Know before you go, without reading
a state spreadsheet.
Flagler Food is my own project. Florida publishes restaurant inspection records, but reading them is about as fun as a tax form. I wanted locals to check a spot in seconds, from the parking lot.
- 1county, every restaurant
- 0personal info collected
- 1search box that updates as you type
Public data is only public if people can read it.
The state's inspection export is real, useful information buried in a format nobody opens. I kept thinking, my neighbors would care about this if it took five seconds instead of fifty.
So I built a local tool for Flagler County: public records only, no opinions, laid out so you read the color first and the details second.
“I'm not here to roast restaurants. I'm here to make public info actually readable.”
What it is, in one line: a search-first guide to public restaurant inspection records in Flagler County.
Type a few letters. Done.
Search by name, city or just a few letters if you don't know how a place is spelled. Results update as you type.
No pages to click through, no form to submit.
- Live search as you type
- Search by name or city
- Grouped by city
- Missing restaurant request form
Public records, not personal opinion
That line is on the site on purpose. The tool shows what the records say and nothing more.
Read the color first.
Each listing gets a simple color signal so you can scan fast, then tap in for details. The signals are my summaries of public records, and the site says so plainly.
Closed places stay searchable for reference and are clearly labeled.
- Tap-a-signal filters
- Score-first listing grid
- Recently closed reference
- Clear data source notes
You decide where to eat in the car.
So it's built for that moment: a dark, readable screen, one search box and a color you can read at a glance.
The stuff you don’t see (but would miss).
Data source
Built from the Florida DBPR public inspection export.
Privacy
No personal info collected from visitors.
Speed
A lean single-page app with cached assets.
Theme color
Dark browser chrome to match the interface on phones.
Clear labeling
Summaries are marked as summaries, not state grades.
Partners section
Space for local partners built into the site.
Before you ask me.
Where does Flagler Food get its data?
From Florida DBPR public inspection records. The color signals are summaries, not official state grades.
Does it rate restaurants?
No. It shows public records in a readable way, not personal opinions.
Can a missing restaurant be added?
Yes. There's a form to request one.
Can you build a tool like this for my area or industry?
Yes. If the data is public, I can usually make it searchable and readable.
Got public info nobody can read? Let's fix that.
If there's a dataset or tool your town needs, I'd love to hear the idea.