Gainesville, Florida
Alachua County · 627 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's grade mix looks fairly mixed, so this page is best used to narrow the list before checking each restaurant's full record.
Best supporting links
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About Dining in Gainesville
Of Gainesville's 627 graded restaurants, 52.5% earned an A grade — roughly in line with statewide averages. Currently, 3.0% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 19 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Gainesville is 92.4 out of 100, based on 1,427 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 3 of 26THE CHAMELEON TASTE THE CHANGE
3010 SW 23 TER
43RD STREET DELI SOUTH
3483 SW WILLISTON RD
BB.Q CHICKEN
201 SE 2 AVE STE 101
PLEASANT STREET PIZZA PUB
603 NW 6 ST
TACO BELL #042980
1515 SW 13 ST
SOUTHERN STOP
6419 W NEWBERRY RD STE G-3
BISCUITS AND BURGERS
1222 W UNIVERSITY AVE
DUNKIN DONUTS/BASKIN ROBBINS
3710 NW 13 ST
SMOKING FATTIES BBQ AND MORE
2201 NE 2 ST
CEDAR RIVER SEAFOOD
5141 NW 43RD ST SUITE 101
JAPANESE BRUNCH & MODERN SUSHI DINING
2001 NW 13 ST STE 10
LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE #5566
2933 CLARK BUTLER BLVD
POMODORO CAFE
9200 NW 39 AVE STE 100
SUSHI SAKE GAINESVILLE
104 NW 17 ST #110
TOSH
2201 NE 2 ST
BIRD N' BATTER
3423 SE HAWTHORNE RD
DAVE & BUSTER'S #165 GAINESVILLE 0015449
3023 SW 45 ST
HASS KITCHEN
1220 W UNIVERSITY AVE.
ANF GYROS AND GRILL
826 W UNIVERSITY AVE
CHEDDAR'S SCRATCH KITCHEN #2227
3989 PLAZA BLVD
CHINA STAR
2120 SW 13 ST
GOLDEN BUDDHA RESTAURANT
613 NW 16 AVE
MANGO BICHE MIA OAKS
6419 W NEWBERRY RD STE E4
HILTON UNVIERISTY OF FLORIDA CONFERENCE CENTER GAINESVILLE
1714 SW 34 ST
MCDONALDS GAINESVILLE
1206 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.
