Broward County seems to be navigating much calmer waters than the rest of the state, with a failure rate sitting 68% below the Florida average. While the statewide ecosystem is currently dealing with a storm of 1449 recent failures and 320 lost licenses in the last 30 days, the local landscape remains relatively stable. The local tally shows 44 recent high-priority hits across Broward County. The variety of the culinary casualties includes 2 sushi bars, 1 Cafe, 1 Cheese shop, and 1 Diner that failed to keep the inspectors at bay.
Emergency Orders
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Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
The menu did not mention this part, naturally: LUV'N OVEN ALE HOUSE in Sunrise, STEAK N SHAKE in Sunrise and RUMROASTERS in Davie led the board in Broward County. 25 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. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- 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.
LA CASITA SALVADORENA in Oakland Park, MATTEOS in Hallandale, and POMPANO PIZZA in Pompano Beach headlined a recent Broward County file of culinary near-misses. These kitchens managed to dodge an emergency order closure, though they certainly flirted with the edge of the swamp. Inspectors drew 44 high-priority citations across these establishments in the 30-day window. While none of these locations were ordered shut, they all walked away with HP and INT violations that suggest their sanitation standards are currently drifting somewhere toward the Everglades. These restaurants remain on the watch list, sitting in that precarious middle ground where they stay open but invite a follow-up inspection at any moment. For now, they continue to serve the public, provided you don't mind the high-priority paperwork trailing behind them.
- LA CASITA SALVADORENAOakland Park6 HP2 INTScore 620last visit 2025-11-17
- MATTEOSHallandale4 HP3 INT3 BASPestScore 483last visit 2025-10-28
- POMPANO PIZZAPompano Beach4 HP6 INT7 BASPestScore 517last visit 2026-01-22
- JASMINE THAI AND SUSHIMargate3 HP1 INT4 BASScore 314last visit 2026-03-04
- FLAVORS CARIBBEAN RESTAURANTDeerfield Beach4 HP1 INT2 BASPestScore 462last visit 2025-10-30
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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.
In Broward County, the 11-year pattern view has unearthed 208 historical bad actors who seem to treat food safety regulations as mere suggestions. Leading this parade of repeat offenders are MATCHBOX SAWGRASS MILLS and LA GOURMANDIZE RESTAURANT.
- 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.
South of the I-4 corridor, the violations get colorful: Pinolandia2go in Pembroke Pines, Tropical Vibes Caribbean Restaurant LLC in Miramar and BICHE/LA CHULITA in Davie carried the front of this Broward County file. 20 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 Bar, 1 Beach, 1 Brazilian Steak, and 1 Burritos. 16 standalone restaurants and 4 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.
- Pinolandia2goPembroke Pinesclosure score 5
- Tropical Vibes Caribbean Restaurant LLCMiramarclosure score 5
- BICHE/LA CHULITADavieclosure score 3
- LUZIAHallandaleclosure score 3
- SWEET BLENDZWestonclosure score 3
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Distressed
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Active status-20 licenses with a 365+ day coalesced DBPR inspection gap and proof-of-life from Google or Sunbiz.
Florida files this kind of thing under 'Tuesday': Distressed means active DBPR-licensed restaurants that still appear open but have not had a coalesced state inspection in 365+ days. 8 Broward County licenses fit that public-health blind spot: Google or Sunbiz still shows proof of life, while DBPR's inspection file has gone quiet. The swamp, for once, is not the problem.
- ACES CHEESTEAKSSunrise
- PICK A BALLDeerfield Beach
- CLUB LEVEL CONCIERGE LOUNGEHollywood
- CT CANTINA AND TAQUERIADania Beach
- INDULGE BBQSunrise
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New Owners
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DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Down here, the inspector's clipboard reads like fiction: 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. 31 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 swamp, for once, is not the problem.
- JACKS HAMBURGER HOUSEOakland Park
- 5TH ELEMENT INDIAN GRILLPompano Beach
- ISLAND SIGNATURE RESTAURANT LLCFort Lauderdale
- NOVE PASTA HOUSEFort Lauderdale
- LA CONDESA MEXICAN RESTAURANTWeston
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Chain Activity
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Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
The hurricane shutters are up; the inspections kept going: 84 chain brands surface in Broward County’s rollup, covering 497 locations between them: 106 FSQ-confirmed closures, 23 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Subway, Hz Coffee Group Llc, 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
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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.
If you squint past the palm trees, the report is plain: LOBBY FTL / MASA AND MORE in Fort Lauderdale and BLOCK 40 FOOD HALL in Hollywood drew the loudest scorecard 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). The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- 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.
Out where the heat melts the rules, here is the count: Broward County count: 37 opening signals. 7 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 30 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names 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. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- 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 between the mop sink and the mangroves, the facts arrived: 151 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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