The kitchen tells on itself. Statewide frame: Treasure Coast's chronic density is 209% above the Florida average. Treasure Coast's current board shows 36 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Bar, 1 Diner, 1 Fast Food, and 1 Mexican. The line deserved better.
Emergency Orders
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Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Inspectors ordered 4 kitchens shut in the Treasure Coast over the last 90 days. STUART BOATHOUSE in Stuart, JAN'S PLACE RESTAURANT in Jensen Beach and RAMEN HANA AND SUSHI in Stuart drew the loudest scorecards. When the state orders a kitchen closed on the spot, it is not a suggestion. These emergency orders are the fastest signals we have. They move quicker than administrative actions or corporate dissolutions. The red alert list includes 1 Brunch, 1 Gastropub, 1 Sushi, and 1 Thai. Emergency order volume remains steady against the last public cut.
- STUART BOATHOUSEStuart1 HPScore 100last visit 2026-05-28
- JAN'S PLACE RESTAURANTJensen Beach7 HP3 BASScore 703last visit 2026-04-22
- RAMEN HANA AND SUSHIStuartlast visit 2026-04-14
- BLU ARROZ ASIAN BISTROStuart1 BASScore 1last visit 2026-04-07
Near Miss
36 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Somewhere behind the line, the facts got ugly. SUPER FRIED RICE in Fort Pierce, PIZZA MIA OF VERO BEACH in Vero Beach and VALS BRAZILIAN GRILL in Port St. Lucie led the board in Treasure Coast. 36 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 INT.
- SUPER FRIED RICEFort Pierce4 HP4 BASPestScore 454last visit 2026-05-27
- 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
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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.
Past the velvet rope, the back of house keeps no secrets: 200 historical bad actors surface in Treasure Coast on the 11-year pattern view, led by HOKKAIDO SUSHI & STEAK LLC, PUEBLO VIEJO ST LUCIE WEST. The full repeat-offender record sits below.
- HOKKAIDO SUSHI & STEAK LLCPalm CityActive bad actorlast visit 05/19/2026
- PUEBLO VIEJO ST LUCIE WESTPort St. LucieHistorical bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 03/17/2026
- EL RANCHO RESTAURANTIndiantownActive bad actorlast visit 01/20/2026
- KRAVE NOODLE & RICEStuartActive bad actorlast visit 03/31/2026
- KAMEFort PierceActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 12/12/2025
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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.
When the inspector's clipboard meets the temp log, the gap is the story: BIG APPLE PIZZA in Port St. Lucie, DENISE MCGUIRE in Port St. Lucie and DENISE ROBERTS in Fort Pierce drew the loudest scorecard in Treasure Coast. 16 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: 1 American BBQ, 1 Bar, 1 Cuban, and 1 Desserts. 15 standalone restaurants and 1 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. That is management, not mystery.
- BIG APPLE PIZZAPort St. Lucieclosure score 3
- DENISE MCGUIREPort St. Lucieclosure score 3
- DENISE ROBERTSFort Pierceclosure score 3
- DI'MICHELLI'S CATERINGVero Beachclosure score 3
- IMPORTICO'S BAKERY CAFEFort Pierceclosure score 3
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Off the Radar
156 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).
Travel enough kitchens and the patterns rhyme: 156 off-radar licenses surface in Treasure Coast this cycle — 14 DBPR-active licenses with no inspector visit in 365+ days (off-cadence under Florida statute 61C-1.002); 47 with formal DBPR distress signals (Status 45/46, IFLAL, annual inspection gap); 14 appearing in both categories. 13 additional licenses were escalated to Closures with stronger confirmation signals.
- SAUCE GODS WINGZ AND THINGZFort Pierce
- KATS KUSTOM SALADSPort St. Lucie
- PIEHOLE WOOD PIZZAFort Pierce
- GOOD EATS SEE FOOD LLCPort St. Lucie
- MR SOFTEE SOUTH FLORIDAPort St. Lucie
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New Owners
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DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Cooks don't lie. Temperature logs don't either: DOCKSIDE DELI AND COFFEE LLC in Stuart, JADE BOWL in Port St. Lucie and BEN'S PIZZA in Jensen Beach led the board in Treasure Coast. 9 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. That is management, not mystery.
- DOCKSIDE DELI AND COFFEE LLCStuart
- JADE BOWLPort St. Lucie
- BEN'S PIZZAJensen Beach
- FANTINIS FUSION KITCHENPalm City
- BOILERVero Beach
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Chain Activity
17 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Heat, salt, time — and a citation if you're not careful: 17 chain brands surface in Treasure Coast’s rollup, covering 69 locations between them: 19 FSQ-confirmed closures, 11 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Burger King, Pizza Hut, Stuart Donuts Llc. That is management, not mystery.
- Burger KingFlorida4 flagged locations
- Pizza HutFlorida4 flagged locations
- Stuart Donuts LlcFlorida3 flagged locations
- Mensa Ii Ocean Hotel Trs LlcFlorida6 flagged locations
- Papa John's PizzaFlorida6 flagged locations
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Most Improved
1 record this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Stripped of the marketing, the line reads as follows: BERRY FRESH CAFE in Stuart led the board in Treasure Coast. 1 restaurant 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. BERRY FRESH CAFE in Stuart dropped HP+Critical counts from 12 to 4 across the two 12-month windows (66.7% better). The line deserved better.
- BERRY FRESH CAFEStuart
Openings
24 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.
Mercy for the line cook, none for the GM: Treasure Coast ledger: 24 opening signals. 1 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 24 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include ANGELO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT in Stuart, TACOS Y CARNITAS EL DON in Fort Pierce and JWA RANCH in Hobe Sound. The line deserved better.
- ANGELO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANTStuartconfirmed open
- TACOS Y CARNITAS EL DONFort Pierce
- JWA RANCHHobe Sound
- SNACK KREYOL CARIBBEAN CAFEPort St. Lucie
- IZZYS MEXI FOODSebastian
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Clean Plates
77 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Walk into any prep room and the truth lives in the cooler: 77 Treasure Coast licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — WATERFRONT, MAGGIE MCFLY'S, ANTHONY'S PIZZA among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. WATERFRONT stretched a high-priority-free run to 23 inspections covering roughly 5.8 years. The line deserved better.
- WATERFRONTStuart
- MAGGIE MCFLY'SPort St. Lucie
- ANTHONY'S PIZZAPort St. Lucie
- THE FUNKY CUDAFort Pierce
- LA FORCHETTAStuart
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