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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Restaurants
Page 2 of 9DOMINO'S #5154
4700 S BABCOCK ST NE
G-DOGZ
4590 BABCOCK ST STE 105
COMFORT SUITES
1175 MALABAR RD NE
COUNTRY BINGO DELI
4450 DIXIE HWY
IZZY'S DINER
2598 PALM BAY RD
ANNA'S VEGAN PLATE
3200 DIXIE HWY NE
GOLDEN CORRAL OF PALM BAY
880 PALM BAY RD NE
BURGER KING
4704 BABCOCK ST
CHECKERS #3143
4840 BABCOCK ST NE
AL HOUDA INC
4651 BABCOCK ST NE UNIT 10
IRASHIAI 2 JAPANESE BISTRO
4870 BABCOCK ST NEUNIT 1
BEEF O'BRADY'S
3450 BAYSIDE LAKE BLVD-SUITE#101
CHARLEY'S CHEESESTEAKS & WINGS
4855 BABCOCK ST NE
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #5338
855 MALABAR RD
EVO CATERING
5070 MINTON RD NW STE 1
HEAVEN BLESS KITCHEN
4700 BABCOCK ST NE
MARABELLA DOMINICAN FOOD
2000 PALM BAY RD NE STE 1-2
NCG CINEMA
160 MALABAR RD SW STE 120
ROONEY'S
2641 NE PALM BAY RD
SONIC DRIVE-IN 6566
1038 MALABAR RD
BUBBAKOO'S BURRITOS
4700 BABCOCK ST UNIT 37-38
HOLIDAY INN EPXRESS HOTEL
1206 MALABAR RD SE
HOUSE OF BRUNCH LLC
2595 PALM BAY RD NE
LINA'S FRESH CUISINE
3550 BAYSIDE LAKE BLVD SE
PHO VIET NOODLE HOUSE & RESTAURANT II
5275 BABCOCK ST NE STE 12
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.
