Lutz, Florida
Hillsborough County · 257 restaurants
Lutz sits in the rapidly suburbanizing northern reaches of Hillsborough County, and its 250+ restaurants have grown alongside a population boom driven by new subdivisions and the area's proximity to Tampa via US-41 and I-275. Once a rural farming community, Lutz retains pockets of its agricultural past even as strip-center development brings national chains and family restaurants to serve its newer residents. Lake Keystone and the surrounding lake district still draw a modest tourism and boating crowd, but Lutz's dining scene is overwhelmingly shaped by suburban growth rather than any single tourist draw.
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
Lutz has a heavier concentration of failing restaurants than you’d want, which makes recent inspection history and dispositions especially important.
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About Dining in Lutz
Of Lutz's 257 graded restaurants, 48.2% earned an A grade — below the statewide average, suggesting room for improvement in local food safety. Currently, 8.9% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 23 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Lutz is 88.9 out of 100, based on 771 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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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.
