I'm tellin' ya, the Treasure Coast is a disaster zone with chronic density 209% above the Florida average. The law hit 36 spots with high-priority violations in recent weeks. Madonn', we got a mix of 1 Bar, 1 Diner, 1 Fast Food, and 1 Mexican joint all messin' up the sauce.
Emergency Orders
7 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
The law went after STUART BOATHOUSE in Stuart, JAN'S PLACE RESTAURANT in Jensen Beach and PICKLED RESTAURANT & BAR in Fort Pierce recently. Madonn', 7 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window where inspectors ordered the kitchen closed on the spot. I'm tellin' ya, these are the most actionable signals because they happen way faster than some paperwork cancellation or a company dissolving. Fuhgeddaboudit, look at this Red Alert cohort: 1 Bar, 1 Brazilian, 1 Brunch, and 1 Gastropub. The volume for these emergency orders is staying steady compared to the last public cut in Treasure Coast. It is what it is.
- 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.
Near Miss
36 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Fuhgeddaboudit, SUPER FRIED RICE in Fort Pierce, PIZZA MIA OF VERO BEACH in Vero Beach and VALS BRAZILIAN GRILL in Port St. Lucie are the ones leadin' the pack of losers on the Treasure Coast. The law slapped 36 high-priority citations across the region in a 30-day window, but none of these mooks got an emergency-order closure. Fuhgeddaboudit. These spots are on the near-miss watch list because they drew the eyes of the inspectors but stayed open for business. What're you gonna do, they could get hit with a follow-up any second. The patterns were all HP and INT violations. Capisce?
- SUPER FRIED RICEFort Pierce4 HP4 BASPestScore 454last visit 2025-11-04
- PIZZA MIA OF VERO BEACHVero Beach3 HP2 INT2 BASPestScore 372last visit 2026-05-21
- 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
+31 more in this section on the live site.
Worst Offenders
200 records this window
Active enforcement targets and repeat offenders: restaurants carrying emergency-order history, chronic 11-year systemic violation patterns, or cross-flag enforcement tiers.
Fuhgeddaboudit, the law found 200 historical bad actors in Treasure Coast when they looked at the 11-year pattern. You got mooks like EL RANCHO RESTAURANT in Fort Pierce and KRAVE NOODLE & RICE in Port St Lucie leadin' the pack of repeat offenders. Fuhgeddaboudit.
- EL RANCHO RESTAURANTIndiantownActive bad actorlast visit 01/20/2026
- KRAVE NOODLE & RICEStuartActive bad actorlast visit 03/31/2026
- KAMEFort PierceActive bad actorlast visit 12/12/2025
- BRISAS DEL MAR BAR & GRILL INCFort PierceActive bad actorlast visit 11/24/2025
- JIMMY JOHN'S STORE 4275StuartActive bad actorlast visit 02/04/2026
+195 more in this section on the live site.
Closures
19 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.
Fuhgeddaboudit, JUGOS Y FRUTAS EL GUERO in Fort Pierce, BIG APPLE PIZZA in Port St. Lucie and BRAYNENS BBQ in Fort Pierce really stepped in it with the loudest scorecards across Treasure Coast. Now look, 19 restaurants have one or more defunct-indicator signals in the 90-day public window, whether the license is inactive or some mook let the corp dissolve. Madonn'. We got a real mix of closure signals here: 1 American BBQ, 1 Bar, 1 Cuban, and 1 Desserts. It is 18 standalone spots and 1 chain location. Fuhgeddaboudit. The volume on these signals is steady against the last public cut. Just remember, these are only signals, not all confirmed permanent closures. A Closure Score of 4/4 means it's third-party verified, while lower scores are just likely, probable, or DBPR-flagged-inactive. Capisce?
- JUGOS Y FRUTAS EL GUEROFort Pierceclosure score 3
- BIG APPLE PIZZAPort St. Lucieclosure score 3
- BRAYNENS BBQFort Pierceclosure score 3
- DENISE MCGUIREPort St. Lucieclosure score 3
- DENISE ROBERTSFort Pierceclosure score 3
+14 more in this section on the live site.
Off the Radar
157 records this window
Merged ghost + distressed licenses: active on paper but no DBPR inspection in 365+ days, or carrying administrative-lapse signals (status 45/46 grace, Sunbiz IFLAL, near-expiry).
