Statewide frame: Palm Beach County's chronic density is 75% above the Florida average. Palm Beach County's current board shows 144 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 bars, 1 Diner, 1 Fast Food, and 1 Mediterranean.
Worst of the Worst — flagged in 2+ dimensions
66 records this window
Restaurants concentrated across multiple red-flag dimensions: emergency orders + chronic offenders + closures + bad-actor pattern.
66 Palm Beach County restaurants carry red flags across multiple dimensions at once. 1 restaurant in Palm Beach County hit the triple-flag tier — under emergency order, lapsed license, AND classified as a bad actor. Lead: GREAT GREEK MEDITERRANEAN GRILL. 39 more carry the acute combo: emergency order plus a bad-actor record. 8 have lapsed papers paired with bad-actor records.
- GREAT GREEK MEDITERRANEAN GRILLPalm Beach Gardens
- 818 HEAT / 818 BAR AND GRILLBoca Raton
- ALLEYCATBoca Raton
- ANGRY MOON CAFEPalm Beach Gardens
- BELLE&MAXWELLSWest Palm Beach
+61 more in this section on the live site.
Red Alert — Emergency Orders
43 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
LOS CATRACHOS RESTAURANT in West Palm Beach, BELLE&MAXWELLS in West Palm Beach and BRASS MONKEY SPORTS BAR AND GRILL in Lake Worth Beach drew the loudest scorecard in Palm Beach County. 43 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 Mexican, 1 Pub, and 1 Spanish. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut.
- LOS CATRACHOS RESTAURANTWest Palm Beach4 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 464last visit 2026-04-27
- BELLE&MAXWELLSWest Palm Beach4 HP3 INT1 BASScore 431last visit 2026-04-23
- BRASS MONKEY SPORTS BAR AND GRILLLake Worth Beach1 HP4 BASScore 104last visit 2026-04-20
- BRICK ALLEY TAVERNLake Worth Beach4 HP1 INTScore 410last visit 2026-04-21
- SEASONS 401West Palm Beach4 HP1 INTScore 410last visit 2026-04-20
+38 more in this section on the live site.
Distressed Licenses (admin lapse + IFLAL + near-expiry + annual gap)
238 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.
238 Palm Beach County 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.
- BEACH CLUB RESTAURANTPalm Beach
- EL PASO TACOWest Palm Beach
- BENNY'S ON THE BEACHLake Worth Beach
- PIZZA RUSTICADelray Beach
- TAQUERIA MFDVPalm Springs
+233 more in this section on the live site.
Bad Actors — 11-Year Pattern
537 records this window
Restaurants with systemic 11-year repeat patterns of emergency closures or complaint inspections.
537 historical bad actors surface in Palm Beach County on the 11-year pattern view, led by 5 BOYS HAITIAN-AMERICAN RESTAURANT LLC, AFRICAN FOOD AND RESTAURANT. The full repeat-offender record sits below.
- 5 BOYS HAITIAN-AMERICAN RESTAURANT LLCBoca Ratonlast visit 05/05/2026
- AFRICAN FOOD AND RESTAURANTGreenacreslast visit 04/24/2026
- GOLDEN WOKLantanalast visit 04/30/2026
- HOKKAIDO HIBACHI EL SUSHIJupiterlast visit 04/30/2026
- KABAYAN ORIENTAL MARTLoxahatcheelast visit 04/14/2026
+532 more in this section on the live site.
Most Improved — sustained 12-month turnaround
25 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
ELISABETTA'S/BAR CAPRI in West Palm Beach, MCKENNA'S PLACE in Palm Springs and TAQUERIA TACONTODO #2 in Belle Glade carried the front of this Palm Beach County file. 25 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. ELISABETTA'S/BAR CAPRI in West Palm Beach dropped HP+Critical counts from 9 to 1 across the two 12-month windows (88.9% better).
- ELISABETTA'S/BAR CAPRIWest Palm Beach2 INT4 BASPestScore 74
- MCKENNA'S PLACEPalm Springs1 HP3 INT8 BASPestScore 188
- TAQUERIA TACONTODO #2Belle Glade1 BASScore 1
- EL FOGONCITOJupiter
- EL MOLINO RESTAURANTWest Palm Beach1 HP3 BASPestScore 153
+20 more in this section on the live site.
Closures — what just stopped operating
160 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.
ATLANTIS GRILL & BAR in Atlantis, TASO'S GREEK TAVERNA in Delray Beach and CANNOLI KITCHEN PIZZA in Boca Raton led the board in Palm Beach County. 160 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: 25 fast-food spots, 19 sandwiches, 12 pizza spots, and 6 bars. 119 standalone restaurants and 41 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.
- ATLANTIS GRILL & BARAtlantisclosure score 2
- TASO'S GREEK TAVERNADelray Beachclosure score 4
- CANNOLI KITCHEN PIZZABoca Ratonclosure score 2
- JON SMITH BOCABoca Ratonclosure score 2
- CUT 432Delray Beachclosure score 4
+155 more in this section on the live site.
