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 4 of 26MELTWICH
1404 W UNIVERSITY AVE STE 30
RESIDENT COFFEE
4401 NW 25 PL STE J
SPLITZ
1305 NW 76TH BLVD
STEAK N SHAKE
1610 S.W. 13TH STREET
4RIVERS SMOKEHOUSE
3262 SW 35 BLVD
LIQUID GINGER
101 SE 2 PL STE 118
PEPPERS MEXICAN GRILL & CANTINA
7750 W NEWBERRY RD
TUPTIM THAI RESTAURANT & SUSHI BAR
1228 W UNIVERSITY AVE
A TOWN WINGS
1116 N MAIN ST
HOM HOTEL & SUITED GAINESVILLE
3905 SW 43 ST
LA COCINA DE ABUELA
125 NW 23 AVE
LOR KEBAB
12 SW 1 AVE
METRO DINER
2132 SW 34 ST
NOPAL RESTAURANT
5112 NW 34 BLVD
SATCHEL'S PIZZA
1800 NE 23 AVENUE
SONNY'S BBQ
2700 N WALDO RD
WENDY'S
9225 NW 39 AVE
COUNTRY INN & SUITES
4015 SW 43 ST
DOMINO'S PIZZA #3172
5750 SW 75 ST STE 40
FORD'S GARAGE
3560 SW 32 CT 20
LA LENA LATIN FOOD
5015 NW 34 BLVD STE B
MCDONALDS RESTAURANT
6003 NEWBERRY RD
PIZZA HUT / WING STREET
5004 NW 34 ST
SUGARCREEK
1602 NW 6 ST
TAZIKIS MEDITERRANEAN CAFE
2905 SW 42ND STREET
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.
