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Alachua County
What the state's inspectors have recorded in Alachua County kitchens, as of the most recent nightly pull. Every line links to the record it came from, and every finding is quoted exactly as the inspector typed it.
How Alachua grades
823 kitchens carry a grade. 111 show N/R — not inspected in about fifteen months, so we would rather say nothing than something stale. Grades are ours, not the state's.
Most recent high-priority finding
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs stored over Ready-To-Eat salsa container in reach in cooler. Employee moved raw shelled eggs
Ordered shut
| Restaurant | City | Date |
|---|---|---|
| FALAFEL KING | Gainesville | Aug 27, 2026 |
| MI SAZON LATINO CENTRO AMERICA | Alachua | Jul 24, 2026 |
| CHARLEYS PHILLY STEAKS | Gainesville | Jul 21, 2026 |
| HOGAN'S | Gainesville | Jul 20, 2026 |
| CHAN'S CHINESE FOOD | Gainesville | Jul 8, 2026 |
| MOM'S OG | Gainesville | Jun 23, 2026 |
| BURRITO FACTORY AND CANTINA | Gainesville | Jun 9, 2026 |
| ZEN NOODLES BAR | Gainesville | May 21, 2026 |
| MR HAN RESTAURANT | Gainesville | May 6, 2026 |
| SOUTHERN STOP | Gainesville | May 1, 2026 |
An emergency order stops a kitchen operating on the spot. Many reopen within days once the problem is fixed — each restaurant's page shows how its order ended.
Lowest scoring right now
| Restaurant | City | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| EL PATIO | High Springs | |
| BANGKOK SQUARE | Gainesville | |
| ATRIUM AT GAINESVILLE | Gainesville | |
| VOLCANIC SUSHI+SAKE | Newberry | |
| SCUOLA PIZZA | Gainesville | |
| YEARLING RESTAURANT (THE) | Cross Creek | |
| WRAP SHACK | Hawthorne | |
| SUBWAY | Hawthorne | |
| FALAFEL KING | Gainesville | |
| ZEN NOODLES BAR | Gainesville |
Biggest fines this year
| Restaurant | City | Final order | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|
| MR HAN RESTAURANT | Gainesville | Feb 11, 2026 | $1,200 |
| LA PASADITA | Gainesville | Feb 2, 2026 | $1,200 |
| ESPERANZA | Gainesville | Dec 4, 2025 | $1,000 |
| LA PASADITA | Gainesville | Oct 22, 2025 | $1,000 |
| SUKI HANA AND WOK A HOLIC | Gainesville | Mar 5, 2026 | $800 |
| BAGELAND | Gainesville, Florida | Jul 1, 2026 | $800 |
| ONE LOVE CAFE | Gainesville | Sep 26, 2025 | $800 |
| WRAP SHACK | Hawthorne | Jan 29, 2026 | $600 |
Take Alachua's data
Every record behind this page is downloadable — no key, no signup, no rate limit, free for commercial use. Filter the establishments file on the county column to get Alachua on its own, or email and I'll cut it for you.
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Every inspection on this site links to the state's own report for that visit. If something doesn't match DBPR's record, that's our bug and we want to hear about it — the record on their side is always the one that governs.
About the dataGet in touch
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Please don't call these official state grades. Florida does not issue letter grades to restaurants — it records what an inspector found and how the visit ended, and that is all. Every grade, score and badge on this site is ours, computed the same way for every kitchen in the state from the state's public records. The whole formula is published at how we grade. Inspection findings, closures and disciplinary records are unedited public records from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.