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 5 of 26CHICK-FIL-A AT THE STANDARD IN-LINE FOOD TRAILER
1340 W UNIVERSITY AVE
COMFORT SUITES GAINESVILLE
2603 SW 13 ST
GYRO PLUS
2409 SW 13 ST
TACO BELL #042980
1515 SW 13 ST
BRINE AND DINE
4860 NW 39 AVE STE A
DA VINCI PIZZA
3275 SW 34 ST
ONEZO
3045 SW 34 ST STE 30 UNIT 2
SONNY'S BBQ
3635 SW ARCHER RD
TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE
3345 SW 34TH ST STE 5
BAKERY MILL & DELI
1143 NW 76 BLVD
COMFORT INN UNIVERSITY
3440 SW 40 BLVD
DICK MONDELLS GAINESVILLE
412 SW 4TH AVE
DOUBLE TREE BY HILTON GAINESVILLE
3726 SW 40 BLVD
KRYSTAL
7700 W NEWBERRY RD
MAUDE'S CLASSIC CAFE
101 SE 2 PLACE #101
MCALISTER'S DELI 1013
618 NW 60 ST STE C
PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA #498
3605 SW ARCHER RD
PEPPERS MEXICAN GRILL AND CANTINA
3236 SW 35 BLVD
THE TOP RESTAURANT
30 N MAIN ST
YI ZHANG
6722 NW 18 DR UNIT 1
CHICKEN SALAD CHICK
4062 PLAZA BLVD STE 20
DOMINO'S #8643
3320 SW 35 BLVD
FRESH KITCHEN
700 NW 62 ST
JERSEY MIKE'S SUBS
2803 SW 42 ST
TIJUANA FLATS
3205 CLARK BUTLER BLVD UNIT 70
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.
