Palm Beach County is running hot. The chronic density here sits 31% above what you see across all of Florida; that tells you something about the pressure on these kitchens. Inspectors recently pulled 148 high-priority failures across Palm Beach County. That's a lot of grease and poor habits piling up in one place. These recent hits included two pizza joints, one Asian spot, one brunch establishment, and one Caribbean kitchen that drew citations. You walk into someone else's operation; you are trusting more than the menu.
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.
The chronic list in Palm Beach County is heavy; we are talking about 200 listings that keep racking up issues. The kitchen with the longest history of problems is SAIKO-I SUSHI LOUNGE & HIBACHI in Boca Raton. Three names stand out on that long roll call of repeated failures. SAIKO-I SUSHI LOUNGE & HIBACHI in Boca Raton drew a complaint inspection, and SHANGHAI 818 in Boca Raton and THE CITY FISH MARKET in Boca Raton both posted problems during routine inspections. Nothing is new on the chronic board right now. It stays steady against the last public cut, which tells you this is just how things are running down there. This isn't a judgment on every cook operating outside the DBPR window; it’s about the habits that stick.
- SAIKO-I SUSHI LOUNGE & HIBACHIBoca Raton3 HP8 INT10 BASScore 390last visit 2026-04-06
- SHANGHAI 818Boca Raton2 HP5 INT16 BASScore 266last visit 2026-03-27
- THE CITY FISH MARKETBoca Raton3 HP4 INT10 BASScore 350last visit 2026-03-30
- KANPAIBoca Raton2 HP3 INT7 BASScore 237last visit 2026-03-31
- UNCLE JOE'S CHINESE CUISINEPalm Beach Gardens3 HP8 BASScore 308last visit 2026-03-30
+195 more in this section on the live site.
Red Alert — Emergency Orders
50 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Fifty kitchen shutdowns were ordered by the DBPR across Palm Beach County in the last 90 days. These emergency orders are fast moves; they happen quicker than paperwork lapsing or a corporate dissolution. The line cooks at these places must have been sweating bullets when the inspectors showed up with that kind of heat. CMX WELLINGTON CASK AND SHAKER in Wellington put sharp marks on the list. So did EL RICONCITO COLOMBIANO in Palm Springs and HUNAN CITY in Boca Raton. These names are standing out because of the immediate action taken by state regulators. This red alert cohort showed a steady volume against previous reports. When you taste panic in a kitchen, that’s what these high-priority citations smell like right before they shut down shop.
- CMX WELLINGTON CASK AND SHAKERWellington1 HPScore 100last visit 2026-05-20
- EL RICONCITO COLOMBIANOPalm Springs11 HP5 INT3 BASScore 1153last visit 2026-05-21
- HUNAN CITYBoca Raton5 HP3 INT16 BASPestScore 596last visit 2026-05-19
- LOS CATRACHOS RESTAURANTWest Palm Beach4 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 464last visit 2026-05-11
- BELLE&MAXWELLSWest Palm Beach4 HP3 INT1 BASScore 431last visit 2026-04-23
+45 more in this section on the live site.
Distressed Licenses (admin lapse + IFLAL + near-expiry + annual gap)
186 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.
[186 restaurants flagged in this dimension — see the live briefing for the current card-by-card context.]
- MARLIN'S FANFAREJupiter
- MEXICAN CHURROS LLCWest Palm Beach
- DUNKIN DONUTSWest Palm Beach
- CHIKKI'S KITCHENWest Palm Beach
- EDGIE'S GRILL INCDelray Beach
+181 more in this section on the live site.
Chronic Offenders — 11-Year Systemic Violations
234 records this window
Repeat offenders with 2+ emergency closures over the last 3 years — systemic non-compliance going back through the full inspection record.
There is no romance in this part of the meal. 234 historical bad actors surface in Palm Beach County on the 11-year pattern view, led by DENYVE CARRIBEAN TAKE OUT CATERING, PORTO BELLA ITALIAN REST & PIZZA. The full repeat-offender record sits below. That is management, not mystery.
- DENYVE CARRIBEAN TAKE OUT CATERINGBoynton Beachlast visit 01/27/2026
- PORTO BELLA ITALIAN REST & PIZZABoynton Beachlast visit 05/07/2026
- CHILI CRABBoca Ratonlast visit 01/28/2026
- BCM BBQ SEAFOODDelray Beachlast visit 02/12/2026
- BIG BITE DELIGHT LLCRiviera Beachlast visit 04/07/2026
+229 more in this section on the live site.
Most Improved — sustained 12-month turnaround
2 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 and Golden Corral in Boynton Beach kept their heads above water. These two operators passed the sustained improvement test, showing four inspections each over the last year while slashing high-priority and critical counts by 50 percent or more. The line cooks at Elisabetta's/Bar Capri in West Palm Beach showed real character when they dropped their HP plus critical count from 9 down to just 1 across two twelve-month windows, that is an 88.9 percent improvement.
- ELISABETTA'S/BAR CAPRIWest Palm Beach2 INT4 BASPestScore 74
- GOLDEN CORRALBoynton Beach1 BASPestScore 51
Closures — what just stopped operating
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The closed-door file: confirmed shutdowns, owner-validated closure posts, DBPR status signals, and external places data that say service has stopped.
