The kitchen tells on itself. Statewide read: Palm Beach County's chronic density is 31% above the Florida average. Palm Beach County posts 112 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 bars, 1 Brunch, 1 Cafe, and 1 Pizza. The line deserved better.
Emergency Orders
41 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
BRICK ALLEY TAVERN in Lake Worth Beach, BRASS MONKEY SPORTS BAR AND GRILL in Lake Worth Beach and FLAME BBQ & SOULFOOD in Mangonia Park drew the loudest scorecard in Palm Beach County. 41 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. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut.
- BRICK ALLEY TAVERNLake Worth Beach2 HP1 INT1 BASScore 211last visit 2026-05-27
- BRASS MONKEY SPORTS BAR AND GRILLLake Worth Beach4 HP1 INT2 BASScore 412last visit 2026-05-26
- 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
112 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. GRILLE ON CONGRESS (THE) in Boca Raton, LA HACIENDA BAR AND RESTAURANT in Loxahatchee and KAPOW! NOODLE BAR in Boca Raton carried the front of this Palm Beach County file. 112 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.
- GRILLE ON CONGRESS (THE)Boca Raton3 HP2 INT5 BASScore 325last visit 2026-05-29
- LA HACIENDA BAR AND RESTAURANTLoxahatchee5 HP1 INT2 BASScore 512last visit 2026-05-27
- KAPOW! NOODLE BARBoca Raton3 HP3 INT5 BASScore 335last visit 2026-05-27
- GB BELCASTROBoynton Beach3 HP1 INTScore 310last visit 2026-05-27
- CHINA CAFE RESTAURANT INCWest Palm Beach3 HP1 INT7 BASScore 317last visit 2026-05-27
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Worst Offenders
234 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.
Cooks don't lie. Temperature logs don't either: 234 historical bad actors surface in Palm Beach County on the 11-year pattern view, led by LE BON GOUT RESTAURANT LLC, LE BERGER RESTAURANT LLC. The full repeat-offender record sits below. That is management, not mystery.
- LE BON GOUT RESTAURANT LLCLake Worth BeachActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 03/11/2026
- LE BERGER RESTAURANT LLCLake Worth BeachActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 05/11/2026
- GREEN HOUSEWest Palm BeachActive bad actorlast visit 04/09/2026
- HERITAGE PIZZA AND GRILLLake Worth BeachActive bad actorlast visit 01/29/2026
- RED CRAB - JUICY SEAFOODWest Palm BeachActive bad actorlast visit 05/04/2026
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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.
CANNOLI KITCHEN PIZZA in Boca Raton, CITY CELLAR WINE BAR & GRILL in West Palm Beach and PLATINUM ELITE VENDING in West Palm Beach are the names leading the list in Palm Beach County. Twenty-nine restaurants carry one or more defunct-indicator signals including silent inspectors, inactive licenses, dissolved corporations or third-party verifier confirmations in the 90-day public window. A good walk-in tells you everything, but a silent inspector for months tells you the lights might already be off. The closure-signal cohort includes 4 fast-food spots, 3 sandwich shops, 2 wine bars and 1 bakery. There are 19 standalone restaurants and 10 chain locations in this group. Volume is steady against the last public cut. These are signals, not all confirmed permanent closures, as only a Closure Score 4/4 is third-party verified while lower scores remain likely, probable or DBPR-flagged-inactive.
- CANNOLI KITCHEN PIZZABoca Ratonclosure score 3
- CITY CELLAR WINE BAR & GRILLWest Palm Beachclosure score 3
- PLATINUM ELITE VENDINGWest Palm Beachclosure score 3
- LETS DISH CARIBBEAN RESTAURANTWest Palm Beachclosure score 2
- DUCK DONUTS ROYAL PALM BEACHRoyal Palm Beachclosure score 3
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Off the Radar
197 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).
Stripped of the marketing, the line reads as follows: 197 off-radar licenses surface in Palm Beach County this cycle — 5 DBPR-active licenses with no inspector visit in 365+ days (off-cadence under Florida statute 61C-1.002); 84 with formal DBPR distress signals (Status 45/46, IFLAL, annual inspection gap); 5 appearing in both categories. 6 additional licenses were escalated to Closures with stronger confirmation signals. The line deserved better.
- 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
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New Owners
17 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 stood out in the Palm Beach County records. Seventeen ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. The volume of these changes is even with the last report. These are operator turnovers where a new owner-of-record takes over an existing license; they are not closures, cancellations, or revocations.
- KOKORO SUSHIBoca Raton
- CANNOLI KITCHEN YAMATOBoca Raton
- MARGAUX BAKERYBoca Raton
- ORCHIDS GARDEN BOCABoca Raton
- ELLA COFFEE HOUSEBoynton Beach
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Chain Activity
56 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Fifty-six chain brands surface across Palm Beach County, spanning 269 locations. You see Subway and McDonald's showing up, alongside Burger King in the mix. The state paperwork is heavy; inspectors track 1704 total recent failures statewide right now. That number alone tells you something about how things are running behind the scenes. Out here in Palm Beach County, we are seeing 154 recent failure reports pop up in that 30-day window. The line cooks know this grind is constant. Twenty-three licenses have been lost recently across West Palm Beach. Those places went dark for good, and 49 permanent closures were recorded there too.
- SubwayFlorida38 flagged locations
- McDonald'sFlorida27 flagged locations
- Burger KingFlorida19 flagged locations
- Jersey Mike's SubsFlorida17 flagged locations
- Florida Sportservice IncFlorida7 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: ELISABETTA'S/BAR CAPRI in West Palm Beach drew the loudest scorecard in Palm Beach County. 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. 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).
- ELISABETTA'S/BAR CAPRIWest Palm Beach2 INT4 BASPestScore 74
Openings
30 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.
When the inspector's clipboard meets the temp log, the gap is the story: Current Palm Beach County tally: 30 opening signals. 12 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 21 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include LONG ISLAND BAGEL CAFE in Boca Raton, H&H BAGELS in West Palm Beach and GERONIMO TEQUILA BAR AND SOUTHWEST GRILL in Delray Beach. That is management, not mystery.
- 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
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Clean Plates
141 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: 141 Palm Beach County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — STAR MAMA LLC, THE PALM HOUSE, E R BRADLEY'S SALOON among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. STAR MAMA LLC stretched a high-priority-free run to 28 inspections covering roughly 7 years. The line deserved better.
- STAR MAMA LLCBoynton Beach
- THE PALM HOUSEJuno Beach
- E R BRADLEY'S SALOONWest Palm Beach
- BAGELS &Lake Worth Beach
- EL FOGONCITOJupiter
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