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 2 of 26BOWIE PIZZA
1522 NW 13 ST
CHINA BOWL
5200 NW 43 ST STE 506
FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES GAINESVILLE SOUTHWEST
3877 SW 37 BLVD
SANDWICH INN
110 NE 16 AVE
SAUCY BY KFC
3403 W UNIVERSITY AVE
THE SPOT
16 NW 18 ST STES # 150 155 160
TROPICAL EATZ
1225 NW 10 AVE
WAYNE HEAD SOUTHERN KITCHEN
1602 NE WALDO RD
WAYNE HEAD'S SOUTHERN KITCHEN
1602 NE WALDO RD
WENDY'S 13612
2659 NW 13 ST
DJ'S CAST IRON BURGERS
5141 NW 43 ST STE 106
ICEDREAMS & COFFEE
600 NW 75TH ST, STE E
MARCO'S PIZZA
3720 NW 13 STE 7D
MARCO'S PIZZA #8597
1504 SW 74 DR STE 1
MAUI TERIYAKI & SUSHI
600 NW 75 ST, SUITE E
QUALITY INN
7516 W NEWBERRY RD
SUBWAY #46490
5210 NW 13 ST
AMELIAS ITALIAN CUISINE
235 S MAIN ST STE107
BITE DOWN
3330 SW ARCHER ROAD, VIN# 3675
BURGA BWOY
619 W UNIVERSITY AVE
COUNTRY FOODLY
5240 NW 34 BLVD STE D
DI BIG JERK GAINESVILLE
619 W UNIVERSITY AVE
GAINESVILLE FOODHALL
3045 SW 34 ST STE 30 UNIT 1
MR HAN RESTAURANT
6944 NW 10 PL
SCUOLA PIZZA
5240 NW 34 BLVD STE A
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.
