I'm tellin' ya, Palm Beach County is a mess with chronic density 31% above the Florida average. The law hit 122 spots recently with high-priority violations. We got one bar, one brunch joint, one cafe, and one pizza place in the mix. Fuhgeddaboudit.
Emergency Orders
47 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
The law went out and slapped BRICK ALLEY TAVERN in Lake Worth Beach, BRASS MONKEY SPORTS BAR AND GRILL in Lake Worth Beach and FLAME BBQ & SOULFOOD in Mangonia Park with the loudest scorecards in Palm Beach County. Madonn'. In the 90-day window, DBPR ordered 47 kitchens closed on the spot via emergency orders. I'm tellin' ya, these are the signals you gotta watch because they move faster than some paperwork lapse or a corporate dissolution. These mooks get shut down before the ink even dries on the report. Bada bing. The volume of emergency orders is staying steady compared to the last public cut. Eh.
- BRICK ALLEY TAVERNLake Worth Beach6 HP1 INT2 BASScore 612last visit 2026-04-21
- BRASS MONKEY SPORTS BAR AND GRILLLake Worth Beach4 HP1 INT2 BASScore 412last visit 2026-04-20
- FLAME BBQ & SOULFOODMangonia Park1 HPScore 100last visit 2026-05-20
- DUFFYS SPORTS GRILLPalm Beach Gardens2 HPScore 200last visit 2026-05-21
- EL RICONCITO COLOMBIANOPalm Springs11 HP5 INT3 BASScore 1153last visit 2026-05-21
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Near Miss
122 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Fuhgeddaboudit, LA HACIENDA BAR AND RESTAURANT in Loxahatchee, GB BELCASTRO in Boynton Beach and CHINA CAFE RESTAURANT INC in West Palm Beach drew the loudest scorecard in Palm Beach County. The law posted 122 high-priority citations in the 30-day window, but none of these mooks got hit with an emergency-order closure. Fuhgeddaboudit, they are just on the near-miss watch list, meanin' they drew inspector attention but stayed open. Any one of 'em could get a follow-up visit if they keep actin' like stunads. The recurring violation labels were HP and BAS, capisce?
- LA HACIENDA BAR AND RESTAURANTLoxahatchee5 HP1 INT2 BASScore 512last visit 2026-02-10
- GB BELCASTROBoynton Beach3 HP1 INTScore 310last visit 2026-03-31
- CHINA CAFE RESTAURANT INCWest Palm Beach3 HP1 INT7 BASScore 317last visit 2026-01-27
- KEE GRILLJuno Beach3 HP1 INT1 BASPestScore 361last visit 2026-01-08
- BRANDON’SPalm Beach4 HP3 INT3 BASPestScore 483last visit 2025-12-01
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Worst Offenders
235 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, 11 years in Palm Beach County and found 235 historical bad actors. Madonn'. Leading the pack of mooks are DENYVE CARRIBEAN TAKE OUT CATERING in West Palm Beach and PORTO BELLA ITALIAN REST & PIZZA in West Palm Beach. I'm tellin' ya, you can find the full repeat-offender record below.
- DENYVE CARRIBEAN TAKE OUT CATERINGBoynton BeachActive bad actorlast visit 01/27/2026
- PORTO BELLA ITALIAN REST & PIZZABoynton BeachActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 05/07/2026
- CHILI CRABBoca RatonActive bad actorlast visit 01/28/2026
- BCM BBQ SEAFOODDelray BeachActive bad actorlast visit 02/12/2026
- BIG BITE DELIGHT LLCRiviera BeachActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 04/07/2026
+230 more in this section on the live site.
Closures
49 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.
LPP CAFE BOCA in Boca Raton, BYRD'S RIGHTS BOYNTON FL01 in Boynton Beach and CANNOLI KITCHEN PIZZA in Boca Raton got slapped with the loudest scorecards in Palm Beach County. Madonn', a cannoli place? You don't mess with the pastry. Fuhgeddaboudit, 49 restaurants are showing closure signals in the 90-day public window, meaning they got an inactive license, a dissolved corp, or just went silent on the law. We're looking at 4 fast-food spots, 3 hotels, 3 sandwich shops, and 2 pizza joints. That is 39 standalone mooks and 10 chain locations. It is what it is, the volume of these signals is steady compared to the last public cut. Now listen, these ain't all confirmed permanent closures. A Closure Score 4/4 means it's third-party verified, but the lower scores are just likely or probable based on DBPR flags. Capisce?