Madonn', we got 157 licenses floatin' off the radar in Treasure Coast this cycle. The law ain't even stepped foot in 22 DBPR-active spots for 365+ days, which is a real jamoke move under Florida statute 61C-1.002. Fuhgeddaboudit. Then you got 54 mooks with formal DBPR distress signals, like Status 45/46, IFLAL, or an annual inspection gap. Twenty two of these places are double-dippin' in both categories. What're you gonna do. To top it off, another 20 licenses got escalated to Closures because the confirmation signals were too strong to ignore. It is what it is.
- L & R BARBECUEFort Pierce
- SAUCE GODS WINGZ AND THINGZFort Pierce
- KATS KUSTOM SALADSPort St. Lucie
- PIEHOLE WOOD PIZZAFort Pierce
- BIG STEVE'S DIP LLCStuart
+152 more in this section on the live site.
New Owners
9 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
JADE BOWL in Port St. Lucie, BEN'S PIZZA in Jensen Beach and FANTINIS FUSION KITCHEN in Palm City were the biggest headaches for the law in Treasure Coast. Madonn', these guys are a mess. Fuhgeddaboudit, we saw 9 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. It's the same volume as before, just new mooks taking over the licenses without any closures or revocations. Capisce?
- 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.
Chain Activity
17 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Madonn', we got 17 chain brands poppin' up in the Treasure Coast rollup, with 69 locations between 'em. You got Burger King, Pizza Hut, and Stuart Donuts Llc leadin' the pack, but it ain't all sunshine and meatballs. Fuhgeddaboudit, they racked up 19 FSQ-confirmed closures and 12 lapsed licenses.
- 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.
Most Improved
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.
Madonn', nice to say about VERO BCH YACHT CLB REST in Vero Beach, BERRY FRESH CAFE in Stuart, or SWEETIES DINER LLC in Fort Pierce. These mooks drew the loudest scorecard across the Treasure Coast recently. Fuhgeddaboudit. I'm tellin' ya, 4 restaurants actually managed to get their act together and met the sustained-improvement test. They had at least four inspections in each 12-month window, cut recent HP+Critical counts by 50% or more, and kept an active license. VERO BCH YACHT CLB REST in Vero Beach did a real 180, dropping those HP+Critical counts from 12 down to 2 across the two 12-month windows for an 83.3% improvement. Good for you, kid.
- VERO BCH YACHT CLB RESTVero Beach1 INTScore 10
- BERRY FRESH CAFEStuart
- SWEETIES DINER LLCFort Pierce
- WINGS BOMB TO GO LLCPort St. Lucie3 BASScore 3
Openings
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.
Fuhgeddaboudit, opening signals across the Treasure Coast. I'm tellin' ya, we got 1 announced via FB or news and 27 DBPR-new license records just sittin' there waitin' for confirmation. We got names like ANGELO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT in Stuart, SNACK KREYOL CARIBBEAN CAFE in Port St. Lucie, and IZZYS MEXI FOOD in Sebastian. Now, if Angelo knows how to simmer a sauce without burnin' the bottom of the pot, good for him, but we'll see. Fuhgeddaboudit.
- ANGELO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANTStuartconfirmed open
- SNACK KREYOL CARIBBEAN CAFEPort St. Lucie
- IZZYS MEXI FOODSebastian
- CHEF VICTOR EVENTS,Port St. Lucie
- WAHLBURGERSPort St. Lucie
+22 more in this section on the live site.
Clean Plates
63 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Madonn', 63 Treasure Coast licensees kept their noses clean in Q2 2026 across multiple inspections. We got BOLLYTWIST in Fort Pierce, VICS PIZZA & PUB in Port St Lucie, and J MICHAEL'S TAVERN & GRILLE in Stuart stayin' off the radar of the law. Fuhgeddaboudit, these guys didn't just get lucky once; they had zero high-priority or intermediate violations over repeat visits. BOLLYTWIST even stretched a run of 5 inspections without a single high-priority hit over roughly 1.2 years. Good for you, kid.
- BOLLYTWISTStuart
- VICS PIZZA & PUBSebastian
- J MICHAEL'S TAVERN & GRILLEStuart
- NOSTALGIA GREEK TAVERNAStuart
- BAGEL BREAK DELIStuart
+58 more in this section on the live site.