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BY MACHO MARV — METRO BRIEFING

Treasure Coast — Restaurant Inspection Briefing

OOOOH YEAAH! Statewide frame: Treasure Coast's chronic density is 209% above the Florida average. Treasure Coast's current board shows 29 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Bagels, 1 Bar, 1 Diner, and 1 Fast Food. BROTHER.

Emergency Orders

5 records this window

Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.

OH YEAH, MEAN GENE! BK#26880 in Stuart, STUART BOATHOUSE in Stuart and JAN'S PLACE RESTAURANT in Jensen Beach carried the front of this Treasure Coast file. 5 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: 2 sushi bars, 1 Brunch, and 1 Seafood. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. OH YEAH.

  • BK#26880Stuart2 HP1 INT2 BASPestScore 262last visit 2026-06-03
  • STUART BOATHOUSEStuart1 HPPestScore 150last visit 2026-05-28
  • JAN'S PLACE RESTAURANTJensen Beach7 HP3 BASPestScore 753last visit 2026-04-22
  • ICHIMARUStuart3 HP1 BASScore 301last visit 2026-02-04
  • RAMEN HANA AND SUSHIStuartlast visit 2026-04-14

Near Miss

29 records this window

Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.

BAGEL BROTHERS OF NEW YORK INC in Port St. Lucie, PICKLED RESTAURANT & BAR in Fort Pierce and BOHEMIO CAFE LLC in Fort Pierce put the sharpest marks on Treasure Coast's list. 29 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.

  • BAGEL BROTHERS OF NEW YORK INCPort St. Lucie3 HP4 INT3 BASPestScore 393last visit 2026-01-29
  • PICKLED RESTAURANT & BARFort Pierce4 HP3 INT4 BASPestScore 484last visit 2026-04-03
  • BOHEMIO CAFE LLCFort Pierce4 HP5 INT2 BASPestScore 502
  • SPIROS TAVERNAPort St. Lucie5 HP5 BASPestScore 555last visit 2026-06-02
  • SHUCKERSJensen Beach5 HP3 INT4 BASPestScore 584last visit 2026-06-01

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Worst Offenders

200 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.

SKY'S THE LIMIT AND SPACE IS THE PLACE! 200 historical bad actors surface in Treasure Coast on the 11-year pattern view, led by HOKKAIDO SUSHI & STEAK LLC, PUEBLO VIEJO ST LUCIE WEST. The full repeat-offender record sits below.

  • HOKKAIDO SUSHI & STEAK LLCPalm CityActive bad actorlast visit 05/19/2026
  • PUEBLO VIEJO ST LUCIE WESTPort St. LucieHistorical bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 03/17/2026
  • EL RANCHO RESTAURANTIndiantownActive bad actorlast visit 01/20/2026
  • RAMEN HANA AND SUSHIStuartActive bad actorlast visit 04/14/2026
  • KRAVE NOODLE & RICEStuartActive bad actorlast visit 03/31/2026

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Closures

7 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.

SNAP INTO IT! BIG BACK BBQ in Vero Beach, PAINTED FROG in Vero Beach and SEOUL GARDEN in Fort Pierce put the sharpest marks on Treasure Coast's list. 7 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: 1 American BBQ, 1 Bar, 1 Fast Food, and 1 Korean. 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. OOOOH YEAH.

  • BIG BACK BBQVero Beachclosure score 4
  • PAINTED FROGVero Beachclosure score 3
  • SEOUL GARDENFort Pierceclosure score 3
  • DENISE ROBERTSFort Pierceclosure score 3
  • MIZU VERO BEACHVero Beachclosure score 3

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New Owners

6 records this window

DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.

FUNKY LIKE A MONKEY! LABBYS PIZZERIA in Port St. Lucie, SEOUL GARDEN in Fort Pierce and DOCKSIDE DELI AND COFFEE LLC in Stuart led the board in Treasure Coast. 6 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.

  • LABBYS PIZZERIAPort St. Lucie
  • SEOUL GARDENFort Pierce
  • DOCKSIDE DELI AND COFFEE LLCStuart
  • JADE BOWLPort St. Lucie
  • BEN'S PIZZAJensen Beach

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Chain Activity

11 records this window

Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.

I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, BROTHER — 11 chain brands surface in Treasure Coast’s rollup, covering 65 locations between them: 18 FSQ-confirmed closures, 6 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Dunkin', Burger King, Pizza Hut. DIG IT, BROTHER.

  • Dunkin'Florida11 flagged locations
  • Burger KingFlorida6 flagged locations
  • Pizza HutFlorida5 flagged locations
  • Mensa Ii Ocean Hotel Trs LlcFlorida6 flagged locations
  • Papa John's PizzaFlorida6 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.

THE MADNESS IS RUNNING WILD! BERRY FRESH CAFE in Stuart and INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES 36-88 in Vero Beach carried the front of this Treasure Coast 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. BERRY FRESH CAFE in Stuart dropped HP+Critical counts from 12 to 4 across the two 12-month windows (66.7% better). BROTHER, BELIEVE THAT.

  • BERRY FRESH CAFEStuart
  • INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES 36-88Vero Beach2 BASPestScore 52

Openings

13 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.

NOBODY LIKES A QUITTER! Total for Treasure Coast: 13 opening signals. 1 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 12 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include FANTINI'S NEW HAVEN STYLE APIZZA in Stuart, CANTEEN @ PIPER AIRCRAFT in Vero Beach and PROSPERITY CUISINE LLC in Fort Pierce.

  • FANTINI'S NEW HAVEN STYLE APIZZAStuartconfirmed open
  • CANTEEN @ PIPER AIRCRAFTVero Beach
  • PROSPERITY CUISINE LLCFort Pierce
  • CAMILLA'S ICE CREAM CAFEIndiantown
  • JWA RANCHHobe Sound

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Clean Plates

86 records this window

Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.

TOWER OF POWER, TOO SWEET TO BE SOUR! 86 Treasure Coast licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — WATERFRONT, MAGGIE MCFLY'S, ANTHONY'S PIZZA among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. WATERFRONT stretched a high-priority-free run to 23 inspections covering roughly 5.8 years. BELIEVE IT.

  • WATERFRONTStuart
  • MAGGIE MCFLY'SPort St. Lucie
  • ANTHONY'S PIZZAPort St. Lucie
  • THE FUNKY CUDAFort Pierce
  • LA FORCHETTAStuart

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