FLORIDA RESTAURANTS

How many Florida restaurants are there?

One source, Statemaster.com, says that there are 41,901 restaurants in the State of Florida as of the year 2011.

If there are so many restaurants, then why are so many of them crowded both during the off season and when the snowbirds are down?

And why are some not crowded at all?

Believe it or not, some of the crowded ones aren't that good and some of the quieter ones are real good.

Why am I pointing this out?

Because it's obvious that no one source can list all of these restaurants for you.

I like Tripadvisor, Urban Spoon and other restaurant rating services, but they all have one inherent flaw. It doesn't take too many bad reviews to drag down a restaurant's rating; conversely, it doesn't take too many great reviews to pump up the rating. I have known mediocre restaurants that have their friends and employees submit glowing reviews.

I know of more than one Florida restaurant where a disgruntled employee has submitted a bad review.

From personal experience, I have tried some awful restaurants that had great Tripadvisor and Urban Spoon ratings, and some great ones that had lousy ratings. Florida Backroads Travel will limit its Florida restaurant listings to those that either I have tried or that one of my friends has.

Even so, it's a daunting task. If I lead you astray on any of these Florida restaurants, please leave a blistering comment for me. I will appreciate it, and so will the restaurant owner when I report the review!

You can also submit your review of any Florida restaurant you'd like even if it's not on my list. Use the form below to tell me about a restaurant and other visitors will be able to read your review. If you rave about how good a place is, I will probably end up visiting it and adding it to my list.

If I don't like a restaurant, I don't list it. Since I haven't tried every Florida restaurant, there will be many good ones (and bad ones) that are not on my list.

Click on the towns below to read about the restaurants I or my friends have tried and liked.

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