The numbers tell a story that doesn't lie. In Broward County, the failure rate sits at 70% below the Florida average. It is a steady rhythm of oversight in a county that knows how to keep its house in order. Inspectors flagged 37 recent high-priority hits across the area. These are not minor slips or easy fixes; they are serious violations that demand immediate attention from the people running the line. The mix of failures includes 1 American, 1 Cheese, 1 Chinese, and 1 Diner. A high-priority violation is a red flag on the record, telling you that the kitchen has failed to meet basic safety standards.
Emergency Orders
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Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
BELLE CUISINE CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT 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. These are not small slips. They are full-blown failures of basic safety that demand immediate attention from anyone planning to eat there. Inspectors issued 23 emergency orders across the area in the 90-day window. An emergency order is a state-mandated shutdown where regulators pull the plug on the spot because the kitchen is an immediate hazard. This move happens faster than administrative paperwork or a slow license cancellation. The cohort of shuttered spots includes 1 Fast Food, 1 Haitian, 1 Pizza and 1 Restaurant. The volume of these emergency shutdowns remains steady against the last public count. You can taste the panic in a kitchen ten seconds after stepping inside. These records show where the standards fell apart, leaving the line cooks to deal with the fallout while the neighbors pay the price.
- BELLE CUISINE CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT LLCFort Lauderdale1 HP7 INT8 BASPestScore 228last visit 2026-06-08
- 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 2026-06-10
- RUMROASTERSDavie1 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 164
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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.
LUCKY CITY in Margate, KE UH in Weston and KATANA COCINA NIKKEI in Weston led the pack of failures across Broward County. These spots racked up 37 high-priority citations in the 30-day window. A high-priority violation is a red flag from the state that means the kitchen failed on something that could make a customer sick right now. None of these locations resulted in an emergency-order closure. They sit on the near-miss watch list, which means they drew the inspector's ire but managed to keep their doors open for another shift. The recurring violation labels were HP and INT. Any one of them could be looking at a follow-up inspection any day now.
- LUCKY CITYMargate5 HP7 BASPestScore 557last visit 2026-06-11
- KE UHWeston4 HP2 BASScore 402last visit 2026-06-10
- KATANA COCINA NIKKEIWeston4 HP2 INT4 BASPestScore 474last visit 2026-06-09
- 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
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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.
The state records do not lie about a pattern. When you look at an 11-year window, the truth of a kitchen becomes clear. In Broward County, 207 historical bad actors have surfaced over that period. MATCHBOX SAWGRASS MILLS and LA GOURMANDIZE RESTAURANT lead this list of repeat offenders. It is one thing to have a bad day; it is another to build a culture where the rules are just suggestions for the next 11 years.
- 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
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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.
WILD ROOSTER in Fort Lauderdale, CASA SENSEI in Fort Lauderdale and DISALVO'S PIZZA in Hollywood sat at the top of the Broward County list. These three kitchens drew enough heat to lead the pack of failures. When a kitchen stops showing up for its state inspections or its corporate papers dissolve, it sends up a closure signal. It is the regulatory way of saying the lights have gone out and the stoves are cold. Twenty-seven restaurants in Broward County cleared the bar for closures in the 90-day public-window. Each one carries an Evidence Count from 1 to 4. A count of 4/4 means a third-party source confirmed the doors are locked, while lower numbers mean the records are just whispering about a shutdown. The state holds back some internal files, but these are the names that have gone dark.
- WILD ROOSTERFort Lauderdaleclosure score 3
- CASA SENSEIFort Lauderdaleclosure score 2
- DISALVO'S PIZZAHollywoodclosure score 2
- EARLS KITCHEN + BARFort Lauderdaleclosure score 2
- GOLDBERGS DELI AND BAGEL OF FORT LAUDERDALE LLCFort Lauderdaleclosure 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.
JACKS HAMBURGER HOUSE in Oakland Park, 5TH ELEMENT INDIAN GRILL in Pompano Beach and ISLAND SIGNATURE RESTAURANT LLC in Fort Lauderdale led the board in Broward County. These establishments are moving pieces on a busy board. In this business, you can taste the change before the new menu even hits the table. Twenty-seven ownership-change filings were posted in the 30-day window. To be clear, these are operator turnovers where a new owner-of-record takes over an existing license; they are not closures or cancellations. It is just a new face behind the pass, but the same kitchen remains. The trend line shows that ownership-change volume is even with the last public cut. A change in leadership does not mean a change in character. The line cook knows who really runs the show once the smoke clears and the orders start flying.
- JACKS HAMBURGER HOUSEOakland Park
- 5TH ELEMENT INDIAN GRILLPompano Beach
- ISLAND SIGNATURE RESTAURANT LLCFort Lauderdale
- LA MESA LATINA BAKERY & RESTAURANTHollywood
- PEPE'S STREET TACOS ON WHEELSHollywood
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Chain Activity
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Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
There is no romance in this part of the meal. 65 chain brands surface in Broward County’s rollup, covering 496 locations between them: 110 FSQ-confirmed closures, 18 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Subway, Hz Coffee Group Llc, Hsi Mca Fll Fb Llc. Kitchen-English translation: a chain rollup groups related brand locations so one sloppy operator cannot hide inside a familiar logo. The line deserved better.
- SubwayFlorida72 flagged locations
- Hz Coffee Group LlcFlorida7 flagged locations
- Hsi Mca Fll Fb LlcFlorida15 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida14 flagged locations
- Southeast Enterprise Holdings LlcFlorida8 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.
The kitchen is expanding across Broward County. We are tracking 163 opening signals in the area, which means new licenses were issued or businesses announced their plans to start cooking. These aren't necessarily clean bills of health; they are just signs that a new operator is stepping into the heat. Shows 289 announcements through news and social media, alongside 294 new license records from the state. New faces include GARY RACK'S FARMHOUSE KITCHEN in Coral Springs, GOLDEN CHARIOT INDIAN RESTAURANT in Davie, and NAGOYA SUSHI in North Lauderdale. The mix of newcomers is heavy on pizza with 25 spots, while 255 venues remain classified as unknown. Most of this new activity is concentrated in Fort Lauderdale with 163 signals and Pompano Beach with 61. The pace of the industry is moving fast. We saw 412 opening signals in the last 90 days, with 88 appearing just in the last 30 days. These records stretch from 2023-11-03 to 2026-06-14. Because an opening signal is just a license or a public announcement, these spots have not yet been put through the ringer of a routine inspection.
- GARY RACK'S FARMHOUSE KITCHENCoral Springs
- GOLDEN CHARIOT INDIAN RESTAURANTDavie
- NAGOYA SUSHINorth Lauderdale
- PEPE'S NEAPOLITAN PIZZAPompano Beach
- SOUTHERN EATS KITCHENPompano 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.
A good cook is a creature of obsessive habit. In Broward County, 163 licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections. These operators are the ones who refuse to let the standard slip when the pressure is on. NIRALA DESI FOOD in Margate, TAQUERIA EL JOVENAZO in Fort Lauderdale, and J A W DELI CORP in Fort Lauderdale proved they know how to keep a kitchen tight. They pulled off repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations. It is not about one lucky day; it is about the discipline of consistency. NIRALA DESI FOOD in Margate took that commitment to the extreme. They stretched a high-priority-free run across 30 inspections covering roughly 7.5 years. That is how you earn respect on the line.
- NIRALA DESI FOODSunrise
- TAQUERIA EL JOVENAZONorth Lauderdale
- J A W DELI CORPPembroke Pines
- APPETITESPembroke Park
- MENTENYC LLCWeston
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