Ghost Licenses — 180+ Days Uninspected
565 records this window
Active on paper but no DBPR inspection in 180+ days. Off-cadence under Florida statute 61C-1.002.
565 ghost licenses surface in Palm Beach County 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.
- SMOKIN GATOR BBQWest Palm Beach
- TY'S TASTY PALATEDelray Beach
- MEXICAN CHURROS LLCWest Palm Beach
- KUSI KUSIDelray Beach
- CHEZ MAYAHWest Palm Beach
+560 more in this section on the live site.
Change of Ownership — Last 30 Days
24 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
KOKORO SUSHI in Boca Raton, CANNOLI KITCHEN YAMATO in Boca Raton and KC PALM BEACH GARDENS LLC in Palm Beach Gardens put the sharpest marks on Palm Beach County's list. 24 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.
- KOKORO SUSHIBoca Raton
- CANNOLI KITCHEN YAMATOBoca Raton
- KC PALM BEACH GARDENS LLCPalm Beach Gardens
- VILLITA TAQUERIAWest Palm Beach
- TACOS AL CARBONWest Palm Beach
+19 more in this section on the live site.
Openings — fresh licenses and new rooms
31 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.
Palm Beach County count: 31 opening signals. 14 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 21 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include H&H BAGELS in West Palm Beach, LONG ISLAND BAGEL CAFE in Boca Raton and GERONIMO TEQUILA BAR AND SOUTHWEST GRILL in Delray Beach.
- H&H BAGELSWest Palm Beachconfirmed open
- LONG ISLAND BAGEL CAFEBoca Ratonconfirmed open
- GERONIMO TEQUILA BAR AND SOUTHWEST GRILLDelray Beachconfirmed open
- TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSEDelray Beachconfirmed open
- GREEK TAVERNATequestaconfirmed open
+26 more in this section on the live site.
Chain Activity — brand-level rollup
69 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
69 chain brands surface in Palm Beach County’s rollup, covering 367 locations between them: 63 FSQ-confirmed closures, 18 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Subway, McDonald's, Burger King.
- SubwayFlorida38 flagged locations
- McDonald'sFlorida27 flagged locations
- Burger KingFlorida19 flagged locations
- Jersey Mike's SubsFlorida17 flagged locations
- Chipotle Mexican GrillFlorida21 flagged locations
+64 more in this section on the live site.
Clean Plates — Spotless This Quarter
49 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
49 Palm Beach County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — SABOR LATINO, STAR MAMA LLC, THE PALM HOUSE among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. SABOR LATINO stretched a high-priority-free run to 7 inspections covering roughly 1.8 years.
- SABOR LATINOBoynton Beach
- STAR MAMA LLCBoynton Beach
- THE PALM HOUSEJuno Beach
- LA GRANJA RESTAURANTPalm Beach Gardens
- JIMMY C 'S ITALIAN DELI & MARKETBoca Raton
+44 more in this section on the live site.
Near Miss — High-Priority Citations
144 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
MOTEK BOCA in Boca Raton, MARIO'S OSTERIA in Boca Raton and THE STANDARD CUISINE & COCKTAILS in Boca Raton drew the loudest scorecard in Palm Beach County. 144 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 INT.
- MOTEK BOCABoca Raton2 HP5 INT10 BASScore 260last visit 2026-02-23
- MARIO'S OSTERIABoca Raton2 HP2 INT1 BASScore 221last visit 2025-12-09
- THE STANDARD CUISINE & COCKTAILSBoca Raton2 HP3 INT9 BASPestScore 289last visit 2025-12-12
- LA PICANA GRILL LLCWest Palm Beach1 HP2 INTScore 120last visit 2025-11-25
- FLAKOWITZ REST & BAKERYBoynton Beach2 HP2 BASPestScore 252last visit 2026-03-26
+139 more in this section on the live site.
Chronic Offenders — 180-Day Repeat Pattern
291 records this window
Top high-priority violation counts over the trailing 180 days.
Total for Palm Beach County: 291 chronic listings. Top chronic name: BLUE ANCHOR in Delray Beach. Top three: BLUE ANCHOR in Delray Beach (complaint inspection), UNCLE JOE'S CHINESE CUISINE in Palm Beach Gardens (routine inspection) and MR MACK ISLAND GRILL in West Palm Beach (complaint 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.
- BLUE ANCHORDelray Beach2 HP1 INT7 BASPestScore 267last visit 2026-04-17
- UNCLE JOE'S CHINESE CUISINEPalm Beach Gardens3 HP8 BASPestScore 358last visit 2026-03-31
- MR MACK ISLAND GRILLWest Palm Beach1 INT1 BASScore 11last visit 2026-05-12
- LOS CATRACHOS IIGreen Acreslast visit 2026-04-21
- STRATHMORE BAGEL & DELILake Worth Beach1 HPScore 100last visit 2026-04-16
+286 more in this section on the live site.