Palm Beach County is currently grappling with a chronic failure rate that sits 31% above the Florida average. In the last 30 days, inspectors racked up 79 recent high-priority hits across the county. The mix of failures includes 1 Chinese restaurant, 1 Diner, 1 Fast Food establishment, and 1 Pizza shop. These figures highlight a persistent pattern of non-compliance that demands a closer look at local oversight.
Emergency Orders
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Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
The public record leaves one hard question: YENS KITCHEN in Lake Worth Beach, CAFE DE ARTISTES in Jupiter and MOFONGO CANDELA in Lake Worth Beach drew the loudest scorecard in Palm Beach County. 34 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 French, 1 Pub, and 1 Restaurant. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. The numbers are the story.
- YENS KITCHENLake Worth Beach3 HP13 BASPestScore 363last visit 2026-06-09
- 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
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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.
This is the part operators cannot wave away: SELINI in Delray Beach, ALLEYCAT in Boca Raton and THE POKE COMPANY in Boynton Beach drew the loudest scorecard in Palm Beach County. 79 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 INT.
- SELINIDelray Beach6 HP3 INTPestScore 680last visit 2026-06-12
- ALLEYCATBoca Raton4 HP8 INT14 BASPestScore 544last visit 2026-06-12
- THE POKE COMPANYBoynton Beach3 HP2 INT4 BASPestScore 374last visit 2026-06-12
- KOCO CAFE AND BAKERYBoynton Beach9 HPScore 900last visit 2026-06-11
- CHINATOWNBoynton Beach5 HP2 INT2 BASPestScore 572last visit 2026-06-11
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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.
State records reveal a staggering pattern of repeated food safety failures across Palm Beach County. An 11-year analysis identifies 218 historical bad actors, highlighting a chronic disregard for public health standards. This data suggests that for some operators, these aren't isolated mistakes but a consistent trajectory of non-compliance. The list is led by LE BON GOUT RESTAURANT LLC and LE BERGER RESTAURANT LLC. These entities stand out as primary repeat offenders in the county’s regulatory history. When a business consistently fails to meet basic sanitation requirements, it raises a critical question: why does the oversight system allow these specific operators to remain active despite a decade of documented issues?
- 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
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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.
Inspectors and records show a troubling trend for food safety in Palm Beach County. CANNOLI KITCHEN PIZZA in Boca Raton, ATLANTIS GRILL & BAR in Atlantis, and TASO'S GREEK TAVERNA in Delray Beach stand out as some of the sharpest marks on the county's recent failure list. While 12 headline closure signals lead the public 90-day window, the broader data reveals 257 total closure events within the non-suppressed ledger pool. These signals—ranging from silent inspector history and inactive licenses to corporate dissolution and third-party verification—highlight a pattern of operational decay. The breakdown of these closure-signal candidates shows a heavy concentration in quick-service sectors, including 29 fast-food spots, 21 sandwich shops, 18 pizza spots, and 10 bakeries. This cohort consists of 194 standalone restaurants and 46 chain locations. The primary drivers for these statuses include 143 DBPR revoked or status-45-46 designations and 111 cases flagged by social or silence signals. With a confidence mix of 142 suspected and 115 confirmed events, the data demands a closer look at why so many establishments are falling out of compliance. The velocity of these failures is accelerating, with 12 permanent closure signals recorded in the last 90 days and 3 occurring just in the last 30 days. These dated closure signals span from 2010-11-01 to 2026-06-14, showing that the volume of closure-signals remains steady against the last public cut. It is critical to distinguish these signals from confirmed permanent closures; only a Closure Score 4/4 indicates third-party verification, while lower scores represent likely or DBPR-flagged-inactive statuses. Why are so many local operators hitting these markers instead of maintaining the standards required for public safety?
- CANNOLI KITCHEN PIZZABoca Ratonclosure score 3
- ATLANTIS GRILL & BARAtlantisclosure score 3
- TASO'S GREEK TAVERNADelray Beachclosure score 3
- BISCUIT LADY'S BAKEHOUSEWest Palm Beachclosure score 2
- DUCK DONUTS ROYAL PALM BEACHRoyal Palm Beachclosure score 2
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New Owners
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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 MANDARIN FEAST INC in Boynton Beach drew the sharpest marks on Palm Beach County's list. These operators are part of a broader regulatory landscape where 15 ownership-change filings were posted in the 30-day window. The data shows ownership-change volume is even with the last public cut. These records represent operator turnovers—a new owner-of-record on an existing license—and do not constitute closures, cancellations, or revocations. Under Florida's regulatory framework, these filings signal a shift in responsibility rather than a cessation of business.
- KOKORO SUSHIBoca Raton
- CANNOLI KITCHEN YAMATOBoca Raton
- MANDARIN FEAST INCBoynton Beach
- STACKS BURGER COMPANYLantana
- JOHN G'SManalapan
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Chain Activity
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Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Three years of inspection records tell this story: 47 chain brands surface in Palm Beach County’s rollup, covering 317 locations between them: 67 FSQ-confirmed closures, 18 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Subway, McDonald's, Burger King. The numbers are the story.
- SubwayFlorida38 flagged locations
- McDonald'sFlorida31 flagged locations
- Burger KingFlorida19 flagged locations
- Jersey Mike's SubsFlorida17 flagged locations
- Florida Sportservice IncFlorida6 flagged locations
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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.
Florida statute 61C-1.002 sets the cadence; the inspectors honor it: Current Palm Beach County tally: 98 opening signals. 201 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 255 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 24 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include CITY CELLAR WINE BAR & GRILL in West Palm Beach, CHARM CITY BURGER CO in Boca Raton and LA MARSA in Delray Beach. Ledger type mix: 255 new-license records and 201 announcement-led records and 15 reopenings. Cuisine/venue mix: 189 Unknown and 26 Pizza. Area concentration: 128 WEST PALM BEACH and 107 BOCA RATON. Velocity check: 291 opening signals in the last 90 days, 76 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-14. RiskyEats treats these as opening signals: license issue, announcement, or operational evidence can precede the first routine inspection, so the paragraph does not imply a clean inspection history. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
- CITY CELLAR WINE BAR & GRILLWest Palm Beach
- CHARM CITY BURGER COBoca Raton
- LA MARSADelray Beach
- CELLAR MARKETBoca Raton
- YELLOWSTONE BBQRiviera Beach
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Clean Plates
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Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Fourteen out of fourteen licensees in Palm Beach County maintained a clean ledger through the second quarter of 2026. Operators including STAR MAMA LLC, THE PALM HOUSE, and E R BRADLEY'S SALOON passed multiple inspections without a single high-priority or intermediate violation on their records. These establishments aren't benefiting from a lucky break; they are being rewarded for consistent adherence to safety standards over time. The data reveals a significant trajectory of compliance for some key players. STAR MAMA LLC successfully stretched a high-priority-free run to 28 inspections, covering a period of roughly 7 years. While Florida statutes like 61C-1.002 FAC require regular oversight, these operators have managed to stay on the right side of the law through nearly three decades of scrutiny.
- 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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