Gainesville, Florida
Alachua County · 637 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 looks stronger than average on current grade mix, but individual inspection timelines still matter more than a citywide headline.
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About Dining in Gainesville
Of Gainesville's 637 graded restaurants, 75.8% earned an A grade — above the statewide average, reflecting strong food safety compliance in the area. Currently, 0.6% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 4 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Gainesville is 96.6 out of 100, based on 282 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 26BEQUE HOLIC
3812 W NEWBERRY RD
BJ'S RESTAURANT & BREWHOUSE 486
6611 W NEWBERRY RD
BURRITO FAMOUS
3412 W UNIVERSITY AVE
CHECKERS DRIVE IN REST # 3215
3325 W UNIVERSITY AVE
MI APA LATIN CAFE
114 SW 34 STREET
MOM'S OG
1017 W UNIVERSITY AVE
NORTHWEST GRILLE
5115 NW 39TH AVENUE
OCEAN BUFFET
6795 W NEWBERRY RD
UNCLE D'S GOOD CRAB
1152 NE 16 AVE
ZAMORA CUBAN FOOD
2564 NW 13 ST
ALOFT GAINESVILLE
3743 HULL RD
DAVE & BUSTER'S
3023 SW 45TH ST
THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY
2851 SW 35 DR STE 70, BUTLER TOWN CENTER
DOMINO'S PIZZA #4944
1800 NE 12 AVE
HOME 2 SUITES GAINESVILLE
2115 SW 13 ST
TERRELL'S BBQ
1323 S MAIN ST
XCLUSIVE EATZ
1714 SE HAWTHORNE RD
BAMBUU ASIAN EATERY
3606 SW ARCHER RD
CITY FOOD HALL #1
150 NW 13 ST STE 10
CITY FOOD HALL #10
150 13 ST STE 10
CITY FOOD HALL #2
150 NW 13 ST STE 10
GALAN
805 NW 13 ST
HIMALAYAN BOWL & JUICE BAR NEPALESE & INDIAN KITCHEN
150 NW 13 ST STE 10
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT
3275 SW 40 BLVD
BENTO NEWBERRY
3832 W NEWBERY RD 1-J
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.
