The density of chronic failures in Palm Beach County is 31% above the Florida average. It is a heavy number. In recent weeks, the county drew 83 high-priority hits across the board. That list includes a mix of kitchens that failed to meet the standard. The violations hit an Assisted Living facility, one BBQ spot, one Cafe, and one Chinese restaurant. A kitchen is only as good as the standards kept behind the swinging doors.
Emergency Orders
42 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
CAFE DE ARTISTES in Jupiter, MOFONGO CANDELA in Lake Worth Beach, and BRICK ALLEY TAVERN in Lake Worth Beach stood out in the Palm Beach County files. Inspectors ordered 42 kitchens shut under emergency orders in the 90-day window. When an inspector hits the floor with an emergency order, they are not there to talk; they are there to stop the service immediately. These shutdowns move faster than a license cancellation or a corporate dissolution. They are the most immediate signals of a kitchen in crisis. This group included 1 French restaurant, 1 pub, and 1 restaurant. The volume of these emergency orders has remained steady compared to the last period.
- CAFE DE ARTISTESJupiter3 HP1 INT1 BASPestScore 361last visit 2026-06-02
- MOFONGO CANDELALake Worth Beach4 HP1 INT1 BASPestScore 461last visit 2026-06-02
- BRICK ALLEY TAVERNLake Worth Beach2 HP1 INT1 BASPestScore 261last visit 2026-05-27
- BRASS MONKEY SPORTS BAR AND GRILLLake Worth Beach4 HP1 INT2 BASPestScore 462last visit 2026-05-26
- FLAME BBQ & SOULFOODMangonia Park1 HPPestScore 150last visit 2026-05-20
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Near Miss
83 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
MRG (2008-E) BOCA RATON LLC in Boca Raton, BARCELONA WINE BAR in Delray Beach and NOMU SUSHI & PUB in Boca Raton drew the loudest scorecard in Palm Beach County. These kitchens are on the near-miss watch list after racking up 83 high-priority citations in a 30-day window. They stayed open for now, but they are walking a thin line. None of these spots were hit with an emergency order to shut down, but they are all staring down the barrel of a follow-up inspection. The violations centered on HP and INT categories. A kitchen can survive a bad shift, but you cannot hide from the patterns.
- MRG (2008-E) BOCA RATON LLCBoca Raton4 HP2 INT4 BASScore 424last visit 2025-11-06
- BARCELONA WINE BARDelray Beach7 HP7 INT4 BASPestScore 824last visit 2026-06-05
- NOMU SUSHI & PUBBoca Raton4 HP3 INT1 BASPestScore 481last visit 2026-06-05
- BRIOCHE BAKERY AND CAFÉDelray Beach6 HP5 INT2 BASPestScore 702last visit 2026-06-04
- KEKE'S BREAKFAST CAFEPalm Springs5 HP2 INT1 BASScore 521last visit 2026-06-04
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Worst Offenders
222 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. 222 historical bad actors surface in Palm Beach County on the 11-year pattern view, led by LE BON GOUT RESTAURANT LLC, LE BERGER RESTAURANT LLC. The full repeat-offender record sits below.
- LE BON GOUT RESTAURANT LLCLake Worth BeachActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 03/11/2026
- LE BERGER RESTAURANT LLCLake Worth BeachActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 05/11/2026
- GREEN HOUSEWest Palm BeachActive bad actorlast visit 04/09/2026
- HERITAGE PIZZA AND GRILLLake Worth BeachActive bad actorlast visit 01/29/2026
- RED CRAB - JUICY SEAFOODWest Palm BeachActive bad actorlast visit 05/04/2026
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Closures
12 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.
CANNOLI KITCHEN PIZZA in Boca Raton, CITY CELLAR WINE BAR & GRILL in West Palm Beach and EDGIE'S GRILL INC in Delray Beach put the sharpest marks on the list of recent failures in Palm Beach County. When a kitchen goes quiet, it usually tells a story that the menu cannot hide. 12 restaurants carry one or more closure signals in the 90-day public window, ranging from silent inspectors to inactive licenses and dissolved corporations. The cohort of likely defunct spots includes 2 fast-food locations, 1 Bakery, 1 Donuts shop, and 1 Pizza place. Among them are 10 standalone restaurants and 2 chain locations. These are signals rather than confirmed permanent closures, as only a score of 4/4 represents a third-party verified shutdown; the rest remain likely or probable based on DBPR flags.
- CANNOLI KITCHEN PIZZABoca Ratonclosure score 3
- CITY CELLAR WINE BAR & GRILLWest Palm Beachclosure score 3
- EDGIE'S GRILL INCDELRAY BEACHclosure score 2
- SUBWAY 690 GLADES LLCBoca Ratonclosure score 3
- MCK WELLINGTONWellingtonclosure score 4
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New Owners
15 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
KOKORO SUSHI in Boca Raton, CANNOLI KITCHEN YAMATO in Boca Raton and JOHN G'S in Manalapan carried the front of this Palm Beach County file. A new owner-of-record on an existing license is just a change in paperwork, not a failure of the kitchen itself. 15 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. These are operator turnovers and nothing more. The volume of these changes stays even with the last public cut.
- KOKORO SUSHIBoca Raton
- CANNOLI KITCHEN YAMATOBoca Raton
- JOHN G'SManalapan
- EUROPA BILLIARDS CLUBBoynton Beach
- PAELLA MASTER INCGreen Acres
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Chain Activity
56 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Fifty-six chain brands surface across Palm Beach County, spanning 269 locations. You see Subway and McDonald's showing up, alongside Burger King in the mix. The state paperwork is heavy; inspectors track 1704 total recent failures statewide right now. That number alone tells you something about how things are running behind the scenes. Out here in Palm Beach County, we are seeing 154 recent failure reports pop up in that 30-day window. The line cooks know this grind is constant. Twenty-three licenses have been lost recently across West Palm Beach. Those places went dark for good, and 49 permanent closures were recorded there too.
- SubwayFlorida38 flagged locations
- McDonald'sFlorida27 flagged locations
- Burger KingFlorida19 flagged locations
- Jersey Mike's SubsFlorida17 flagged locations
- Florida Sportservice IncFlorida7 flagged locations
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Openings
189 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.
Palm Beach County is seeing a rush of new activity with 189 opening signals. You can track 15 of those through announcements on social media or local news, while 23 more are appearing as new license records in the DBPR files awaiting confirmation. The new names hitting the street include LAZY DOG RESTAURANT AND BAR/JOLENE’S WINGS AND BEER in Boca Raton, H&H BAGELS in West Palm Beach, and SANDY JAMES PRODUCTIONS INC in Boynton Beach. A new kitchen is a fresh start, but character shows in how they handle the rush.
- LAZY DOG RESTAURANT AND BAR/JOLENE’S WINGS AND BEERBoca Ratonconfirmed open
- H&H BAGELSWest Palm Beachconfirmed open
- SANDY JAMES PRODUCTIONS INCBoynton Beachconfirmed open
- TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSEDelray Beachconfirmed open
- CHEESE LOVERS KITCHENWellingtonconfirmed open
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Clean Plates
146 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. 146 Palm Beach County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — STAR MAMA LLC, THE PALM HOUSE, E R BRADLEY'S SALOON among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. STAR MAMA LLC stretched a high-priority-free run to 28 inspections covering roughly 7 years. That is management, not mystery.
- STAR MAMA LLCBoynton Beach
- THE PALM HOUSEJuno Beach
- E R BRADLEY'S SALOONWest Palm Beach
- BAGELS &Lake Worth Beach
- EL FOGONCITOJupiter
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