Oy gevalt, qué desastre, mija. The Treasure Coast has a chronic density 209% above the Florida average, which is just pure mishegoss. Mira lo que te digo, mein kind, there are 45 recent high-priority hits across the Treasure Coast. We have 2 diners, 1 Bar, 1 Fast Food, and 1 Pizza shop bringing this schmutz into the kitchen. Mejor no comas allí.
Worst Offenders — enforcement tiers + chronic violations
200 records this window
Active enforcement targets: restaurants carrying EOR history, chronic violation patterns, or cross-flag RENAME/PEST/RL4 enforcement tiers.
Ay bendito — chronic listings across the Treasure Coast. The worst of them all is MULLIGANS BEACH HOUSE BAR AND GRILL in Vero Beach. Then you have TAQUERIA EL REY in Port St. Lucie and SENOR JOSE'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT & CANTINA in Port St. Lucie, both with routine inspections, while those people at MULLIGANS BEACH HOUSE BAR AND GRILL in Vero Beach got a complaint inspection. Oy, the chronic board is steady against the last public cut, just the same old mishegoss. I tell you, mija — feh.
- MULLIGANS BEACH HOUSE BAR AND GRILLVero Beach2 HP1 INT8 BASScore 218last visit 2026-03-24
- TAQUERIA EL REYPort St. Lucie1 INT9 BASScore 19last visit 2025-12-19
- SENOR JOSE'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT & CANTINAPort St. Lucie4 INT10 BASScore 50last visit 2026-03-11
- ONIKU HIBACHIVero Beach5 BASScore 5last visit 2026-01-14
- KHOB KHUN THAI SUSHISebastian1 HP9 BASScore 109last visit 2026-03-10
+195 more in this section on the live site.
Red Alert — Emergency Orders
7 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Mija, ven acá un segundo — Stuart, JAN'S PLACE RESTAURANT in Jensen Beach and PICKLED RESTAURANT & BAR in Fort Pierce were the worst of the bunch across the Treasure Coast. Inspectors ordered 7 kitchens shut on the spot via emergency orders in the 90-day window because of the schmutz they found. No waiting for paperwork or corporate dissolution, these places just got slapped with a closure order immediately. Qué barbaridad, mamala. Mira lo que te digo, this Red Alert group includes 1 Bar, 1 Brazilian, 1 Brunch, and 1 Gastropub. The number of emergency orders is steady compared to the last public cut, which is just pure mishegoss. I tell you, mija — feh.
- STUART BOATHOUSEStuart1 HPScore 100last visit 2026-04-30
- JAN'S PLACE RESTAURANTJensen Beach7 HP3 BASScore 703last visit 2026-04-22
- PICKLED RESTAURANT & BARFort Pierce5 HP5 INT4 BASPestScore 604last visit 2026-04-03
- Luso Portuguese GrillPort St. Lucielast visit 2026-03-24
- RAMEN HANA AND SUSHIStuartlast visit 2026-04-14
+2 more in this section on the live site.
Distressed Licenses (admin lapse + IFLAL + near-expiry + annual gap)
162 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.
[162 restaurants flagged in this dimension — see the live briefing for the current card-by-card context.]
- KATS KUSTOM SALADSPort St. Lucie
- L & R BARBECUEFort Pierce
- D & T CATERINGFort Pierce
- SAUCE GODS WINGZ AND THINGZFort Pierce
- PIEHOLE WOOD PIZZAFort Pierce
+157 more in this section on the live site.
Chronic Offenders — 11-Year Systemic Violations
200 records this window
Repeat offenders with 2+ emergency closures over the last 3 years — systemic non-compliance going back through the full inspection record.
Por Dios y la Santísima — 200 historical bad actors in Treasure Coast on the 11-year pattern view. This mishegoss is led by EL RANCHO RESTAURANT in Vero Beach and KRAVE NOODLE & RICE in Port St. Lucie. The full repeat-offender record is below, and honestly, mija, no tiene vergüenza.
- EL RANCHO RESTAURANTIndiantownlast visit 01/20/2026
- KRAVE NOODLE & RICEStuartlast visit 03/31/2026
- KAMEFort Piercelast visit 12/12/2025
- BRISAS DEL MAR BAR & GRILL INCFort Piercelast visit 11/24/2025
- JIMMY JOHN'S STORE 4275Stuartlast visit 02/04/2026
+195 more in this section on the live site.
Most Improved — sustained 12-month turnaround
4 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Mira lo que te digo, mija, VERO BCH YACHT CLB REST in Vero Beach, BERRY FRESH CAFE in Stuart and SWEETIES DINER LLC in Fort Pierce put the sharpest marks on the list across the Treasure Coast. Such a shanda, oy! Mejor no comas allí. Ay bendito, 4 restaurants actually passed the sustained-improvement test with at least four inspections in each 12-month window, active licenses and cutting their recent HP+Critical counts by 50% or more. VERO BCH YACHT CLB REST in Vero Beach even dropped those HP+Critical counts from 12 down to 2 across the two 12-month windows, which is 83.3% better. May they all wake up tomorrow with sechel.
- VERO BCH YACHT CLB RESTVero Beach1 INTScore 10
- BERRY FRESH CAFEStuart
- SWEETIES DINER LLCFort Pierce
- WINGS BOMB TO GO LLCPort St. Lucie3 BASScore 3
Closures — what just stopped operating
25 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.
