Inspection records · Florida DBPR
Seminole County Restaurant Inspections
Across 425 inspections of 171 Seminole County restaurants, 67% currently sit at an A grade — above the regional middle. That works out to 2.5 inspections per restaurant over the period, including routine visits, callbacks and complaint-driven checks.
Records cover inspections from July 1, 2025 to June 23, 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 Seminole 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 171 graded Seminole County restaurants, 114 hold an A and 11 sit at D or F.
| Grade | Score range | Restaurants | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 90–100 | 114 | 67% |
| B | 80–89 | 32 | 19% |
| C | 70–79 | 14 | 8% |
| D | 60–69 | 7 | 4% |
| F | below 60 | 4 | 2% |
Most recent enforcement actions in Seminole 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 Seminole County has 10 such actions and 66 inspections that closed with a warning.
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May 11, 2026
MILLER'S ORLANDO ALE HOUSE · Oviedo
Administrative complaint recommended
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March 20, 2026
BONEFISH GRILL · Longwood
Administrative complaint recommended
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January 29, 2026
METRO DINER · Altamonte Springs
Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
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November 18, 2025
AGAVE AZUL COCINA MEXICANA · Winter Springs
Administrative complaint recommended
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November 5, 2025
FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT #174 · Lake Mary
Administrative complaint recommended
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October 15, 2025 Emergency order
ANOTHER BROKEN EGG CAFE · Lake Mary
Emergency Order Callback Complied
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October 14, 2025 Emergency order
ANOTHER BROKEN EGG CAFE · Lake Mary
Emergency order recommended
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October 10, 2025
CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL · Winter Springs
Administrative complaint recommended
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July 16, 2025
PAPA BEES · Longwood
Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
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July 9, 2025
CUBAN SANDWICHES ON THE RUN · Casselberry
Administrative complaint recommended
Most common violations in Seminole County
The single most-cited problem in Seminole County is code 36 — floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained; proper ventilation — recorded 345 times at 106 different restaurants.
Ranked by how often each code was cited across all 425 inspections. The official DBPR wording is given first, then what it means in practice.
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1 Code 36 345 citations · 106 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 14 238 citations · 98 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 22 218 citations · 94 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 23 218 citations · 109 restaurants
Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
Surfaces that do not touch food directly — shelving, cabinet exteriors, equipment housings — were dirty.
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5 Code 16 141 citations · 64 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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6 Code 03 137 citations · 87 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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7 Code 29 130 citations · 72 restaurants
Plumbing installed & maintained; mop sink; backflow prevention
Plumbing faults: leaks, missing backflow prevention, or a mop sink problem.
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8 Code 31 128 citations · 74 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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9 Code 08 96 citations · 60 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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10 Code 24 82 citations · 63 restaurants
Storage & handling of clean equipment and utensils; air drying
Clean equipment and utensils were stored or air-dried improperly, risking re-contamination.
Explore Seminole County restaurants
- All Seminole County restaurants and health grades (171)
- Lowest health scores in Seminole County (11)
- Sanford restaurant health grades (46)
- Altamonte Springs restaurant health grades (34)
- Lake Mary restaurant health grades (30)
- Oviedo restaurant health grades (22)
- Longwood restaurant health grades (13)
- Every guide on the site
- What these violations mean — the three priority tiers explained
- How we calculate health grades
Seminole County restaurant inspections — FAQ
- Does Florida grade restaurants in Seminole 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 Seminole County?
- We hold 425 DBPR inspection records covering 171 Seminole County restaurants, from July 1, 2025 to June 23, 2026 — an average of 2.5 inspections per restaurant.
- What is the most common health violation in Seminole County?
- Code 36 — Floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained; proper ventilation — recorded 345 times at 106 different Seminole County restaurants.