FLORIDA INSPECTION RECORDS
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What inspectors found, and what it means.
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What inspectors found, and what it means.
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How Candor Dining works
Candor Dining is a free lookup service for Florida restaurant health inspections. Every night it synchronizes with the latest inspection results published by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) — the state agency that licenses and inspects food-service establishments. Search any licensed restaurant by name, city, county, or ZIP code and read what inspectors actually found, visit by visit.
Each restaurant page shows recent inspection visits, counts of high-priority, intermediate, and basic findings, any emergency closures with their reopening dates, and a plain-language summary of what the record means. You can compare nearby restaurants, filter by concern level, and sort results by distance or risk.
A free account adds saving and alerts: keep a list of the places you eat, and get notified when a new inspection, status change, or emergency closure shows up in the state record for one of them.
What the hygiene summaries mean
Candor Dining condenses each restaurant’s recent record into a high, medium, or low concern summary based on the severity mix and recency of documented findings and any closure history. These bands are an editorial interpretation of the public record, computed the same way for every restaurant. They are not official state grades — Florida does not issue letter grades at all.
One imperfect visit rarely tells the whole story: inspectors return for follow-ups, most findings are corrected quickly, and a kitchen’s condition can be better than its last report. Every summary links to the underlying visits so you can read the details and judge for yourself.
Read the full guide to how Florida inspections workBrowse inspections by county
Candor Dining covers licensed food-service establishments in all 67 Florida counties. Start with one of the most-searched counties, or use search to reach any county, city, or restaurant in the state.
- Miami-Dade County
- Broward County
- Palm Beach County
- Hillsborough County
- Orange County
- Duval County
- Pinellas County
- Lee County
- Polk County
- Brevard County
- Volusia County
- Osceola County
Common questions
How current is the inspection data?
The site synchronizes with the DBPR’s published inspection files every night, and the homepage shows when data was last refreshed. There can be a short lag between an inspector’s visit and the state publishing the result, so a brand-new inspection may take a day or two to appear.
Does a high-concern summary mean a restaurant is unsafe?
No. It means the recent public record contains findings inspectors classified as more serious, or an emergency closure. Many findings are fixed on the spot or by the follow-up visit. Treat the summary as a reason to read the actual record — and remember conditions change between inspections.
Can a restaurant pay to change or hide its listing?
No. Candor Dining shows the public record as the state published it. Advertising is clearly labeled and never affects rankings, summaries, or inspection details, and no business can pay to alter or remove its history.
How do I report a data error?
Use the contact form and include the restaurant’s name and city. If this site’s copy differs from the official DBPR record, it gets corrected; if the official record itself looks wrong, we’ll point you to the right state channel.
Official sources and further reading
Candor Dining is independent and not affiliated with the State of Florida. These official resources are the primary sources behind this site and good further reading on food safety:
Florida DBPR — Hotels and Restaurants — the state division that licenses and inspects Florida restaurants, and the authoritative home of every record shown here
FDA Food Code — the federal model code Florida’s inspection standards are based on
CDC food safety — plain-language guidance on foodborne illness and how to prevent it
Florida Department of Health — food safety — the health department’s food safety and sanitation program
Candor summaries interpret public DBPR records and are not official grades. Confirm details with DBPR.