Gainesville, Florida
Alachua County ยท 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 โ Thai, Korean, Ethiopian, Indian โ 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.
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About Dining in Gainesville
Of Gainesville's 627 graded restaurants, 52.5% earned an A grade โ 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 8 of 26X GOLF
4871 CELEBRATION POINTE AVE STE 30
CAFE VOLTAIRE
48 SW 2 ST
CENTERPLATE
11211 N COUNTY RD 225
FLIP FACTORY ZONE
7400 W NEWBERRY RD
MANA SWEET CHICHA
219 NW 10 AVE
UNCLE D'S GOOD CRAB
1152 NE 16 AVE
CHINA EXPRESS OF GAINESVILLE
6250 NW 23RD ST # 4 & 5
DALMOROS FRESH PASTA TO GO
16 NW 18 ST STE 120
GAINESVILLE FOODHALL
3045 SW 34 ST STE 30
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES 36-92
3613 SW 13 ST
LOS TACOS DE MI ABUELA
219 NW 10 AVE
TERRACE MARKET & CAFE
1515 SW ARCHER ROAD
THE SL8
10 EAST UNIVERSITY AVE
UNDERGROUND KITCHEN
722 NW 5 AVE
MOMOYAKI
1624 SW 13TH STREET
UF HEALTH, HEART, VASCULAR AND NEURO MEDICINE HOSPITAL
1505 SW ARCHER RD
VOLCANIC SUSHI & SAKE
5200 NW 43 ST STE 509
WENDY'S
1600 SW ARCHER ROAD
BRAISED YUM LLC
219 NW 10 AVE
BONE OF MY BONE BBQ
125 NW 23RD AVE STE 16
THAI USA ROLL LLC
219 NW 10TH AVE
BEQUE HOLIC
3812 W NEWBERRY RD
BIG MILLS CHEESESTEAKS
2111 NW 13 ST
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #793
3841 SW ARCHER RD
ZAMORA CUBAN FOOD
2564 NW 13 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.