UNIT 1
STUBBIES POP-UP SAUSAGES
6722 NW 18 DR UNIT 1
ARTIEB'S CAROLINA FATBACK
6722 NW 18TH UNIT 1
CHEFFREY'S FOOD TRAILER AND SPECIAL EVENTS
219 NW 10TH AVENUE
MOCHINUT
3256 SW 35 BLVD
MCDONALDS
9260 NW 39 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.
