Statewide read: Broward County's failure rate is 61% below the Florida average. Broward County posts 46 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Brunch, 1 Burritos, 1 Cafe, and 1 Fast Food. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
Emergency Orders
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Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
The menu did not mention this part, naturally: BELLE CUISINE CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT LLC in Fort Lauderdale, ELVIS ITALIAN GRILLE in Davie and LUV'N OVEN ALE HOUSE in Sunrise led the board in Broward County. 14 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 Fast Food, 1 Haitian, 1 Pizza, and 1 Restaurant. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- 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.
Somewhere between the mop sink and the mangroves, the facts arrived: ESSENZA ITALIAN EATERY AND MARKET in Fort Lauderdale, CUBAN CAFE in Pompano Beach and EL TAYTA in Hallandale Beach owned the top of the Broward County board. 46 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now.
- ESSENZA ITALIAN EATERY AND MARKETFort Lauderdale5 HP1 INT2 BASScore 512last visit 2026-04-27
- CUBAN CAFEPompano Beach5 HP4 BASPestScore 554last visit 2025-08-13
- EL TAYTAHallandale Beach4 HP5 INT6 BASPestScore 506last visit 2026-01-15
- K & G CARIBBEAN FLAVORSLauderhill4 HP4 INT3 BASPestScore 493last visit 2026-01-12
- TJF 154 LLCHollywood3 HP2 BASScore 302last visit 2026-03-13
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Chronic Violation Record
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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.
A certain breed of dining establishment in Broward County seems to have mistaken a recurring cycle of health violations for a standard business model. An 11-year pattern view—essentially a long-term look at which kitchens consistently fail to keep the grit out of their gears—reveals 204 restaurants that have spent over a decade as repeat offenders. Leading this parade of persistent problems are MATCHBOX SAWGRASS MILLS in Sunrise and LA GOURMANDIZE RESTAURANT in Sunrise. These establishments sit at the top of a list that proves some operators view sanitation requirements as mere suggestions rather than rules.
- MATCHBOX SAWGRASS MILLSSunriseActive bad actorlast visit 03/16/2026
- LA GOURMANDIZE RESTAURANTMiramarActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 10/16/2025
- PIMANFort LauderdaleActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 01/30/2026
- ASB PIMAN RESTAURANT INCNorth LauderdaleActive bad actorlast visit 10/01/2025
- TEN TEN SEAFOOD & GRILLSunriseActive bad actorlast visit 12/02/2025
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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.
A dozen spots across Broward County have ended operations recently, a sobering count that makes you wonder if these kitchens are finally succumbing to the humid pressure of the Everglades. Three confirmed closures were reported by various signals—news reports, state action, or enough chatter to make one pause—but another 11 surfaced from single-source whispers and remain under review for now. The eateries in question include FOXY BROWN in Fort Lauderdale, NAMI SUSHI & GRILL in Hollywood, and EL COLOMBIANO COLOMBIAN CUISINE in Pembroke Pines. When a business goes dark, it’s not always a neat shutdown; sometimes it's just the slow creep of something rotten inside. The concept of 'reported closures,' which is just a fancy way of saying some folks are whispering about them but they aren't official yet, means we still have work to do tracking these ghosts in the dining landscape across Broward County.
- FOXY BROWNFort Lauderdaleclosure score 3
- NAMI SUSHI & GRILLHollywoodclosure score 3
- EL COLOMBIANO COLOMBIAN CUISINEPembroke Pinesclosure score 1
- DR SUBS SALADS & MOREPompano Beachclosure score 2
- ANGELO ELIA THE BAKERY BARFort 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.
Down here, the inspector's clipboard reads like fiction: JACKS HAMBURGER HOUSE in Oakland Park, 5TH ELEMENT INDIAN GRILL in Pompano Beach and ISLAND SIGNATURE RESTAURANT LLC in Fort Lauderdale headlined the Broward County rundown. 31 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed. The swamp, for once, is not the problem.
- JACKS HAMBURGER HOUSEOakland Park
- 5TH ELEMENT INDIAN GRILLPompano Beach
- ISLAND SIGNATURE RESTAURANT LLCFort Lauderdale
- AMANTE'S ITALIAN RESTAURANTDeerfield Beach
- PLAYA BOWLSHollywood
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Chain Activity
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Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
The sprawling ecosystem of Broward County's dining scene is undergoing a subtle, yet significant, shakeup as 65 chain brands surface in what regulators call a "rollup." This means these chains are consolidating their presence across the county. This consolidation has led to 496 locations being tracked through this data snapshot. Among those numbers, 110 locations have been confirmed closed, and another 18 licenses have lapsed—a quiet retreat from the competitive buffet of South Florida eateries. The giants leading this shuffle include Subway, Hz Coffee Group Llc, and Hsi Mca Fll Fb Llc. When you see a "rollup," think of it as corporate tendrils tightening their grip on local flavor.
- 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.
If you squint past the palm trees, the report is plain: Total for Broward County: 170 opening signals. 298 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 298 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 56 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include GARY RACK'S FARMHOUSE KITCHEN in Coral Springs, MICKLEY & FABY in Pompano Beach and PLANTATION DINER in Plantation. Ledger type mix: 298 announcement-led records and 298 new-license records and 37 reopenings. Cuisine/venue mix: 262 Unknown and 26 Pizza. Area concentration: 168 FORT LAUDERDALE and 64 POMPANO BEACH. Velocity check: 421 opening signals in the last 90 days, 126 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2023-11-03 to 2026-06-18. 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- GARY RACK'S FARMHOUSE KITCHENCoral Springs
- MICKLEY & FABYPompano Beach
- PLANTATION DINERPlantation
- SOUTHERN EATS KITCHENPompano Beach
- COMMON ROOMHollywood
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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.
In a landscape often more chaotic than a hurricane landfall in the Everglades, 164 Broward County licensees managed to navigate the recent 90-day window without tripping over a single major health code violation. These establishments are what we call clean plates, meaning they passed their inspections without any of the high-priority or intermediate violations that usually signal a kitchen is spiraling toward disaster. The list of operators keeping things tidy includes NIRALA DESI FOOD in Hollywood, TAQUERIA EL JOVENAZO in Pompano Beach, and J A W DELI CORP in Fort Lauderdale. NIRALA DESI FOOD in Hollywood has turned hygiene into a marathon, stretching a run of 30 inspections without a single high-priority violation over roughly 7.5 years.
- NIRALA DESI FOODSunrise
- TAQUERIA EL JOVENAZONorth Lauderdale
- J A W DELI CORPPembroke Pines
- APPETITESPembroke Park
- MENTENYC LLCWeston
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