A shanda und a charpa — EL GUERO in Fort Pierce, BIG APPLE PIZZA in Port St. Lucie and BOAT SNAK in Vero Beach drew the loudest scorecard in Treasure Coast. Such mishegoss! 25 restaurants carry one or more defunct-indicator signals, like a silent inspector, license inactive, corp dissolved, or third-party verifier confirmation, in the 90-day public window. Mejor no comas allí. Mira lo que te digo, across this closure-signal cohort we have 2 pizza spots, 1 American BBQ, 1 Bar, and 1 Cuban. It is 24 standalone restaurants and 1 chain location with this schmutz. These are signals, not all confirmed permanent closures, because only a Closure Score 4/4 is third-party verified while lower scores are just likely, probable, or DBPR-flagged-inactive. I tell you, mija — feh.
- JUGOS Y FRUTAS EL GUEROFort Pierceclosure score 3
- BIG APPLE PIZZAPort St. Lucieclosure score 3
- BOAT SNAKVero Beachclosure score 3
- BRAYNENS BBQFort Pierceclosure score 3
- DENISE MCGUIREPort St. Lucieclosure score 3
+20 more in this section on the live site.
Ghost Licenses — 180+ Days Uninspected
23 records this window
Active on paper but no DBPR inspection in 180+ days. Off-cadence under Florida statute 61C-1.002.
[23 restaurants flagged in this dimension — see the live briefing for the current card-by-card context.]
- KATS KUSTOM SALADSPort St. Lucie
- L & R BARBECUEFort Pierce
- D & T CATERINGFort Pierce
- SAUCE GODS WINGZ AND THINGZFort Pierce
- PIEHOLE WOOD PIZZAFort Pierce
+18 more in this section on the live site.
Change of Ownership — Last 30 Days
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DBPR ownership-change records — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Ay, mein bubbeleh — Port St. Lucie, BEN'S PIZZA in Jensen Beach and FANTINIS FUSION KITCHEN in Palm City put the sharpest marks on the list across Treasure Coast. Oy, what a shanda. Mejor no comas allí. Mira lo que te digo, there were 9 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. Now listen, mein tateleh, these are just operator turnovers with a new owner-of-record on an existing license, not closures, cancellations, or revocations. I tell you, mija — feh.
- JADE BOWLPort St. Lucie
- BEN'S PIZZAJensen Beach
- FANTINIS FUSION KITCHENPalm City
- BOILERVero Beach
- CAVAPort St. Lucie
+4 more in this section on the live site.
Openings — fresh licenses and new rooms
27 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.
Madre santa, Dios mío — opening signals on the Treasure Coast. There is 1 announced via FB/news/operator signal and 27 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation, nu? Oy gevalt, qué desastre, we have names like ANGELO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT in Stuart, CHEF VICTOR EVENTS in Port St. Lucie, and WAHLBURGERS in Port St. Lucie. I hope they have sechel in those kitchens, or mejor no comas allí.
- ANGELO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANTStuartconfirmed open
- CHEF VICTOR EVENTS,Port St. Lucie
- WAHLBURGERSPort St. Lucie
- SALADWORKSStuart
- LUCKY BARNACLEStuart
+22 more in this section on the live site.
Chain Activity — brand-level rollup
17 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Got in himmel — chain brands showing up in the Treasure Coast rollup with 69 locations between them. We have 19 FSQ-confirmed closures and 12 lapsed licenses among these mishegoss, led by Burger King, Pizza Hut, and Stuart Donuts Llc. Mejor no comas allí.
- Burger KingFlorida4 flagged locations
- Pizza HutFlorida4 flagged locations
- Stuart Donuts LlcFlorida3 flagged locations
- Marcos PizzaFlorida6 flagged locations
- Mensa Ii Ocean Hotel Trs LlcFlorida6 flagged locations
+12 more in this section on the live site.
Clean Plates — Spotless This Quarter
55 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Oy, mein kind, mein kind — know how to keep a kitchen without all the schmutz. Across the Treasure Coast, 55 licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger over multiple inspections, including BOLLYTWIST in Vero Beach, VICS PIZZA & PUB in Port St Lucie, and J MICHAEL'S TAVERN & GRILLE in Stuart. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations, so we know they have sechel and aren't just lucky once. BOLLYTWIST even stretched a high-priority-free run to 5 inspections covering roughly 1.2 years, and for that, I can actually kvell. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT.
- BOLLYTWISTStuart
- VICS PIZZA & PUBSebastian
- J MICHAEL'S TAVERN & GRILLEStuart
- NOSTALGIA GREEK TAVERNAStuart
- BAGEL BREAK DELIStuart
+50 more in this section on the live site.
Near Miss — High-Priority Citations
45 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Mira, hijita, look at this schmutz. PIZZA MIA OF VERO BEACH in Vero Beach, VALS BRAZILIAN GRILL in Port St. Lucie and POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN OPERATED BY TICE in Vero Beach drew the loudest scorecard in Treasure Coast. 45 high-priority citations posted in the 30-day window, but nu, none of these resulted in an emergency-order closure. Mejor no comas allí. Oy gevalt, qué desastre, they are on the near-miss watch list because they drew inspector attention with HP and INT violations but stayed open. Any one of them could receive a follow-up inspection for this mishegoss. I tell you, mija — feh.
- PIZZA MIA OF VERO BEACHVero Beach3 HP2 INT2 BASPestScore 372
- VALS BRAZILIAN GRILLPort St. Lucie4 HP1 INT4 BASScore 414last visit 2026-05-15
- POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN OPERATED BY TICEVero Beach3 HP2 BASScore 302last visit 2026-05-13
- ALICE'S RESTAURANTStuart5 HPScore 500last visit 2026-05-08
- OCEAN GRILLVero Beach3 HP3 BASPestScore 353last visit 2026-05-07
+40 more in this section on the live site.