Tampa, Florida
Hillsborough County · 3,159 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 has a heavier concentration of failing restaurants than you’d want, which makes recent inspection history and dispositions especially important.
Best supporting links
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About Dining in Tampa
Of Tampa's 3,156 graded restaurants, 46.1% earned an A grade — below the statewide average, suggesting room for improvement in local food safety. Currently, 13.5% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 425 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Tampa is 86.6 out of 100, based on 3,368 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 8 of 127BOARDWALK GRILLE
1101 W SLIGH AVE
CATCH THE GOOD DOG
1936 W MAIN ST
GIRL AND A GRILL LLC
4330 N NEBRASKA AVE
LOS PRIMOS MEXITACOS LLC
912 E FLETCHER AVE
MR EMPANADA IND
10023 N DALE MABRY HWY
POPEYES
2223 N WESTSHORE BLVD FC206
PROTEINHOUSE
207 N MERIDIAN AVE
STREET CRUST
2223 N WESTSHORE BLVD
THE ANCHOR BAR INC
304 E DAVIS BLVD #A
URBAN INDIAN
14422 N DALE MABRY HWY
WINGHOUSE BAR AND GRILL
3712 W COLUMBUS DR
ALOFT TAMPA DOWNTOWN
100 W KENNEDY BLVD
AZUL TACOS
5524 VAN DYKE RD
BAGEL & CO
5004 E FOWLER AVE STE A
D'Z HOMEMADE GOODS
5831 MEMORIAL HWY
EAT STREET TRUCK 1
10853 CROSS CREEK BLVD, BRUCE B DOWNS BLVD
ECHO DOWNTOWN
912 N FRANKLIN ST
EMBASSY SUITES BY HILTON TAMPA AIRPORT WESTSHORE
555 N WESTSHORE BLVD
FARANDULERO PIZZERIA
9743 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE
GOLDEN CORRAL
6942 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE
JACKSON'S BISTRO
601 S HARBOUR ISLAND BLVD
JIN CHINA
10041 E ADAMO DR
MEETING HOUSE
901 S HOWARD AVE
PASTA PACKS
4334 S MANHATTAN AVENUE
SAKANA RESTAURANT
2908 W GANDY BLVD
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.
