The regulatory question is simple: Florida baseline first: Miami-Dade County's chronic density is 26% below the Florida average. Miami-Dade County counts 201 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Bakery, 1 Hotel, 1 Italian, and 1 Sushi. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
Emergency Orders
36 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
SICHUAN CUISINE in North Miami Beach, MI LINDO ECUADOR in Miami and TACOLOGY in Miami led the board of failures in Miami-Dade County. These locations represent some of the most serious regulatory interventions documented recently. Inspectors ordered 36 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window. When DBPR orders a kitchen closed on the spot, it serves as a more immediate signal than administrative actions, license cancellations, or corporate dissolutions. Across this Red Alert cohort, the breakdown includes 1 American, 1 Beach, 1 Chinese, and 1 Mexican establishment. Emergency-order volume remains steady compared to the last public data.
- SICHUAN FISH RESTAURANT SICHUAN CUISINENorth Miami Beach1 HP2 INT5 BASPestScore 175last visit 2026-06-02
- 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
201 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
ZBACHI B in Miami, SUVICHE in Miami and PAT & PHIL in Doral drew the loudest scorecard in Miami-Dade County. These establishments are on a near-miss watch list after posting 201 high-priority citations in the recent 30-day window. None of these specific failures resulted in an emergency-order closure, which is a separate regulatory action reserved for immediate threats to public health. Instead, these operators stayed open despite drawing significant inspector attention for HP and INT violations. Whether these kitchens can maintain compliance remains a question for upcoming follow-up inspections.
- ZBACHI BMiami3 HP1 INTScore 310last visit 2026-06-06
- SUVICHEMiami7 HP3 INT9 BASScore 739last visit 2026-06-05
- PAT & PHILDoral4 HP6 INT9 BASPestScore 519last visit 2026-06-04
- LE SPECIALITA / KRYUMiami4 HP9 INT13 BASPestScore 553last visit 2026-06-04
- CAFE BELLINIBal Harbour3 HP3 INT1 BASPestScore 381last visit 2026-06-04
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Worst Offenders
215 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.
An 11-year pattern view of regulatory data reveals 215 historical bad actors in Miami-Dade County. This long-term tracking highlights operators with recurring issues that signal deep-seated compliance problems. Leading this group of repeat offenders are SANG'S CHINESE FOOD in Miami and SICHUAN FISH RESTAURANT SICHUAN CUISINE in Miami. These establishments represent part of a larger trend of persistent sanitation or operational failures documented over the last decade.
- SANG'S CHINESE FOODNorth Miami BeachActive bad actorlast visit 12/04/2025
- SICHUAN FISH RESTAURANT SICHUAN CUISINENORTH MIAMI BEACHActive bad actor
- MAY FU CHINESE RESTAURANTMiamiActive bad actorlast visit 03/04/2026
- OCEAN 5 CAFEMIAMI BEACHActive bad actor
- EL PALACIO DE LOS JUGOSCutler BayActive bad actorlast visit 04/22/2026
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Closures
57 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.
Three years of inspection records tell this story: GUACA-MOLE in Hialeah, 8870 SW 40TH STREET in Miami and AGUACATE GARDEN in Miami led the board in Miami-Dade County. 57 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. 51 standalone restaurants and 6 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 numbers are the story.
- GUACA-MOLEHialeahclosure score 5
- 8870 SW 40TH STREETMiamiclosure score 3
- AGUACATE GARDENMiamiclosure score 3
- AREPACONMiamiclosure score 3
- ASIAN WOK & GRILLAventuraclosure score 3
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New Owners
47 records this window
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: JOJO'S NY STYLE PIZZA in Miami, COURTYARD CAFE in Kendall and STRADA MIAMI SHORES in Miami Shores put the sharpest marks on Miami-Dade County's list. 47 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.
- JOJO'S NY STYLE PIZZAMiami
- COURTYARD CAFEKendall
- COURTYARD CAFEMiami
- STRADA MIAMI SHORESMiami Shores
- CUBAN OVENHialeah
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Chain Activity
107 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
The inspection record spans eleven years; the pattern is clear: 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
1 record this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
COMPASS ONE LLC in Doral drew the loudest scorecard in Miami-Dade County. It is one restaurant that met the sustained-improvement test, which requires at least four inspections in each 12-month window and an active license. The data shows COMPASS ONE LLC in Doral dropped high-priority and critical violations from 3 to 1 across two 12-month windows. That represents a 66.7% improvement in food safety compliance.
- COMPASS ONE LLCDoral2 BASPestScore 52
Openings
91 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.
Miami-Dade County is seeing a surge in new restaurant activity with 91 opening signals recorded recently. While 4 of these were announced through news or operator channels, 83 remain tied to new DBPR license records awaiting outside confirmation. New names appearing on the regulatory radar include THADS PIZZA in Miami, GHEE INDIAN KITCHEN in Miami and H&H BAGELS in Pinecrest. As these kitchens prepare to serve the public, the question remains whether they will maintain compliance with state health standards from day one.
- THADS PIZZAMiamiconfirmed open
- JOJO'S NY STYLE PIZZAMiamiconfirmed open
- GHEE INDIAN KITCHENMiamiconfirmed open
- H&H BAGELSPinecrestconfirmed open
- TACOS EL MEXICONorth Miami
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Clean Plates
186 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: 186 Miami-Dade County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — SUSHI SAKE HOMESTEAD, CHEESE BURGER BABY, LAS OLAS CAFE among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. SUSHI SAKE HOMESTEAD stretched 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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