Inspection records · Florida DBPR
Volusia County Restaurant Inspections
Of 276 graded Volusia County restaurants, 32 are failing outright — the number worth knowing before you book. The records run 3.0 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 Volusia 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 276 graded Volusia County restaurants, 167 hold an A and 32 sit at D or F.
| Grade | Score range | Restaurants | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 90–100 | 167 | 61% |
| B | 80–89 | 46 | 17% |
| C | 70–79 | 31 | 11% |
| D | 60–69 | 12 | 4% |
| F | below 60 | 20 | 7% |
Most recent enforcement actions in Volusia 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 Volusia County has 52 such actions and 175 inspections that closed with a warning.
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June 26, 2026
PERKINS AMERICAN FOOD CO. · Orange City
Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
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May 28, 2026 Emergency order
COOKS BUFFET CAFE BAKERY · Deland
Emergency Order Callback Complied
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May 27, 2026 Emergency order
COOKS BUFFET CAFE BAKERY · Deland
Emergency order recommended
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April 29, 2026 Emergency order
CHECKERS #6322 · Deland
Emergency order recommended
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April 29, 2026 Emergency order
CHECKERS #6322 · Deland
Emergency Order Callback Complied
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April 23, 2026
GOODRICH SEAFOOD & OYSTER HOUSE · Oak Hill
Administrative complaint recommended
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April 22, 2026 Emergency order
DAYTONA TAPROOM · Daytona Beach
Emergency Order Callback Not Complied
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April 22, 2026 Emergency order
DAYTONA TAPROOM · Daytona Beach
Emergency Order Callback Complied
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April 21, 2026
DAYTONA TAPROOM · Daytona Beach
Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
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April 21, 2026 Emergency order
DAYTONA TAPROOM · Daytona Beach
Emergency order recommended
Most common violations in Volusia County
If Volusia County has a recurring weakness it is code 36, cited 820 times at 193 establishments.
Ranked by how often each code was cited across all 825 inspections. The official DBPR wording is given first, then what it means in practice.
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1 Code 36 820 citations · 193 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 14 525 citations · 185 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 03 439 citations · 197 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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4 Code 22 406 citations · 167 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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5 Code 23 336 citations · 155 restaurants
Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
Surfaces that do not touch food directly — shelving, cabinet exteriors, equipment housings — were dirty.
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6 Code 08 263 citations · 137 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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7 Code 53 256 citations · 121 restaurants
Food manager certification; employee food-safety training
Required food-manager certification or employee food-safety training was missing or out of date.
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8 Code 31 240 citations · 133 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 35 226 citations · 102 restaurants
Insects/rodents/pests; outer openings protected against pests
Evidence of insects or rodents, or gaps in the building that let pests in.
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10 Code 01 222 citations · 124 restaurants
Food from approved source; safe, unadulterated, sound condition
Food came from an unapproved source, or was spoiled, damaged or otherwise unsound.
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- Every guide on the site
- What these violations mean — the three priority tiers explained
- How we calculate health grades
Volusia County restaurant inspections — FAQ
- Does Florida grade restaurants in Volusia 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 Volusia County?
- We hold 825 DBPR inspection records covering 276 Volusia County restaurants, from July 1, 2025 to June 26, 2026 — an average of 3.0 inspections per restaurant.
- What is the most common health violation in Volusia County?
- Code 36 — Floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained; proper ventilation — recorded 820 times at 193 different Volusia County restaurants.