The kitchen tells on itself. Statewide read: Palm Beach County's chronic density is 31% above the Florida average. Palm Beach County posts 79 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Chinese, 1 Diner, 1 Fast Food, and 1 Pizza. Kitchen-English translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. The line deserved better.
Emergency Orders
34 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
YENS KITCHEN in Lake Worth Beach, CAFE DE ARTISTES in Jupiter and MOFONGO CANDELA in Lake Worth Beach put the sharpest marks on Palm Beach County's list. These spots are sitting in the hot seat after recent inspections. When you walk into a kitchen, you are trusting more than the menu, but these three locations failed that trust. The records show 34 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window across the region. An emergency order is the state's way of slamming the door shut immediately when there is an imminent threat to public health. These actions happen faster than administrative delays or corporate dissolutions. The count remains steady against the last public cut for these high-priority failures. Across the Red Alert cohort, the violations hit a French spot, a Pub, and one Restaurant. The line cook knows what it feels like when the inspector's clipboard comes out. For these establishments, the panic in the kitchen was loud enough for the state to step in.
- 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
+29 more in this section on the live site.
Near Miss
79 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
SELINI in Delray Beach, ALLEYCAT in Boca Raton and THE POKE COMPANY in Boynton Beach anchored the recent failures across Palm Beach County. These three spots drew the spotlight during a period of heavy scrutiny. The line cooks in these kitchens are likely feeling the heat now that the inspectors have finished their walk-throughs. The records show 79 high-priority citations posted in the 30-day window. A high-priority violation is a serious red flag, essentially a warning shot that tells an owner their current way of doing business is putting people at risk. None of these specific cases resulted in an emergency-order closure yet. These are the near-miss watch list: restaurants that drew inspector attention but stayed open for the time being. Any of them could receive a follow-up inspection to see if they actually fixed the problems or just swept them under the rug. 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
+74 more in this section on the live site.
Worst Offenders
218 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.
A bad kitchen is a choice. In Palm Beach County, we are seeing that some owners choose to ignore the rules for a long time. When you look at an 11-year pattern view—that's just a fancy way of saying these people have been making the same mistakes for over a decade—218 historical bad actors surface. LE BON GOUT RESTAURANT LLC and LE BERGER RESTAURANT LLC are leading the pack on this list of repeat offenders. They have stayed on the radar by refusing to fix what is broken. The line cook knows when a kitchen is failing, but these records show that for these operators, the failure is a habit.
- 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
+213 more in this section on the live site.
Closures
13 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, ATLANTIS GRILL & BAR in Atlantis and TASO'S GREEK TAVERNA in Delray Beach sat at the top of the list for Palm Beach County. These kitchens drew heavy heat during recent inspections. When a kitchen falls this far behind on safety, it isn't just an oversight; it is a breakdown of the basic respect a cook owes to the person sitting at the table. Thirteen restaurants in Palm Beach County hit closure signals in the 90-day window. A closure signal is a red flag in the records—it means the state sees a license that has gone silent, a business that dissolved its corporation, or a long period without a single inspector walking through the door. These are not necessarily confirmed permanent closures; they are snapshots of businesses that have likely gone dark or stopped operating as they once did. Each of these thirteen locations carries an Evidence Count from 1 to 4. A score of 4/4 means the closure is third-party verified, while lower scores indicate the state is tracking a suspected or administratively flagged shutdown. The public sees what is on the ledger, but there are more internal records held back from the general list.
- CANNOLI KITCHEN PIZZABoca Ratonclosure score 3
- ATLANTIS GRILL & BARAtlantisclosure score 3
- TASO'S GREEK TAVERNADelray Beachclosure score 3
- FRANK PEPE PIZZERIA NAPOLETANADelray Beachclosure score 2
- MOCHI THAI & JAPANESEWellingtonclosure score 2
+8 more in this section on the live site.
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 MANDARIN FEAST INC in Boynton Beach led the board in Palm Beach County. These are the names you need to know when looking at the recent snapshot of the local food scene. The records show 15 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. An ownership-change filing is just a paper trail showing a new operator stepped into the kitchen to take over an existing license; it does not mean the doors are locked or the business is gone. The volume of these turnovers is even with the last public cut.
- KOKORO SUSHIBoca Raton
- CANNOLI KITCHEN YAMATOBoca Raton
- MANDARIN FEAST INCBoynton Beach
- STACKS BURGER COMPANYLantana
- JOHN G'SManalapan
+10 more in this section on the live site.
Chain Activity
47 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Forty-seven chain brands surfaced in Palm Beach County’s rollup. These corporate giants cover a massive footprint of 317 locations between them. When you see these logos, you are looking at the heavy hitters of the food industry, where consistency is the only currency that matters. The data shows 67 FSQ-confirmed closures and 18 lapsed licenses across this group. In my world, a lapsed license is a red flag that the paperwork stopped moving while the stoves kept burning. It is a sign that the connection between the front office and the kitchen floor has frayed. Leading brands like Subway, McDonald's, and Burger King dominate this list. These are the high-volume machines where the line cooks have to move with surgical precision to keep the wheels turning. They are the big players in the metro, and they know that one slip in the prep area can bring the whole operation to a grinding halt.
- SubwayFlorida38 flagged locations
- McDonald'sFlorida31 flagged locations
- Burger KingFlorida19 flagged locations
- Jersey Mike's SubsFlorida17 flagged locations
- Florida Sportservice IncFlorida6 flagged locations
+42 more in this section on the live site.
Openings
123 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 buzzing with a lot of new movement. The records show 123 opening signals currently active across the area. This includes 253 new license records from the state and 220 announcements found through news and operator signals. You will see names like CITY CELLAR WINE BAR & GRILL in West Palm Beach, CHARM CITY BURGER CO in Boca Raton, and LA MARSA in Delray Beach popping up on the map. The mix of venues shows a lot of unknown entities at 194 and 26 pizza joints. Most of this activity is concentrated in 131 locations in West Palm Beach and 117 in Boca Raton. The pace is picking up fast with 322 opening signals in the last 90 days and 74 in just the last 30 days. These signals run from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-14. I look at these as opening signals because a new license or an announcement happens long before an inspector ever steps through the door. A new license means they have the permission to start, but it does not mean they have passed the test yet. You have to wait for that first routine inspection to see if the kitchen is actually ready for service.
- CITY CELLAR WINE BAR & GRILLWest Palm Beach
- CHARM CITY BURGER COBoca Raton
- LA MARSADelray Beach
- CELLAR MARKETBoca Raton
- YELLOWSTONE BBQRiviera Beach
+118 more in this section on the live site.
Clean Plates
143 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
A good kitchen is built on consistency, and 143 Palm Beach County licensees just proved they know the way. These operators ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections, proving that keeping a line sharp isn't a one-time fluke. STAR MAMA LLC in Delray Beach, THE PALM HOUSE in West Palm Beach, and E R BRADLEY'S SALOON in West Palm Beach are among the names that stayed above the fray. They faced repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations. In this business, a high-priority violation is the red flag that tells you the foundation is cracking; these owners refused to let that happen. STAR MAMA LLC in Delray Beach even stretched a high-priority-free run to 28 inspections covering roughly 7 years. That is not luck. That is a culture of respect for the craft and the customer.
- STAR MAMA LLCBoynton Beach
- THE PALM HOUSEJuno Beach
- E R BRADLEY'S SALOONWest Palm Beach
- BAGELS &Lake Worth Beach
- EL FOGONCITOJupiter
+138 more in this section on the live site.