Inspection records · Florida DBPR
Orange County Restaurant Inspections
96 of the 1,015 Orange County restaurants we grade are currently at a D or F. The records run 2.3 inspections deep per restaurant, so most kitchens appear more than once.
Records cover inspections from July 1, 2025 to June 26, 2026, drawn from Florida DBPR public inspection data.
This grade is calculated by us from Florida DBPR public inspection records — Florida does not issue official grades. How we calculate it →
Grade distribution in Orange County
Florida issues no official restaurant grades. Each score below is calculated by us from the restaurant’s most recent DBPR inspection — 100 points less 8 for every high-priority violation, 3 for every intermediate and 1 for every basic — then banded A to F. Of 1,015 graded Orange County restaurants, 626 hold an A and 96 sit at D or F.
| Grade | Score range | Restaurants | Share |
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| A | 90–100 | 626 | 62% |
| B | 80–89 | 211 | 21% |
| C | 70–79 | 82 | 8% |
| D | 60–69 | 48 | 5% |
| F | below 60 | 48 | 5% |
Most recent enforcement actions in Orange County
These are inspections that ended in something stronger than a routine pass — an administrative complaint or an emergency order — newest first. Across the whole record set Orange County has 106 such actions and 284 inspections that closed with a warning.
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June 25, 2026
MOON CRICKET CAFE · Winter Garden
Administrative complaint recommended
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June 25, 2026
WILLIES PINCHOS · Orlando
Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
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June 23, 2026
BEST WESTERN-UNIVERSAL INN · Orlando
Administrative complaint recommended
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June 23, 2026
BOATHOUSE RESTAURANT · Lake Buena Vista
Administrative determination recommended
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June 17, 2026
MRS POTATO RESTAURANT · Orlando
Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
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June 16, 2026
MRS POTATO RESTAURANT · Orlando
Administrative complaint recommended
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June 12, 2026
KALALOU CARAIBBEAN BAR AND GRILL LLC · Orlando
Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
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June 12, 2026
UNDERGROUND PUBLIC HOUSE · Orlando
Administrative complaint recommended
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June 11, 2026
CIAO ITALIA · Orlando
Administrative complaint recommended
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June 5, 2026
LECHONERA ORLANDO · Orlando
Administrative complaint recommended
Most common violations in Orange County
The single most-cited problem in Orange County is code 36 — floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained; proper ventilation — recorded 1,563 times at 513 different restaurants.
Ranked by how often each code was cited across all 2,344 inspections. The official DBPR wording is given first, then what it means in practice.
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1 Code 36 1,563 citations · 513 restaurants
Floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained; proper ventilation
Floors, walls or ceilings were dirty or in disrepair, or ventilation was inadequate — a housekeeping failure rather than a direct food risk.
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2 Code 14 1,508 citations · 570 restaurants
Food-contact & nonfood-contact surfaces properly designed/maintained
Equipment or work surfaces were damaged, worn or built in a way that cannot be properly cleaned.
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3 Code 22 1,335 citations · 587 restaurants
Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
Surfaces that touch food were not clean and sanitised — one of the most direct routes to contamination.
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4 Code 08 981 citations · 474 restaurants
Cross-contamination: raw foods separated; food protected during prep/storage
Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept apart, or food was left unprotected during prep or storage — the classic cross-contamination failure.
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5 Code 31 946 citations · 457 restaurants
Handwash sinks accessible; handwashing supplies & sign provided
A handwash sink was blocked, or missing soap, towels or its required sign, so staff could not wash hands properly.
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6 Code 29 763 citations · 428 restaurants
Plumbing installed & maintained; mop sink; backflow prevention
Plumbing faults: leaks, missing backflow prevention, or a mop sink problem.
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7 Code 23 693 citations · 408 restaurants
Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
Surfaces that do not touch food directly — shelving, cabinet exteriors, equipment housings — were dirty.
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8 Code 03 674 citations · 381 restaurants
Temperature control of foods (cold/hot holding, cooking, cooling, reheating)
Food was held, cooked, cooled or reheated outside safe temperatures. This is the violation most often linked to foodborne illness.
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9 Code 16 487 citations · 297 restaurants
Dishwashing facilities; sanitizer test kits; gauges
The dishwashing setup fell short — sanitiser strength untested, missing test kits, or faulty gauges.
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10 Code 10 486 citations · 296 restaurants
In-use food dispensing utensils properly stored
Scoops and serving utensils were stored where they could pick up contamination between uses.
Explore Orange County restaurants
- All Orange County restaurants and health grades (1,015)
- Lowest health scores in Orange County (96)
- Orlando restaurant health grades (776)
- Winter Park restaurant health grades (71)
- Lake Buena Vista restaurant health grades (60)
- Bay Lake restaurant health grades (29)
- Apopka restaurant health grades (27)
- Winter Garden restaurant health grades (23)
- Ocoee restaurant health grades (16)
- Every guide on the site
- What these violations mean — the three priority tiers explained
- How we calculate health grades
Orange County restaurant inspections — FAQ
- Does Florida grade restaurants in Orange County?
- No. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation inspects restaurants and records violations, but it does not issue letter grades or scores. The A–F grades shown here are calculated by us from those public inspection records.
- How many restaurant inspections are on file for Orange County?
- We hold 2,344 DBPR inspection records covering 1,015 Orange County restaurants, from July 1, 2025 to June 26, 2026 — an average of 2.3 inspections per restaurant.
- What is the most common health violation in Orange County?
- Code 36 — Floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained; proper ventilation — recorded 1,563 times at 513 different Orange County restaurants.