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, 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 13 of 26CENTERPLATE
11211 N COUNTY RD 225
CENTERPLATE CATERING
2106 NW 67 PL #3
CHECKERS DRIVE IN REST # 3214
2826 NW 13TH STREET
CHEDDAR'S SCRATCH KITCHEN #2227
3989 PLAZA BLVD
CHEFFREY'S FOOD TRAILER AND SPECIAL EVENTS
219 NW 10TH AVENUE
CHICK-FIL-A FSU # 3698
3938 SW ARCHER RD
CHICK-FIL-A OAKS MALL FOOD TRAILER
6419 WEST NEWBERRY RD STE G-8
CHINA 88 FOOD INC
4217 NW 16 BLVD
CHINA EXPRESS OF GAINESVILLE
6250 NW 23RD ST # 4 & 5
CHINA GARDEN
1216 N MAIN ST
CHINA STAR
2120 SW 13 ST
CHINA WOK
5705 SW 75 ST
CHUYS
3410 SW ARCHER RD
CINNABON #2
808 W UNIVERSITY AVE
CITY FOOD HALL #11
150 NW 13 ST, STE 10
CITY FOOD HALL #7-8
150 NW 13 ST STE 10
CITY FOOD HALL #9
150 NW 13 ST STE 10
CITY FOOD HALL BAR/KITCHEN
150 NW 13 ST STE 10
CLASSY CHICS
2100 NE 39TH AVE
CLASSY CHICS EVENT PLANNING & CATERING
2100 NE 39TH AVE
COLBY VENDING
1200 NE 55TH BLVD
COLD STONE CREAMERY #559
3433 ARCHER RD #A3
COLDSTONE CREAMERY 156
3822 W NEWBERRY RD STE-B
CROSSROADS FARM & APIARY
3831 NW 156TH AVE
CRYBABY'S
1 W 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.
