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
Lowest Rated in Palm Bay
Restaurants
Page 8 of 9GRILL HOT CHICKEN & SUBS
1090 MALABAR RD
HARRIS MALABAR
2880 JORDAN RD
CHERIS STREET DOGS
6165 BABCOCK RD
DELTA PRIME
3085 JUPITER BLVD SE
QUICK BITES CARIBBEAN DELIGHTS
160 MALABAR RD
LA BENDICION DE DIOS
1174 TERRY RD SE
JIMMY DIOGEE'S
3200 DIXIE HWY NE STE 3 & 4
TASTE OF THE TROPICS RESTAURANT
2595 PALM BAY ROAD NE
ESQUINA CIBAO RD
1900 EMERSON DR SE
BAYSIDE LOUNGE
3555 BAYSIDE LAKES BLVD UNIT 3
DOMINO'S #4957
3555 BAYSIDE LAKES BLVD #6
BRUNCH HOUSE
280 ANTHONY AVE SE
DOMINO'S #4909
6295 MINTON RD #3
TWISTY CONE
1615 GEORGIA ST NE
OCEAN BREEZE STREET FOODS LLC
3085 JUPITER BLVD SE
YOUNG'S BUFFET
4700 BABCOCK ST NE #27
COMER FUEGO
3085 JUPITER BLVD SE #19
DUNKIN DONUTS/BASKIN ROBBINS
898 MALABAR RD
SUBWAY 24139
3450 BAYSIDE LAKES BLVD
SHADY OAKS PACKAGE & LOUNGE
6050 S BABCOCK ST
DOMINO'S
9179 BABCOCK ST #108
JERSEY MIKE'S
9179 BABCOCK ST STE 107
DOMINO'S #5089
1040 MALABAR RD SE
EL SUPER MOFONGO RESBALOSO
2190 PORT MALABAR BLVD NE
HUNNY'Z WINGZ N THINGZ LLC
1095 LAMPLIGHTER DR
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.
