The density of chronic violations across Miami-Dade County currently sits at 26% below the Florida average. It is a relatively calm patch of sawgrass compared to the rest of the state, though the local ecosystem still holds some teeth. Recent inspections in Miami-Dade County pulled 204 high-priority hits from various kitchens. The list of offenders includes 1 Bakery, 1 Hotel, 1 Italian restaurant, and 1 Sports Bar.
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: SICHUAN FISH RESTAURANT SICHUAN CUISINE in North Miami Beach, MI LINDO ECUADOR in Miami and TACOLOGY in Miami drew the loudest scorecard in Miami-Dade County. 36 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 American, 1 Beach, 1 Chinese, and 1 Mexican. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- SICHUAN FISH RESTAURANT SICHUAN CUISINENorth Miami Beach1 HP2 INT5 BASPestScore 175last visit 2025-07-14
- MI LINDO ECUADORMiami9 HP4 INT24 BASPestScore 1014last visit 2026-05-27
- TACOLOGYMiami1 HP1 BASScore 101last visit 2026-05-15
- DENNY'S RESTAURANT #8698Coral Gables8 BASPestScore 58last visit 2026-05-18
- MIAM CAFÉMiami Beach3 HP6 INT5 BASPestScore 415last visit 2026-05-18
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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.
Somewhere between the mop sink and the mangroves, the facts arrived: PAT & PHIL in Doral, LE SPECIALITA / KRYU in Miami and CAFE BELLINI in Bal Harbour led the board in Miami-Dade County. 204 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.
- PAT & PHILDoral4 HP6 INT9 BASPestScore 519last visit 2026-01-21
- LE SPECIALITA / KRYUMiami4 HP9 INT13 BASPestScore 553last visit 2025-10-10
- CAFE BELLINIBal Harbour3 HP3 INT1 BASPestScore 381last visit 2025-10-08
- WHITELAW HOTEL & LOUNGE (THE)Miami Beach6 HP6 INT12 BASScore 672last visit 2025-09-15
- CARACAS BAKERYMiami4 HP3 INT10 BASPestScore 490last visit 2026-03-26
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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.
If you squint past the palm trees, the report is plain: 215 historical bad actors surface in Miami-Dade County on the 11-year pattern view, led by SANG'S CHINESE FOOD, ALEGRIA BY EL RANCHERITO. The full repeat-offender record sits below. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- SANG'S CHINESE FOODNorth Miami BeachActive bad actorlast visit 12/04/2025
- ALEGRIA BY EL RANCHERITODoralActive bad actorlast visit 02/17/2026
- GUACA-MOLEMiamiActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 04/06/2026
- LORETTA & THE BUTCHERCoconut GroveActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 05/14/2026
- DON JEDIONDOMiamiActive 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.
Florida files this kind of thing under 'Tuesday': GUACA-MOLE in Hialeah, EMILIO'S TRATTORIA in Bay Harbor Islands and RESTAURANT EL TROVADOR #2 in Homestead drew the loudest scorecard in Miami-Dade County. 50 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: 5 American spots, 2 bakeries, 2 bars, and 2 cafes. 40 standalone restaurants and 10 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 swamp, for once, is not the problem.
- GUACA-MOLEHialeahclosure score 5
- EMILIO'S TRATTORIABay Harbor Islandsclosure score 5
- RESTAURANT EL TROVADOR #2Homesteadclosure score 5
- FROZEN FLAVORHialeahclosure score 3
- GREEN BARMiamiclosure 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.
In Miami-Dade County, there is a particular kind of regulatory silence that should make any diner pause before ordering. Some restaurants maintain an active DBPR license and continue to show proof of life through Google or Sunbiz, yet they have managed to drift entirely off the state's inspection radar for over 365 days. This public-health blind spot currently includes 42 licenses in Miami-Dade County that are operating in a sort of inspection limbo. It is a quiet phenomenon where the lights stay on and the doors remain open, but the official food safety checks have vanished like a summer thunderstorm over the Everglades.
- EUREST DININGMiami
- PRITIKIN LONGEVITY CENTER & SPAMiami
- BANQUET PANTRYMiami Beach
- POOL BAR AT THE ROYAL PALMMiami Beach
- COFFEE BAR AT THE ROYAL PALMMiami Beach
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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: JOJO'S NY STYLE PIZZA in Miami, COURTYARD CAFE in Kendall and SAMMYS CAFE LLC in Pinecrest led the board in Miami-Dade County. 51 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.
- JOJO'S NY STYLE PIZZAMiami
- COURTYARD CAFEKendall
- COURTYARD CAFEMiami
- SAMMYS CAFE LLCPinecrest
- EL PROPIO 305Miami
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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: 107 chain brands surface in Miami-Dade County’s rollup, covering 406 locations between them: 133 FSQ-confirmed closures, 11 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Hz Coffee Group Llc, KFC, Panera Bread.
- Hz Coffee Group LlcFlorida34 flagged locations
- KFCFlorida23 flagged locations
- Panera BreadFlorida14 flagged locations
- Boston Culinary Group IncFlorida35 flagged locations
- IHOPFlorida8 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.
South of the I-4 corridor, the violations get colorful: COMPASS ONE LLC in Doral put the sharpest marks on Miami-Dade County's list. 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. COMPASS ONE LLC in Doral dropped HP+Critical counts from 3 to 1 across the two 12-month windows (66.7% better).
- COMPASS ONE LLCDoral2 BASPestScore 52
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: Current Miami-Dade County tally: 95 opening signals. 7 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 92 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include MO'S BAGELS & DELI in Aventura, H&H BAGELS in Pinecrest and CACTUS CLUB CAFE in Miami. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- MO'S BAGELS & DELIAventuraconfirmed open
- H&H BAGELSPinecrestconfirmed open
- CARACAS BAKERYMiamiconfirmed open
- CARACAS BAKERYCoral Gablesconfirmed open
- CACTUS CLUB CAFEMiamiconfirmed 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.
In a landscape where many kitchens seem to operate with the hygiene of an Everglades swamp after a heavy rain, 176 Miami-Dade County licensees managed to run a clean Q2 2026 ledger. Among those navigating the inspections without incident were SUSHI SAKE HOMESTEAD, CHEESE BURGER BABY, and LAS OLAS CAFE. These aren't just lucky breaks from a wandering inspector; these are operators rewarded for consistency across multiple visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations. SUSHI SAKE HOMESTEAD has turned cleanliness into a long-term discipline, stretching a high-priority-free run to 21 inspections covering roughly 5.2 years.
- SUSHI SAKE HOMESTEADHomestead
- CHEESE BURGER BABYMiami Beach
- LAS OLAS CAFEMiami Beach
- Unnamed restaurantMiami Beach
- VIDA/ BLADEMiami Beach
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