The kitchen tells on itself. Florida baseline first: Broward County's failure rate is 72% below the Florida average. Broward County counts 36 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 sushi bars, 1 American, 1 Cafe, and 1 Cheese. The line deserved better.
Emergency Orders
26 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
BELLE CUISINE CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT LLC in Fort Lauderdale, ELVIS ITALIAN GRILLE in Davie and LUV'N OVEN ALE HOUSE in Sunrise put the sharpest marks on Broward County's list. 26 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 Diner, 1 Fast Food, 1 Pizza, and 1 Restaurant. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut.
- BELLE CUISINE CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT LLCFort Lauderdale1 HP7 INT8 BASScore 178last visit 2026-04-01
- ELVIS ITALIAN GRILLEDavie5 HP3 INT10 BASPestScore 590last visit 2026-06-05
- LUV'N OVEN ALE HOUSESunrise2 HP4 BASPestScore 254last visit 2026-05-19
- STEAK N SHAKESunrise2 HP1 BASPestScore 251last visit 2026-05-18
- RUMROASTERSDavie1 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 164
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Near Miss
36 records this window
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 drew the most heat in Broward County recently. These kitchens walked away from inspectors with high-priority citations that stick to your ribs. The 30-day window saw 36 high-priority violations posted across the county, but none of these specific spots were hit with an emergency order to shut down. They are the near-miss crowd—the restaurants that stayed open despite drawing serious attention for HP and INT violations. A kitchen can survive a bad inspection, but the inspectors always come back to see if you actually learned your lesson.
- 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
206 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.
Somewhere behind the line, the facts got ugly. 206 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.
- 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
20 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.
Walk into any prep room and the truth lives in the cooler: CRAFT FT LAUDERDALE in Fort Lauderdale, DENNY'S OF OAKLAND PARK 7458 in Fort Lauderdale and DR SUBS SALADS & MORE in Pompano Beach put the sharpest marks on Broward County's list. 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. The line deserved better.
- 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
29 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
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. These are operator turnovers where a new owner-of-record takes over an existing license. It is not a matter of closures, cancellations, or revocations. Twenty-nine ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. The volume of these changes remains even with the last public cut. When the names on the paperwork change, it does not mean the kitchen has closed; it just means someone else is now responsible for the heat.
- JACKS HAMBURGER HOUSEOakland Park
- 5TH ELEMENT INDIAN GRILLPompano Beach
- ISLAND SIGNATURE RESTAURANT LLCFort Lauderdale
- CARIBBEAN POT ON WHEELS JERK CENTERLauderhill
- MANGO FUSION RESTAURANTSunrise
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Chain Activity
84 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Cooks don't lie. Temperature logs don't either: 84 chain brands surface in Broward County’s rollup, covering 496 locations between them: 106 FSQ-confirmed closures, 23 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Subway, Hz Coffee Group Llc, Hsi Mca Fll Fb Llc. That is management, not mystery.
- SubwayFlorida72 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.
LOBBY FTL / MASA AND MORE in Fort Lauderdale and BLOCK 40 FOOD HALL in Hollywood are the names that stand out in Broward County right now. They managed to pass the test for sustained improvement. That means they had at least four inspections in each 12-month window, they cut their high-priority and critical violations by 50% or more, and they kept an active license. LOBBY FTL / MASA AND MORE in Fort Lauderdale saw real progress. They dropped their HP+Critical counts from 8 down to 4 across the two 12-month windows. That is a 50.0% improvement. A kitchen that cleans up like that shows someone finally decided to pay attention to the details.
- LOBBY FTL / MASA AND MOREFort Lauderdale
- BLOCK 40 FOOD HALLHollywood1 INT2 BASScore 12
Openings
249 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.
Broward County is seeing a rush of new energy with 249 opening signals recorded recently. Of those, 21 were announced through news or social media, while 32 new DBPR license records are still waiting for outside confirmation to prove they are truly ready for service. The new names appearing on the radar include MR SHUTTLE'S PIZZA BY THE SEA LLC in Fort Lauderdale, TACOCRAFT TAQUERIA AND TEQUILA BAR in Plantation, and BENNY'S SMASH BURGERS in Plantation. A kitchen is a living thing, and these spots are just beginning to find their rhythm.
- MR SHUTTLE'S PIZZA BY THE SEA LLCFort Lauderdaleconfirmed open
- TACOCRAFT TAQUERIA AND TEQUILA BARPlantationconfirmed open
- BENNY'S SMASH BURGERSPlantationconfirmed open
- GARY RACK'S FARMHOUSE KITCHENCoral Springsconfirmed open
- SOUTHERN EATS KITCHENPompano Beachconfirmed open
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Clean Plates
158 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
There is no romance in this part of the meal. 158 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. That is management, not mystery.
- NIRALA DESI FOODSunrise
- TAQUERIA EL JOVENAZONorth Lauderdale
- J A W DELI CORPPembroke Pines
- APPETITESPembroke Park
- MENTENYC LLCWeston
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