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
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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, 74.9% 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 96.4 out of 100, based on 289 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 10 of 26GATOR BTW
8181 NW 39 AVE STE 80
POKEBOWL STATION
1800 W UNIVERSITY AVE STE 110
TACOS 352
8181 NW 39 AVE STE 30
TEA MOMENT
16 NW 18TH ST #125
TEXAS ROADHOUSE
3984 SW 43 STREET
BOCA FIESTA/THE PALOMINO
232 SE 1 ST
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #793
3841 SW ARCHER RD
EAST END EATERY
1202 NE 8TH AVE
KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN
3525 SW ARCHER RD
RELISH BIG TASTY BURGERS
3841 SW ARCHER RD STE F
STEAK 'N SHAKE
3714 S.W. 42
WENDY'S
3619 SW ARCHER RD
16TH AVENUE DINER
207 NE 16 AVE
43RD STREET DELI SOUTH
3483 SW WILLISTON RD
AC HOTEL BY MARRIOTT GAINESVILLE
151 NW 14 ST
AFTERNOON RESTAURANT
231 NW 10 AVE
ALLEY GATORZ
2606 NE WALDO ROAD
ALPIN BISTRO
15 SW 2ND STREET
AMRIT PALACE
3105 SW 34 ST
ANF GYROS AND GRILL
826 W UNIVERSITY AVE
ANOTHER BROKEN EGG CAFE
3265 SW 34 ST STE 3
ARBY'S 8702
4253 NW 25 PL
ARBY'S RESTAURANT
6760 W NEWBERRY RD
ARBYS 95
1405 SW 13 ST
AREPA BURGER FOOD TRUCK
219 NW 10 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.
