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 15 of 26DUNKIN DONUTS/BASKIN ROBBINS
3710 NW 13 ST
DUNKIN DONUTS/BASKIN ROBBINS
2900 SW 42ND STREET
EAT AT TINKER
502 S MAIN ST
EIM THAI
213 NW 10 AVE
EL GUSTAZO
600 NW 5TH AVE
EL INDIO REAL MEXICAN FOOD
407 NW 13 ST
EL PUNTO FOOD TRUCK
9318 SW 82 AVE
ESPERANZA
2441 NW 43 ST STE 13
EVERYDAY AMORE
618 NW 60TH STREET, SUITE A
FALAFEL KING
3252 SW 35 BLVD
FAT TUESDAY
4949 CELEBRATION POINTE AVE T555
FESTA & DOUGH PIZZA CATERING
6722 NW 18 DR UNIT 1
FIREHOUSE SUBS #0117
3221 SW 35 BLVD
FIREHOUSE SUBS #0243
2651 NW 13 ST STE 10
FIRST WATCH
6483 W NEWBERRY RD
FIRST WATCH #1030
3729 SW 40 BLVD
FIVE STAR PIZZA
5001 NW 34TH BLVD SUITE J
FIVE STAR PIZZA
1315 S MAIN ST STE 10
FIVE STAR PIZZA
600 NW 75 ST
FLATFISH
308 NW 5 AVE
FLAVORFUL LLC
219 NW 10 AVE
FLIP FACTORY ZONE
7400 W NEWBERRY RD
FLYING BISCUIT CAFE
4150 NW 16TH BLVD
FRENCHMEN STREET FOOD
439 S MAIN ST
G VILLE SEAFOOD N CHICKEN 2 INC
4310 SW 20 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.
