OOOOH YEAAH! Statewide read: Miami-Dade County's chronic density is 26% below the Florida average. Miami-Dade County posts 237 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 sushi bars, 1 Bar, 1 Cafe, and 1 Cuban. BROTHER.
Emergency Orders
35 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
OH YEAH, MEAN GENE! TACOLOGY in Miami, DENNY'S RESTAURANT #8698 in Coral Gables and MIAM CAFÉ in Miami Beach led the board in Miami-Dade County. 35 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 American, 1 Beach, 1 Cafe, and 1 Sports Bar. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. OH YEAH.
- TACOLOGYMiami1 HP1 BASScore 101last visit 2026-05-15
- DENNY'S RESTAURANT #8698Coral Gables8 BASPestScore 58last visit 2026-05-18
- MIAM CAFÉMiami Beach3 HP6 INT5 BASPestScore 415last visit 2026-05-18
- OCEAN 5 CAFEMiami Beach2 BASScore 2last visit 2026-05-13
- CMX BRICKELL STONE SPORTS BARMiami1 HP2 INT5 BASScore 125last visit 2026-05-20
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Near Miss
237 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
THE CREAM RISES TO THE TOP — OH YEAH! KAMI-KOI SUSHI FUSION in Miami, LIGHTHOUSE CAFE in Key Biscayne and COYOTE in Miami Beach carried the front of this Miami-Dade County file. 237 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 BAS. THE MADNESS.
- KAMI-KOI SUSHI FUSIONMiami5 HP3 INT8 BASPestScore 588last visit 2026-04-29
- LIGHTHOUSE CAFEKey Biscayne6 HP4 INT9 BASPestScore 699last visit 2025-11-17
- COYOTEMiami Beach5 HP11 INT15 BASPestScore 675last visit 2025-07-29
- SUPERMACHI GRILL & BARMiami5 HP4 INT8 BASPestScore 598last visit 2025-10-06
- MARABUMiami6 HP3 INT14 BASPestScore 694last visit 2026-03-09
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Worst Offenders
223 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.
SKY'S THE LIMIT AND SPACE IS THE PLACE! 223 historical bad actors surface in Miami-Dade County on the 11-year pattern view, led by CARIBBEAN KITCHEN 305, ALEGRIA BY EL RANCHERITO. The full repeat-offender record sits below.
- CARIBBEAN KITCHEN 305Miami GardensActive bad actorlast visit 01/28/2026
- ALEGRIA BY EL RANCHERITODoralActive bad actorlast visit 02/17/2026
- GUACA-MOLEMiamiActive bad actorlast visit 04/06/2026
- DON JEDIONDOMiamiActive bad actorlast visit 04/06/2026
- 1804 BREADNorth MiamiActive bad actorlast visit 02/18/2026
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Closures
110 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.
SNAP INTO IT! GUACA-MOLE in Hialeah, EMILIO'S TRATTORIA in Bay Harbor Islands and RESTAURANT EL TROVADOR #2 in Homestead put the sharpest marks on Miami-Dade County's list. 110 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: 6 bars, 5 cafes, 4 American spots, and 4 Italian spots. 96 standalone restaurants and 14 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. OOOOH YEAH.
- GUACA-MOLEHialeahclosure score 5
- EMILIO'S TRATTORIABay Harbor Islandsclosure score 5
- RESTAURANT EL TROVADOR #2Homesteadclosure score 5
- BARTON G THE RESTAURANTMiami Beachclosure score 3
- RODRIGUEZ UBALDO SMiami Lakesclosure score 3
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Off the Radar
489 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).
NOBODY LIKES A QUITTER! 489 off-radar licenses surface in Miami-Dade County this cycle — 56 DBPR-active licenses with no inspector visit in 365+ days (off-cadence under Florida statute 61C-1.002); 233 with formal DBPR distress signals (Status 45/46, IFLAL, annual inspection gap); 56 appearing in both categories. 46 additional licenses were escalated to Closures with stronger confirmation signals.
- DIAZ CATERING SERVICES LLCDoral
- SURFING CHEFHialeah
- UMAI305Cutler Bay
- MINDY SUPERMARKETHialeah
- TUCANDELA GASTROBAR KENDALL LLCKendall
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New Owners
48 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
FUNKY LIKE A MONKEY! JOJO'S NY STYLE PIZZA in Miami, COURTYARD CAFE in Kendall and CHINA GRILL in Bal Harbour drew the loudest scorecard in Miami-Dade County. 48 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.
- JOJO'S NY STYLE PIZZAMiami
- COURTYARD CAFEKendall
- COURTYARD CAFEMiami
- CHINA GRILLBal Harbour
- ORANorth Miami Beach
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Chain Activity
114 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
I REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN… 114 chain brands surface in Miami-Dade County’s rollup, covering 271 locations between them: 132 FSQ-confirmed closures, 6 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Hz Coffee Group Llc, KFC, Panera Bread. BROTHER.
- Hz Coffee Group LlcFlorida34 flagged locations
- KFCFlorida23 flagged locations
- Panera BreadFlorida14 flagged locations
- Boston Culinary Group IncFlorida35 flagged locations
- IHOPFlorida8 flagged locations
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Most Improved
3 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
THE MADNESS IS RUNNING WILD! COMPASS ONE LLC in Doral, EAT MY WAY MIAMI in North Miami and MIAMI SQUEEZE in North Miami Beach put the sharpest marks on Miami-Dade County's list. 3 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. COMPASS ONE LLC in Doral dropped HP+Critical counts from 3 to 1 across the two 12-month windows (66.7% better). BROTHER, BELIEVE THAT.
- COMPASS ONE LLCDoral2 BASPestScore 52
- EAT MY WAY MIAMINorth Miami3 BASScore 3
- MIAMI SQUEEZENorth Miami Beach
Openings
65 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.
I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, BROTHER — Miami-Dade County ledger: 65 opening signals. 7 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 62 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include MO'S BAGELS & DELI in Aventura, H&H BAGELS in Pinecrest and CARACAS BAKERY in Miami. DIG IT, BROTHER.
- MO'S BAGELS & DELIAventuraconfirmed open
- H&H BAGELSPinecrestconfirmed open
- CARACAS BAKERYMiamiconfirmed open
- CARACAS BAKERYCoral Gablesconfirmed open
- CACTUS CLUB CAFEMiamiconfirmed open
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Clean Plates
128 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
TOWER OF POWER, TOO SWEET TO BE SOUR! 128 Miami-Dade County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — SUSHI SAKE HOMESTEAD, REFUEL / WXYZ LOUNGE, YOYOSO WYNWOOD among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. SUSHI SAKE HOMESTEAD stretched a high-priority-free run to 6 inspections covering roughly 1.5 years. BELIEVE IT.
- SUSHI SAKE HOMESTEADHomestead
- REFUEL / WXYZ LOUNGECoral Gables
- YOYOSO WYNWOODMiami
- LUCCIANO'SAventura
- MIAM CAFECoral Gables
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