Statewide read: Miami-Dade's chronic density is 19% below the Florida average. Miami-Dade posts 471 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 seafood spots, 1 American Steak, 1 Bar, and 1 Brunch.
Worst of the Worst — flagged in 2+ dimensions
113 records this window
Restaurants concentrated across multiple red-flag dimensions: emergency orders + chronic offenders + closures + bad-actor pattern.
113 Miami-Dade restaurants carry red flags across multiple dimensions at once. 1 restaurant in Miami-Dade hit the triple-flag tier — under emergency order, lapsed license, AND classified as a bad actor. Lead: DICRESPO. 28 more carry the acute combo: emergency order plus a bad-actor record. 8 have lapsed papers paired with bad-actor records. 2 sit at recent-shutdown plus lapsed status.
- DICRESPOMiami
- AMAVI MIAMI / HEALMiami
- CAFE RUYIMiami
- DON CAMARON SEAFOOD GRILL & MARKETMiami
- EL GALLITO GRILLMiami
+108 more in this section on the live site.
Red Alert — Emergency Orders
36 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
OCEAN 5 CAFE in Miami Beach, CMX BRICKELL STONE SPORTS BAR in Miami and RAN'S RESTAURANT in Florida City carried the front of this Miami-Dade file. 36 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window — DBPR ordered the kitchen closed on the spot. These are the most actionable signals: faster than admin actions, faster than license cancellation, faster than corporate dissolution. Across the Red Alert cohort: 1 Argentine, 1 Cafe, and 1 Sports Bar. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut.
- OCEAN 5 CAFEMiami Beach2 BASScore 2last visit 2025-08-28
- CMX BRICKELL STONE SPORTS BARMiami1 HP2 INT5 BASScore 125last visit 2025-11-19
- RAN'S RESTAURANTFlorida City3 HP1 INT7 BASPestScore 367last visit 2026-02-12
- CLUB DE LA MILANESAMiami3 HP3 INT2 BASPestScore 382last visit 2026-02-25
- LA VACA LOCA FARMMiami9 HP8 INT10 BASPestScore 1040last visit 2026-05-08
+31 more in this section on the live site.
Distressed Licenses (admin lapse + IFLAL + near-expiry + annual gap)
627 records this window
Trouble brewing — DBPR Status 45/46 admin grace, Sunbiz IFLAL late filing, license expiring within 60 days, or 365+ days since last inspection.
627 Miami-Dade licenses sit at DBPR Status 45 — administratively delinquent. The license file is no longer in good standing; this is the state's own ruling, not an inferred risk.
- HABITATSunny Isles Beach
- ACAI CLUBMiami
- LOS VEGAS NICARAGUAN COUSINEHomestead
- PURO CHOCOLATENorth Miami Beach
- LA TRATTORIAHomestead
+622 more in this section on the live site.
Bad Actors — 11-Year Pattern
596 records this window
Restaurants with systemic 11-year repeat patterns of emergency closures or complaint inspections.
596 historical bad actors surface in Miami-Dade on the 11-year pattern view, led by BERRIES COCONUT GROVE, CHINA BUFFET. The full repeat-offender record sits below.
- BERRIES COCONUT GROVECoconut Grovelast visit 04/29/2026
- CHINA BUFFETHialeahlast visit 04/30/2026
- PACIFICOHialeahlast visit 04/30/2026
- 1-800-LUCKYMiamilast visit 02/12/2026
- 1804 BREADNorth Miamilast visit 02/18/2026
+591 more in this section on the live site.
Most Improved — sustained 12-month turnaround
31 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
LA SANTA TAQUERIA BY CHEF OMI / LA YOLANDA MEZCALERIA BAR in Miami, MOJO GRILLE in Miami and CHEDDAR'S SCRATCH KITCHEN 2200 in Miami drew the loudest scorecard in Miami-Dade. 31 restaurants met the sustained-improvement test: at least four inspections in each 12-month window, recent HP+Critical counts cut by 50% or more, and an active license. LA SANTA TAQUERIA BY CHEF OMI / LA YOLANDA MEZCALERIA BAR in Miami dropped HP+Critical counts from 9 to 0 across the two 12-month windows (100.0% better).
- LA SANTA TAQUERIA BY CHEF OMI / LA YOLANDA MEZCALERIA BARMiami
- MOJO GRILLEMiami1 INT3 BASPestScore 63
- CHEDDAR'S SCRATCH KITCHEN 2200Miami3 BASPestScore 53
- ANOTHER FARE TO REMEMBERMiami1 INT2 BASPestScore 62
- LAGO DEL SOL BISTRODoral3 BASPestScore 53
+26 more in this section on the live site.
Closures — what just stopped operating
196 records this window
The closed-door file: confirmed shutdowns, owner-validated closure posts, DBPR status signals, and external places data that say service has stopped.
BARTON G THE RESTAURANT in Miami Beach, EL PALENQUE NIGHT CLUB in Miami and BIG CHEESE RESTAURANT in Miami carried the front of this Miami-Dade file. 196 restaurants carry one or more defunct-indicator signals (silent inspector, license inactive, corp dissolved, or third-party verifier confirmation) in the 90-day public window. Across the closure-signal cohort: 14 bakeries, 8 American spots, 8 bars, and 8 pizza spots. 165 standalone restaurants and 23 chain locations. Trend line: closure-signals volume is steady against the last public cut. These are signals, not all confirmed permanent closures — Closure Score 4/4 = third-party verified; lower scores = likely / probable / DBPR-flagged-inactive.
