Mija, escuchame, the chronic density in Miami-Dade County is 26% below the Florida average. But don't let that fool you, because the current board shows 237 recent high-priority hits across the county. Oy, we have 2 sushi bars, 1 Bar, 1 Cafe, and even 1 Cuban place with this schmutz. Mejor no comas allí.
Emergency Orders
35 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Oy, mein kind, mein kind — DENNY'S RESTAURANT #8698 in Coral Gables and MIAM CAFÉ in Miami Beach led the board for all the wrong reasons in Miami-Dade County. Oy, 35 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window — DBPR ordered these kitchens closed on the spot because of the schmutz. Mejor no comas allí. Mira, hijita, these are the most actionable signals, faster than admin actions, license cancellation, or corporate dissolution. Across this Red Alert cohort, we see 1 American, 1 Beach, 1 Cafe, and 1 Sports Bar acting like total mishegoss. The volume of emergency orders is steady against the last public cut, I tell you, mija — feh.
- 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.
Ay bendito — in Miami, LIGHTHOUSE CAFE in Key Biscayne and COYOTE in Miami Beach drew the loudest scorecard in Miami-Dade County. These places racked up 237 high-priority citations in the 30-day window, oy, such schmutz! None of them got an emergency order to shut down, so they are just on the near-miss watch list for now. Mira lo que te digo, these restaurants stayed open despite all this mishegoss and any one of them could get a follow-up inspection. They kept getting slapped with those HP and BAS violations, qué barbaridad, mamala. Mejor no comas allí.
- 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.
Por Dios y la Santísima — historical bad actors surfacing in Miami-Dade County on the 11-year pattern view, led by CARIBBEAN KITCHEN 305 and ALEGRIA BY EL RANCHERITO. Such mishegoss, to keep making the same mistakes for years, nu? I tell you, mija — feh.
- 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
109 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.
Coño, mija, perdóname pero — EMILIO'S TRATTORIA in Bay Harbor Islands and RESTAURANT EL TROVADOR #2 in Homestead put the sharpest marks on Miami-Dade County's list. 109 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. Oy, what a mishegoss to see 6 bars, 5 cafes, 4 American spots, and 4 Italian spots among those signals. There are 95 standalone restaurants and 14 chain locations just sitting there. Mira lo que te digo, this volume of closure-signals is steady against the last public cut. These are only 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. Mejor no comas allí.
- 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
491 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).
Madre santa, Dios mío — real mishegoss in Miami-Dade County with 491 off-radar licenses surfacing this cycle. Oy, there are 56 DBPR-active licenses that haven't seen an inspector in 365+ days under Florida statute 61C-1.002, and another 233 with formal DBPR distress signals like Status 45/46, IFLAL, or an annual inspection gap. Mira, some of these are even worse because 56 licenses appear in both categories. No tiene vergüenza. Ay bendito, it doesn't stop there because 44 additional licenses were escalated to Closures with stronger confirmation signals. Such schmutz, I tell you, mija — feh.
- 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.
Ay, mein bubbeleh — PIZZA in Miami, COURTYARD CAFE in Kendall and CHINA GRILL in Bal Harbour led the board in Miami-Dade County. There were 48 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window, nu? These are just operator turnovers where a new owner-of-record takes an existing license, not closures or revocations, but who knows what schmutz they leave behind. I tell you, mija — feh.
- 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.
Ay, madre mía — chain brands showing up in the Miami-Dade County rollup with 271 locations between them. Oy, it is a shanda because there are 132 FSQ-confirmed closures and 6 lapsed licenses among them. We see names like Hz Coffee Group Llc, KFC, and Panera Bread leading this mishegoss. Mejor no comas allí.
- 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.
A shanda und a charpa — in Doral, EAT MY WAY MIAMI in North Miami and MIAMI SQUEEZE in North Miami Beach put the sharpest marks on the list for Miami-Dade County. These places are making a mess, oy, it is such a shanda. Better not eat there, mamala. Mira, hijita, 3 restaurants actually passed the sustained-improvement test with at least four inspections in each 12-month window and active licenses. They cut those HP+Critical counts by 50% or more, which is how you do things right, nu? COMPASS ONE LLC in Doral dropped their HP+Critical counts from 3 to 1 across the two 12-month windows, that is 66.7% better. May they all wake up tomorrow with sechel.
- COMPASS ONE LLCDoral2 BASPestScore 52
- EAT MY WAY MIAMINorth Miami3 BASScore 3
- MIAMI SQUEEZENorth Miami Beach
Openings
62 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.
Got in himmel — opening signals in Miami-Dade County. There are 7 announced via FB, news, or operator signal, and 59 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation, nu? Some of these names include MO'S BAGELS & DELI in Aventura, H&H BAGELS in Pinecrest, and CARACAS BAKERY in Miami. I hope they know how to cook, because if not, mejor no comas allí.
- 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.
Mira, hijita, 128 Miami-Dade County licensees kept their kitchens clean in Q2 2026 across multiple inspections. SUSHI SAKE HOMESTEAD in Homestead, REFUEL / WXYZ LOUNGE in Miami, and YOYOSO WYNWOOD in Miami were among them, no schmutz to be found. These operators earned it with consistency, not one lucky visit, racking up zero high-priority or intermediate violations. SUSHI SAKE HOMESTEAD in Homestead even stretched a high-priority-free run to 6 inspections over roughly 1.5 years, and for that, we kvell. May they all wake up tomorrow with sechel.
- SUSHI SAKE HOMESTEADHomestead
- REFUEL / WXYZ LOUNGECoral Gables
- YOYOSO WYNWOODMiami
- LUCCIANO'SAventura
- MIAM CAFECoral Gables
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