Tampa, Florida
Hillsborough County · 2,917 restaurants
Tampa's food identity is built on a rich Cuban and Spanish heritage — the city literally invented the Cuban sandwich in the historic cigar factories of Ybor City. Today, over 2,600 restaurants span the trendy gastropubs of Seminole Heights, the waterfront dining of Harbour Island, the buzzing SoHo strip, and the rapidly evolving restaurants of the Water Street district. Tampa's food scene is experiencing a golden age, with James Beard nominations and national recognition becoming commonplace.
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
Tampa'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 Tampa
Of Tampa's 2,896 graded restaurants, 58.8% earned an A grade — roughly in line with statewide averages. Currently, 2.1% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 62 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Tampa is 93.5 out of 100, based on 1,640 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 11 of 117MR AND MRS CRAB
11935 SHELDON RD
NALLAYCHEF
5831 MEMORIAL HWY, SUITE B
NICKI'S OMELETTE & GRILL
6805 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE
NUTRITION SOLUTIONS
111 KELSEY LN STE E
PA' QUE CARLOS FOOD TRUCK
1727 W FLETCHER AVE
PAPA JOHNS PIZZA #926
17631 BRUCE B DOWNS BLVD-C
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN OPERATED BY TICE
8315 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE
SERENGETI OVERLOOK RESTAURANT
3605 E BOUGANVILLA AVE
SOFRESH
10712 COUNTRYWAY BLVD UNIT 211
THEE DOLLHOUSE
1010 N WESTSHORE BLVD
TOM'S TAVERN FOREST HILLS
124 W FLETCHER AVE
YBOR URBAN MART
1821 E 7TH AVE
YOSHI SUSHI
7895 GUNN HWY STE 102
ZAMBIA SMOKEHOUSE
3000 E BUSCH BLVD
AUNTIE'S SOUL FOOD & MORE
1006 E HILLSBOROUGH AVE STE A
COCO'S SANDWICH SHOP
1507 S 22 ST
COMFORT SUITES
5421 W WATERS AVE
CORNER CAFE
1502 E SLIGH AVE
DATZ GUUD
1936 W MAIN ST
EL ORIENTA'R
5831 MEMORIAL HWY
FILIPINIANA PHILIPPINE CAFÉ
3848 W WATERS AVE
GARIBALDI'S RESTAURANT
1235 E HILLSBOROUGH AVE
IGMARAS CARIBBEAN CAFE AND BBQ LLC
1001 S 22 ST
ITALIAN DREAM CAFE
4300 WEST CYPRESS STE 110
KFC
7605 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE
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.
