The kitchen tells on itself. Florida comparison: Broward County's failure rate is 73% below the Florida average. Broward County lands at 40 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 diners, 1 Cafe, 1 Cheese, and 1 Office. The line deserved better.
Emergency Orders
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Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
LUV'N OVEN ALE HOUSE in Sunrise, STEAK N SHAKE in Sunrise and RUMROASTERS in Davie led the board in Broward County. 26 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 Chinese, 1 Fast Food, 1 Pizza, and 1 Tacos. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut.
- LUV'N OVEN ALE HOUSESunrise2 HP4 BASScore 204last visit 2026-05-19
- STEAK N SHAKESunrise2 HP1 BASScore 201last visit 2026-05-18
- RUMROASTERSDavie1 HP1 INT4 BASScore 114
- TACOCRAFT TAQUERIA AND TEQUILA BARPlantation4 HP1 INT5 BASPestScore 465last visit 2026-05-11
- HAPPY HOUSEFort Lauderdale2 HP6 BASPestScore 256last visit 2026-04-24
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Near Miss
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Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
There is no romance in this part of the meal. LALOUS CUISINE AND CATERING in Hollywood, THE CHEESE COURSE in Weston and VIENNA CAFE AND BISTRO in Cooper City drew the loudest scorecard in Broward County. 40 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. That is management, not mystery.
- LALOUS CUISINE AND CATERINGHollywood3 HP1 INT5 BASPestScore 365last visit 2026-05-29
- THE CHEESE COURSEWeston3 HP1 BASScore 301last visit 2026-05-29
- VIENNA CAFE AND BISTROCooper City4 HP1 INT5 BASPestScore 465last visit 2026-05-27
- PEARL OF THE ISLAND CARIBBEAN CUISINEMargate3 HP1 INT6 BASPestScore 366last visit 2026-05-27
- HIBACHI WAYTamarac3 HP1 INT4 BASScore 314last visit 2026-05-27
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Worst Offenders
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Active enforcement targets and repeat offenders: restaurants carrying emergency-order history, chronic 11-year systemic violation patterns, or cross-flag enforcement tiers.
Cooks don't lie. Temperature logs don't either: 224 historical bad actors surface in Broward County on the 11-year pattern view, led by MATCHBOX SAWGRASS MILLS, LA GOURMANDIZE RESTAURANT. The full repeat-offender record sits below. That is management, not mystery.
- MATCHBOX SAWGRASS MILLSSunriseActive bad actorlast visit 03/16/2026
- LA GOURMANDIZE RESTAURANTMiramarActive bad actorlast visit 10/16/2025
- PIMANFort LauderdaleActive bad actorlast visit 01/30/2026
- ASB PIMAN RESTAURANT INCNorth LauderdaleActive bad actorlast visit 10/01/2025
- KALALOU BAR & GRILL FORT LAUDERDALE LLCTamaracActive bad actorlast visit 04/06/2026
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Closures
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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.
Stripped of the marketing, the line reads as follows: Pinolandia2go in Pembroke Pines, Tropical Vibes Caribbean Restaurant LLC in Miramar and LA UNION RESTAURANT OF FLA in Margate led the board in Broward County. 37 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: 3 burgers, 2 donuts, 2 lounges, and 2 restaurants. 24 standalone restaurants and 13 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. The line deserved better.
- Pinolandia2goPembroke Pinesclosure score 5
- Tropical Vibes Caribbean Restaurant LLCMiramarclosure score 5
- LA UNION RESTAURANT OF FLAMargateclosure score 3
- STEAK AND TACOSMiramarclosure score 3
- THIRTY1 LOUNGE INCHollywoodclosure score 3
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Off the Radar
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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).
When the inspector's clipboard meets the temp log, the gap is the story: 307 off-radar licenses surface in Broward County this cycle — 7 DBPR-active licenses with no inspector visit in 365+ days (off-cadence under Florida statute 61C-1.002); 114 with formal DBPR distress signals (Status 45/46, IFLAL, annual inspection gap); 7 appearing in both categories. 8 additional licenses were escalated to Closures with stronger confirmation signals. That is management, not mystery.
- INDULGE BBQSunrise
- PICK A BALLDeerfield Beach
- SOLO CULINARIUM LLCHallandale Beach
- BORIN CUBAPlantation
- IZGARA INCPlantation
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New Owners
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DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Walk into any prep room and the truth lives in the cooler: JACKS HAMBURGER HOUSE in Oakland Park, 5TH ELEMENT INDIAN GRILL in Pompano Beach and ISLAND SIGNATURE RESTAURANT LLC in Fort Lauderdale put the sharpest marks on Broward County's list. 26 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. The line deserved better.
- JACKS HAMBURGER HOUSEOakland Park
- 5TH ELEMENT INDIAN GRILLPompano Beach
- ISLAND SIGNATURE RESTAURANT LLCFort Lauderdale
- MAMOO'S KITCHENWest Park
- IL MERCATOHallandale Beach
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Chain Activity
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Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
You walk into a kitchen; you trust the hands that cook for you. In Broward County alone, 86 chain brands showed up in these reports, running nearly 500 locations across them all. The numbers are heavy. There are 105 FSQ-confirmed closures and 24 licenses that have lapsed without filing paperwork. That tells a story of shaky foundations underneath the bright menus.
- SubwayFlorida73 flagged locations
- Hz Coffee Group LlcFlorida7 flagged locations
- Hsi Mca Fll Fb LlcFlorida14 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida13 flagged locations
- Southeast Enterprise Holdings LlcFlorida8 flagged locations
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Most Improved
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Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Past the velvet rope, the back of house keeps no secrets: LOBBY FTL / MASA AND MORE in Fort Lauderdale and BLOCK 40 FOOD HALL in Hollywood led the board in Broward 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. LOBBY FTL / MASA AND MORE in Fort Lauderdale dropped HP+Critical counts from 8 to 4 across the two 12-month windows (50.0% better).
- LOBBY FTL / MASA AND MOREFort Lauderdale
- BLOCK 40 FOOD HALLHollywood1 INT2 BASScore 12
Openings
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New DBPR licenses plus confirmed opening signals: the places that just joined the map and still need their first public-record track record.
Broward County is seeing 35 opening signals. Seven are announced through social media or news reports, while 28 DBPR-new license records are still waiting for confirmation from the street. New names hitting the scene include SOUTHERN EATS KITCHEN in Pompano Beach, SANTORINI BY GEORGIOS/ SWIZZLE RUM BAR & DRINKERY in Fort Lauderdale and HOW YA DOUGH'N in Coral Springs.
- SOUTHERN EATS KITCHENPompano Beachconfirmed open
- SANTORINI BY GEORGIOS/ SWIZZLE RUM BAR & DRINKERYFort Lauderdaleconfirmed open
- HOW YA DOUGH'NCoral Springsconfirmed open
- PEPE'S NEAPOLITAN PIZZAPompano Beachconfirmed open
- FLORAS ITALIAN EATERYCoral Springsconfirmed open
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Clean Plates
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Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Somewhere behind the line, the facts got ugly. 144 Broward County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — NIRALA DESI FOOD, TAQUERIA EL JOVENAZO, J A W DELI CORP among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. NIRALA DESI FOOD stretched a high-priority-free run to 30 inspections covering roughly 7.5 years.
- NIRALA DESI FOODSunrise
- TAQUERIA EL JOVENAZONorth Lauderdale
- J A W DELI CORPPembroke Pines
- APPETITESPembroke Park
- MENTENYC LLCWeston
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