- LPP CAFE BOCABoca Ratonclosure score 3
- BYRD'S RIGHTS BOYNTON FL01Boynton Beachclosure score 3
- CANNOLI KITCHEN PIZZABoca Ratonclosure score 3
- DUMPLING KINGBoca Ratonclosure score 3
- GARCIA IRMALake Worth Beachclosure score 3
+44 more in this section on the live site.
Off the Radar
175 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 175 licenses in Palm Beach County just floatin' out there like ghosts this cycle. The law ain't seen 5 DBPR-active spots in 365+ days, which is a real mook move under Florida statute 61C-1.002. Then you got 83 with formal DBPR distress signals, things like Status 45/46, IFLAL, or an annual inspection gap. Fuhgeddaboudit, 5 of these joints are in both categories. Another 29 licenses got bumped to Closures because the confirmation signals were too strong to ignore.
- MEXICAN CHURROS LLCWest Palm Beach
- CHIKKI'S KITCHENWest Palm Beach
- EDGIE'S GRILL INCDelray Beach
- ANTOJITOS SALVADORENOS EL AMANECERWest Palm Beach
- ISLAND FLAVA CAFERoyal Plm Beach
+170 more in this section on the live site.
New Owners
22 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
KOKORO SUSHI in Boca Raton, CANNOLI KITCHEN YAMATO in Boca Raton and MARGAUX BAKERY in Boca Raton led the board in Palm Beach County. Fuhgeddaboudit. I'm tellin' ya, 22 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. This volume is even with the last public cut. These are just operator turnovers where a new owner-of-record takes over an existing license, not closures, cancellations, or revocations. Capisce?
- KOKORO SUSHIBoca Raton
- CANNOLI KITCHEN YAMATOBoca Raton
- MARGAUX BAKERYBoca Raton
- ORCHIDS GARDEN BOCABoca Raton
- ELLA COFFEE HOUSEBoynton Beach
+17 more in this section on the live site.
Chain Activity
56 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Madonn', we got 56 chain brands popping up in Palm Beach County, covering 269 locations. You look at the numbers and you see 66 FSQ-confirmed closures and 25 lapsed licenses. Subway, McDonald's, and Burger King are leading the pack. Fuhgeddaboudit.
- 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.
Most Improved
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.
Madonn', ELISABETTA'S/BAR CAPRI in West Palm Beach and GOLDEN CORRAL in Boynton Beach led the board in Palm Beach County. 2 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). What're you gonna do.
- ELISABETTA'S/BAR CAPRIWest Palm Beach2 INT4 BASPestScore 74
- GOLDEN CORRALBoynton Beach1 BASPestScore 51
Openings
32 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, we got 32 opening signals across Palm Beach County. That is 14 announced through the news and social media, plus 22 DBPR-new license records that are still waitin' for confirmation. You got places like LONG ISLAND BAGEL CAFE in Boca Raton, H&H BAGELS in West Palm Beach, and GERONIMO TEQUILA BAR AND SOUTHWEST GRILL in Delray Beach lookin' to get in the game. Fuhgeddaboudit.
- 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
+27 more in this section on the live site.
Clean Plates
116 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Madonn', some of these guys actually know how to run a kitchen. In Palm Beach County, 116 licensees kept things spotless in Q2 2026 across multiple visits, including SABOR LATINO in West Palm Beach, STAR MAMA LLC in West Palm Beach, and THE PALM HOUSE in West Palm Beach. These mooks didn't just get lucky once; they posted zero high-priority or intermediate violations over several trips from the law. SABOR LATINO in West Palm Beach is really on top of it, stretching a run of 7 inspections with no high-priority hits over roughly 1.8 years. Fuhgeddaboudit.
- SABOR LATINOBoynton Beach
- STAR MAMA LLCBoynton Beach
- THE PALM HOUSEJuno Beach
- HOOKY ENTERTAINMENT DELRAYDelray Beach
- LA GRANJA RESTAURANTPalm Beach Gardens
+111 more in this section on the live site.