The regulatory question is simple: Statewide read: Broward County's failure rate is 74% below the Florida average. Broward County posts 36 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 sushi bars, 1 American, 1 Cafe, and 1 Cheese. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
Emergency Orders
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Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
LUV'N OVEN ALE HOUSE in Sunrise, STEAK N SHAKE in Sunrise and RUMROASTERS in Davie led the recent failures across Broward County. In the 90-day window, inspectors ordered 26 restaurants shut via emergency orders. These immediate closures by the DBPR represent a more rapid regulatory response than standard administrative actions or license cancellations. The cohort of kitchens facing these emergency shutdowns included 1 Chinese restaurant, 1 Fast Food location, 1 Pizza shop, and 1 Tacos establishment. The volume of these emergency orders remains steady compared to previous data. Under Florida law, these immediate interventions are reserved for situations where a failure to comply with safety standards poses an imminent threat to public health.
- 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.
OZZIE'S OCEANFRONT RESTAURANT & BAR in Fort Lauderdale, LA CASITA SALVADORENA in Oakland Park and MATTEOS in Hallandale led the board in Broward County. 36 high-priority citations were posted in the 30-day window. None of these resulted in an emergency-order closure, which is a separate tier of enforcement. These locations sit on the near-miss watch list, representing restaurants that drew inspector attention but stayed open. While they avoided immediate shutdown, they all racked up HP and INT violations. Under Florida's regulatory framework, these high-priority citations signal significant risks that often trigger follow-up inspections to ensure compliance with food safety standards.
- OZZIE'S OCEANFRONT RESTAURANT & BARFort Lauderdale6 HP3 INT8 BASScore 638last visit 2026-06-05
- LA CASITA SALVADORENAOakland Park6 HP2 INTScore 620last visit 2026-06-04
- MATTEOSHallandale4 HP3 INT3 BASPestScore 483last visit 2026-06-03
- POMPANO PIZZAPompano Beach4 HP6 INT7 BASPestScore 517last visit 2026-06-02
- JASMINE THAI AND SUSHIMargate3 HP1 INT4 BASScore 314last visit 2026-06-02
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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.
Three years of inspection records tell this story: 208 historical bad actors surface in Broward County on the 11-year pattern view, led by MATCHBOX SAWGRASS MILLS, LA GOURMANDIZE RESTAURANT. The full repeat-offender record sits below. The numbers are the story.
- 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
- ORIGENCooper CityActive bad actorlast visit 05/26/2026
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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.
Trajectory tells the truth statistics hide: CRAFT FT LAUDERDALE in Fort Lauderdale, DENNY'S OF OAKLAND PARK 7458 in Fort Lauderdale and DR SUBS SALADS & MORE in Pompano Beach 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: 3 sandwiches, 1 Bar, 1 Beach, and 1 Brunch. 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. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
- CRAFT FT LAUDERDALEFort Lauderdaleclosure score 3
- DENNY'S OF OAKLAND PARK 7458Fort Lauderdaleclosure score 3
- DR SUBS SALADS & MOREPompano Beachclosure score 3
- FAMILY KITCHEN RESTAURANT AND CATERINGFort Lauderdaleclosure score 3
- HILTON FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH RESORT LE MARCHEFort Lauderdaleclosure score 3
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New Owners
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DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Florida statute 61C-1.002 sets the cadence; the inspectors honor it: 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. 25 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 not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
- JACKS HAMBURGER HOUSEOakland Park
- 5TH ELEMENT INDIAN GRILLPompano Beach
- ISLAND SIGNATURE RESTAURANT LLCFort Lauderdale
- ABBOTTS FROZEN CUSTARDCoconut Creek
- NOVE PASTA HOUSEFort Lauderdale
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Chain Activity
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Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Read the EOR action codes the way auditors do: 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.
The inspection record spans eleven years; the pattern is clear: LOBBY FTL / MASA AND MORE in Fort Lauderdale and BLOCK 40 FOOD HALL in Hollywood carried the front of this Broward County file. 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).
- 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.
Cross-reference Sunbiz dissolution against DBPR active status — the gap matters: Total for Broward County: 37 opening signals. 3 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 33 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include SOUTHERN EATS KITCHEN in Pompano Beach, HOW YA DOUGH'N in Coral Springs and PEPE'S NEAPOLITAN PIZZA in Pompano Beach. The numbers are the story.
- SOUTHERN EATS KITCHENPompano Beachconfirmed open
- HOW YA DOUGH'NCoral Springsconfirmed open
- PEPE'S NEAPOLITAN PIZZAPompano Beachconfirmed open
- SAUCE'EMDeerfield Beach
- FIN’S KITCHEN CARIBBEAN GRILLPompano Beach
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Clean Plates
155 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
This is the part operators cannot wave away: 155 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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