Palm Bay, Florida
Brevard County · 220 restaurants
Palm Bay is Brevard County's largest city by population, anchored economically by Harris Corporation and other aerospace and defense employers tied to the nearby Kennedy Space Center corridor known as the Space Coast. The city's 211 restaurants serve a largely suburban, family-oriented population spread across a sprawling footprint with no traditional downtown core, concentrated instead along Malabar Road and Babcock Street. Palm Bay's steady growth as an affordable alternative to Melbourne has brought new development and restaurants, even as the local economy remains closely tied to the region's space and defense industry.
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
Palm Bay 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 Palm Bay
Of Palm Bay's 220 graded restaurants, 45.0% earned an A grade — below the statewide average, suggesting room for improvement in local food safety. Currently, 10.0% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 22 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Palm Bay is 87.6 out of 100, based on 616 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 Palm Bay
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Restaurants
Page 1 of 9ALL I NEED SIPS & CHEESE
4700 BABCOCK ST
POPS CHICAGO STYLE EATS LLC
4700 BABCOCK ST
SALPICONAZO
4590 BABCOCK ST STE 105
JOY JAPAN SUSHI&HIBACHI
9179 BABCOCK ST SE STE 105
MCDONALDS CORPORATION
132 MALABAR RD
HARRIS TECHNOLOGY CENTER
1395 TROUTMAN BLVD NE
PALM BAY COMMISSARY
4590 BABCOCK ST STE 105
A1JERKANDSOULFOODLLC
4590 BABCOCK ST STE 105
CHINA KING
3200 DIXIE HIGHWAY NE
SKEEBO'S RIB SHACK
2280 HARRIS AVENUE NE SUITE 106
TRATTORIA BELLA
2155 PALM BAY RD NE UNIT 1
WEPA CATERING LLC
1090 MALABAR RD
BIZZARRO PIZZERIA
1150 MALABAR RD SE STE# 117
HOME 2 BY HILTON-PALM BAY-I-95
1425 SPORTSMAN LANE
TASTE OF THE ISLANDS
1851 PALM BAY RD NE UNIT 11
THE SHACK RIVERFRONT
4845 DIXIE HWY NE
321 SIPPIN
5015 BABCOCK ST NE
321 SIPPIN
5015 BABCOCK ST, NE, VIN: 5120
SEA SALT & TALLOW LLC
4590 BABCOCK ST STE 105
AROMI 360 PIZZERIA
5270 BABCOCK ST NE STE 28
ICE CREAM HUT OF PALM BAY
4870 BABCOCK ST NE #3
KASIKA CATERING INC
1185 MALABAR RD SE
NAOKI JAPANESE CUISINE
3360 DIXIE HEY NE
STICKY FINGERS BBQ LLC
2280 HARRIS AVE, #106
SUBWAY
4270 MINTON RD UNIT 101
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.
