Listen, look at the numbers. Broward County is absolutely crushing it compared to the rest of the state with a failure rate 73% below the Florida average. Yo, but don't get it twisted because we still got a problem. Broward County racked up 40 recent high-priority hits. We are talking about a mix that includes 2 diners, 1 Cafe, 1 Cheese, and 1 Office.
Emergency Orders
25 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Yo, look at these numbers in Broward County! LUV'N OVEN ALE HOUSE in Sunrise, STEAK N SHAKE in Sunrise and RUMROASTERS in Davie are leading the board for all the wrong reasons. We are talking 25 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window where DBPR ordered the kitchen closed on the spot. Listen, these aren't just slips; these are the most actionable signals we have! This is faster than admin actions, faster than license cancellation, and way faster than corporate dissolution. Now check the Red Alert cohort: 1 Chinese, 1 Fast Food, 1 Pizza, and 1 Tacos all got hit. The emergency-order volume is staying 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
40 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Listen, we have got some absolute disasters in Broward County. LALOUS CUISINE AND CATERING in Hollywood, THE CHEESE COURSE in Weston and VIENNA CAFE AND BISTRO in Cooper City just posted the loudest scorecards in the region. Yo, 40 high-priority citations in a 30-day window! Forty! That is not a slip up, that is a total breakdown of standards. Look, none of these resulted in an emergency-order closure, so they are staying open for now. But make no mistake, these spots are on the near-miss watch list. They drew massive inspector attention with HP and BAS violations and any one of them could be walking into a follow-up inspection right now.
- 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
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.
Listen, we have a total disaster in Broward County. We are talking about 223 historical bad actors surfacing in the 11-year pattern view. That is not a mistake, that is a legacy of failure. Yo, look at the top of the list. MATCHBOX SAWGRASS MILLS in Sunrise and LA GOURMANDIZE RESTAURANT in Fort Lauderdale are leading the pack of repeat offenders. The full record of these failures sits below.
- 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
37 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.
Yo, look at these names topping the list in Broward County! We are talking about Pinolandia2go in Pembroke Pines, Tropical Vibes Caribbean Restaurant LLC in Miramar and LA UNION RESTAURANT OF FLA in Margate leading the pack. This is not a game, people. Listen, we have 37 restaurants carrying one or more defunct-indicator signals in the 90-day public window. We are talking silent inspectors, inactive licenses, dissolved corporations and third-party verifications. That is a massive wave of uncertainty hitting the streets. Look at this breakdown! In this closure-signal cohort, we have 3 burgers, 2 donuts, 2 lounges and 2 restaurants. Yo, that is 24 standalone spots and 13 chain locations just drifting away. Now get this straight because it is important: these are signals, not all confirmed permanent closures. A Closure Score of 4/4 means third-party verified, but those lower scores are just likely, probable or DBPR-flagged-inactive.
- 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
307 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).
Listen, we have a massive blind spot in Broward County. Look, 307 licenses just surfaced off the radar this cycle. We are talking about 7 DBPR-active licenses that have not seen an inspector in 365+ days. That is a total blackout under Florida statute 61C-1.002. Listen, it gets worse. There are 114 licenses with formal DBPR distress signals, including Status 45/46, IFLAL, and annual inspection gaps. Get this: 7 of those places are hitting both categories of failure. To top it all off, 8 additional licenses were escalated to Closures after stronger confirmation signals came in.
- INDULGE BBQSunrise
- PICK A BALLDeerfield Beach
- SOLO CULINARIUM LLCHallandale Beach
- BORIN CUBAPlantation
- IZGARA INCPlantation
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New Owners
26 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Yo, we have some absolute disasters in Broward County. JACKS HAMBURGER HOUSE in Oakland Park, 5TH ELEMENT INDIAN GRILL in Pompano Beach and ISLAND SIGNATURE RESTAURANT LLC in Fort Lauderdale drew the loudest scorecard in the region. This is a total meltdown on the inspection front. Yo, check the numbers because they are wild. We saw 26 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. Now look, let me be clear: these are operator turnovers with a new owner-of-record on an existing license. This is not a closure, it is not a cancellation, and it is certainly not a revocation.
- 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
84 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Yo, we are looking at a massive footprint in Broward County with 84 chain brands and 497 locations in the mix. Yo, this is where it gets wild because we have 106 FSQ-confirmed closures and 23 lapsed licenses. Look at the names leading the pack: Subway, Hz Coffee Group Llc, and Hsi Mca Fll Fb Llc.
- 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
2 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Look, look at these numbers in Broward County. LOBBY FTL / MASA AND MORE in Fort Lauderdale and BLOCK 40 FOOD HALL in Hollywood are leading the board. They are sitting right at the top of the pile. Listen, we have 2 restaurants that actually passed the sustained-improvement test. We are talking about four inspections in a 12-month window and cutting those high-priority critical counts by 50% or more while keeping an active license. LOBBY FTL / MASA AND MORE in Fort Lauderdale did exactly that, slashing their HP+Critical counts from 8 down to 4 across two 12-month windows. That is a 50.0% improvement.
- LOBBY FTL / MASA AND MOREFort Lauderdale
- BLOCK 40 FOOD HALLHollywood1 INT2 BASScore 12
Openings
35 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.
Look, we got some movement in Broward County with 35 opening signals hitting the radar. Listen, we have 7 announced via FB, news, or operator signal, and 28 DBPR-new license records that are still awaiting outside confirmation. Look at these names entering the game. We got SOUTHERN EATS KITCHEN in Pompano Beach, SANTORINI BY GEORGIOS and 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
144 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Look, we have some absolute warriors in Broward County. 144 licensees just crushed it and ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections. We are talking about NIRALA DESI FOOD in Fort Lauderdale, TAQUERIA EL JOVENAZO in Fort Lauderdale, and J A W DELI CORP in Fort Lauderdale showing us how it is done. Yo, this isn't some one-time fluke or a lucky break with the inspector. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations. Look at NIRALA DESI FOOD in Fort Lauderdale, which stretched a high-priority-free run to 30 inspections over roughly 7.5 years. That is legendary consistency!
- NIRALA DESI FOODSunrise
- TAQUERIA EL JOVENAZONorth Lauderdale
- J A W DELI CORPPembroke Pines
- APPETITESPembroke Park
- MENTENYC LLCWeston
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