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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Highest Rated in Gainesville
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Restaurants
Page 5 of 26MOTHER'S PUB & GRILL NORTH
5109 NW 39 AVE
PERTEE GOOD BBQ
3161 NW 13 ST STE B
POP'S CHILL N GRILL
3013 NE 53 AVE
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #2735
2231 NW 13 ST #100
CITY FOOD HALL #11
150 NW 13 ST, STE 10
CITY FOOD HALL #2
150 NW 13 ST STE 10
CITY FOOD HALL #7-8
150 NW 13 ST STE 10
CITY FOOD HALL #9
150 NW 13 ST STE 10
CITY FOOD HALL BAR/KITCHEN
150 NW 13 ST STE 10
KEKE'S INC
4062 PLAZA BLVD STE 10
STEAK 'N SHAKE
1610 SW 13 ST
XCLUSIVE EATZ
1714 SE HAWTHORNE RD
XCLUSIVE EATZ
926 WEST UNIVERSITY AVE
NOIMIE & MIKE'S FILIPINO EXPRESS
600 NW 75 ST
LA FIESTA MEXICAN RESTAURANT
9513 NW 39 AVE
MUNEGINS ON 13TH
4005 NW 13 ST
TEXAS ROADHOUSE
3984 SW 43 STREET
ARBY'S RESTAURANT
6760 W NEWBERRY RD
CITY FOOD HALL #10
150 13 ST STE 10
GAINESVILLE COMMISSARY
6722 NW 18 DR UNIT 1
HIMALAYAN BOWL & JUICE BAR NEPALESE & INDIAN KITCHEN
150 NW 13 ST STE 10
LEONARDO'S PIZZA OF MILLHOPPER
4131 NW 16 BLVD
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN #128
1412 N MAIN ST
WHITE BUFFALO
111 S MAIN ST
WHOOPI'S
109 S MAIN ST
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.