Forty-five restaurants in Palm Beach County carry some kind of closure signal across this 90-day window. These are not all confirmed shutdowns; some spots are just showing flags—silent inspectors, licenses gone quiet, or paperwork dissolved. A good walk-in tells you everything about where the kitchen is headed. Among that cohort of flagged spots, there are four fast food places, three hotels, three sandwich shops, and two pizza joints drawing attention. Thirty-five of these are standalone operations; ten of them run as chains. LPP CAFE in Boca Raton, BYRD'S RIGHTS BOYNTON FL01 in Boynton Beach, and CANNOLI KITCHEN PIZZA in Boca Raton posted the sharpest marks on the list. The line cooks know when the management starts losing grip. These closure signals are steady compared to what we saw last time through the books. We have 23 licenses that were lost entirely during this period.
- LPP CAFE BOCABoca Ratonclosure score 3
- BYRD'S RIGHTS BOYNTON FL01Boynton Beachclosure score 3
- CANNOLI KITCHEN PIZZABoca Ratonclosure score 3
- CITY CELLAR WINE BAR & GRILLWest Palm Beachclosure score 3
- DUMPLING KINGBoca Ratonclosure score 3
+40 more in this section on the live site.
Ghost Licenses — 180+ Days Uninspected
4 records this window
Active on paper but no DBPR inspection in 180+ days. Off-cadence under Florida statute 61C-1.002.
[4 restaurants flagged in this dimension — see the live briefing for the current card-by-card context.]
- MEXICAN CHURROS LLCWest Palm Beach
- CHIKKI'S KITCHENWest Palm Beach
- EDGIE'S GRILL INCDelray Beach
- ANTOJITOS SALVADORENOS EL AMANECERWest Palm Beach
Change of Ownership — Last 30 Days
23 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Twenty-three ownership turnovers hit Palm Beach County in the last 30 days. These are operator changes; a new name stepping into an old kitchen, not some sudden shut down or license cancellation. KOKORO SUSHI in Boca Raton, CANNOLI KITCHEN YAMATO in Boca Raton and MARGAUX BAKERY in Boca Raton put the sharpest marks on that list this time around.
- KOKORO SUSHIBoca Raton
- CANNOLI KITCHEN YAMATOBoca Raton
- MARGAUX BAKERYBoca Raton
- ORCHIDS GARDEN BOCABoca Raton
- ELLA COFFEE HOUSEBoynton Beach
+18 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.
Walk into any prep room and the truth lives in the cooler: Current Palm Beach County tally: 27 opening signals. 12 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 19 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include LONG ISLAND BAGEL CAFE in Boca Raton, H&H BAGELS in West Palm Beach and GERONIMO TEQUILA BAR AND SOUTHWEST GRILL in Delray Beach. The line deserved better.
- LONG ISLAND BAGEL CAFEBoca Ratonconfirmed open
- H&H BAGELSWest Palm Beachconfirmed open
- GERONIMO TEQUILA BAR AND SOUTHWEST GRILLDelray Beachconfirmed open
- TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSEDelray Beachconfirmed open
- GREEK TAVERNATequestaconfirmed open
+22 more in this section on the live site.
Chain Activity — brand-level rollup
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Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Fifty-six chain brands surface across Palm Beach County, spanning 269 locations. You see Subway and McDonald's showing up, alongside Burger King in the mix. The state paperwork is heavy; inspectors track 1704 total recent failures statewide right now. That number alone tells you something about how things are running behind the scenes. Out here in Palm Beach County, we are seeing 154 recent failure reports pop up in that 30-day window. The line cooks know this grind is constant. Twenty-three licenses have been lost recently across West Palm Beach. Those places went dark for good, and 49 permanent closures were recorded there too.
- SubwayFlorida38 flagged locations
- McDonald'sFlorida27 flagged locations
- Burger KingFlorida19 flagged locations
- Jersey Mike's SubsFlorida17 flagged locations
- Florida Sportservice IncFlorida7 flagged locations
+51 more in this section on the live site.
Clean Plates — Spotless This Quarter
112 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
One hundred twelve Palm Beach County licensees ran clean through Q2 2026. SABOR LATINO and THE PALM HOUSE were among them, along with STAR MAMA LLC. These are operators who show up every time; they earn the respect of the line cooks when you see that kind of consistency. SABOR LATINO kept a streak running for seven inspections without drawing a high-priority citation. That stretches close to one point eight years in the books. In this business, showing up clean over and over? That is character.
- SABOR LATINOBoynton Beach
- STAR MAMA LLCBoynton Beach
- THE PALM HOUSEJuno Beach
- HOOKY ENTERTAINMENT DELRAYDelray Beach
- LA GRANJA RESTAURANTPalm Beach Gardens
+107 more in this section on the live site.
Near Miss — High-Priority Citations
148 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
The kitchen tells on itself. TALKIN' TACO in West Palm Beach, PIZZERIA VESUVIO in Delray Beach and FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT #136 in West Palm Beach led the board in Palm Beach County. 148 high-priority citations posted in the 30-day window — none of these resulted in an emergency-order closure (those are in Red Alert). They are the near-miss watch list: restaurants that drew inspector attention but stayed open. Any of them could receive a follow-up inspection. The recurring violation labels were HP and INT. The line deserved better.
- TALKIN' TACOWest Palm Beach7 HP4 INTScore 740last visit 2026-05-21
- PIZZERIA VESUVIODelray Beach4 HP1 BASScore 401last visit 2026-02-17
- FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT #136West Palm Beach4 HP1 BASScore 401last visit 2026-05-21
- CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILLJupiter3 HP2 BASScore 302last visit 2026-05-21
- BENNYS ON THE BEACH OCEANWALKLake Worth Beach4 HP2 INT1 BASScore 421last visit 2026-05-18
+143 more in this section on the live site.