- BARTON G THE RESTAURANTMiami Beachclosure score 2
- EL PALENQUE NIGHT CLUBMiamiclosure score 2
- BIG CHEESE RESTAURANTMiamiclosure score 2
- SUITE HABANA CAFEMiamiclosure score 2
- GOLF COURSE SNK BARMiami Beachclosure score 2
+191 more in this section on the live site.
Ghost Licenses — 180+ Days Uninspected
2419 records this window
Active on paper but no DBPR inspection in 180+ days. Off-cadence under Florida statute 61C-1.002.
2419 ghost licenses surface in Miami-Dade this week — restaurants whose DBPR license is still active and whose Sunbiz corp is still active, but with no inspector visit in 180+ days. Off-cadence under Florida statute 61C-1.002.
- MINDY SUPERMARKETHialeah
- WOW LOOK FEEL GOODHialeah
- TUCANDELA GASTROBAR KENDALL LLCKendall
- IN YOUR FACE DELIGHTSHialeah
- KING JERKMiami
+2414 more in this section on the live site.
Change of Ownership — Last 30 Days
44 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
JOJO'S NY STYLE PIZZA in Miami, COURTYARD CAFE in Kendall and RINCONCITO LATINO SUNSET in Miami put the sharpest marks on Miami-Dade's list. 44 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. Trend line: ownership-change volume is even with the last public cut. These are operator turnovers — a new owner-of-record on an existing license — not closures, cancellations, or revocations.
- JOJO'S NY STYLE PIZZAMiami
- COURTYARD CAFEKendall
- COURTYARD CAFEMiami
- RINCONCITO LATINO SUNSETMiami
- ZIGGURAT X CHEVREMiami
+39 more in this section on the live site.
Openings — fresh licenses and new rooms
71 records this window
New DBPR licenses plus confirmed opening signals: the places that just joined the map and still need their first public-record track record.
Miami-Dade ledger: 71 opening signals. 7 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 70 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include MO'S BAGELS & DELI in Aventura, CACTUS CLUB CAFE in Miami and H&H BAGELS in Pinecrest.
- MO'S BAGELS & DELIAventuraconfirmed open
- CACTUS CLUB CAFEMiamiconfirmed open
- H&H BAGELSPinecrestconfirmed open
- CARACAS BAKERYMiamiconfirmed open
- CARACAS BAKERYCoral Gablesconfirmed open
+66 more in this section on the live site.
Chain Activity — brand-level rollup
133 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
133 chain brands surface in Miami-Dade’s rollup, covering 728 locations between them: 134 FSQ-confirmed closures, 16 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Hz Coffee Group Llc, KFC, Panera Bread.
- Hz Coffee Group LlcFlorida34 flagged locations
- KFCFlorida23 flagged locations
- Panera BreadFlorida14 flagged locations
- SubwayFlorida137 flagged locations
- Boston Culinary Group IncFlorida35 flagged locations
+128 more in this section on the live site.
Clean Plates — Spotless This Quarter
30 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
30 Miami-Dade licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — SUSHI SAKE HOMESTEAD, REFUEL / WXYZ LOUNGE, YOYOSO WYNWOOD among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. SUSHI SAKE HOMESTEAD stretched a high-priority-free run to 6 inspections covering roughly 1.5 years.
- SUSHI SAKE HOMESTEADHomestead
- REFUEL / WXYZ LOUNGECoral Gables
- YOYOSO WYNWOODMiami
- LUCCIANO'SAventura
- MIAM CAFECoral Gables
+25 more in this section on the live site.
Near Miss — High-Priority Citations
471 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
THE NEWS CAFE AT OH MEXICO TACO SHOP in Miami Beach, CEVICHE BAR in Key Biscayne and IL DANTE in Miami Beach led the board in Miami-Dade. 471 high-priority citations posted in the 30-day window — none of these resulted in an emergency-order closure (those are in Red Alert). The recurring violation labels were HP and BAS.
- THE NEWS CAFE AT OH MEXICO TACO SHOPMiami Beach9 HP8 INT18 BASPestScore 1048last visit 2025-09-10
- CEVICHE BARKey Biscayne7 HP2 INT15 BASPestScore 785last visit 2026-01-28
- IL DANTEMiami Beach3 HP3 INT5 BASPestScore 385last visit 2025-09-09
- FUSION LOUNGEHialeah2 HP3 INT3 BASScore 233last visit 2025-02-25
- DOC B'S FRESH KITCHENCoral Gables1 HP1 INT5 BASScore 115last visit 2025-10-28
+466 more in this section on the live site.
Chronic Offenders — 180-Day Repeat Pattern
239 records this window
Top high-priority violation counts over the trailing 180 days.
Total for Miami-Dade: 239 chronic listings. Top chronic name: LA BODEGA RESTAURANT in Miami. Top three: LA BODEGA RESTAURANT in Miami (routine inspection), ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE in Miami (routine inspection) and LA BRASA KENDALL in Miami (routine inspection). Trend line: the chronic board is steady against the last public cut. This is a repeat-pattern read, not a claim about kitchens outside the DBPR inspection window.
- LA BODEGA RESTAURANTMiami1 HP5 INT7 BASPestScore 207last visit 2026-05-14
- ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSEMiami3 HP1 INT1 BASScore 311last visit 2026-04-21
- LA BRASA KENDALLMiami6 HP4 INT20 BASPestScore 710last visit 2026-03-09
- PEKING ONEMiami1 INT27 BASPestScore 87last visit 2026-04-03
- YUME RAMENMiami4 HP3 INT9 BASPestScore 489last visit 2026-05-04
+234 more in this section on the live site.