Ay madre mía, mija, you gotta understand how much trouble is brewing in Miami-Dade County. Even though the county's chronic density is 26% below what the whole state averages, we still got 168 recent high-priority hits posted by inspectors. Mira lo que te digo, these bad actors are hitting us hard across different types of kitchens. We saw problems at one American Steak, a Cafe, a Diner, and an Ethiopian spot in Miami-Dade County recently. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT. You gotta know that "high-priority hits" just means the inspectors found some serious stuff needing attention, you hear me?
Emergency Orders
37 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Oy gevalt, qué desastre. Mira lo que te digo; 37 kitchens in Miami-Dade County got slapped with a state-ordered temporary shutdown recently. These are the Red Alert stops—when DBPR orders it shut on the spot, that's serious business, mija. Por Dios y la Santísima, Parilla @ 12 in Miami Beach and SICHUAN FISH RESTAURANT in North Miami Beach pulled some of the heaviest numbers across this area. Also, MI LINDO ECUADOR in Miami got tangled up in these closures. A shanda und a charpa; I tell you, mija—feh. This is faster than when they just cancel the license or dissolve the corporation; it's immediate action from the state regulators. Eat something — but not THERE.
- PARRILLA @ 12Miami Beach2 HP1 INT6 BASPestScore 266last visit 2026-06-12
- SICHUAN FISH RESTAURANT SICHUAN CUISINENorth Miami Beach1 HP2 INT5 BASPestScore 175last visit 2026-06-02
- MI LINDO ECUADORMiami9 HP4 INT24 BASPestScore 1014last visit 2026-05-27
- TACOLOGYMiami1 HP1 BASPestScore 151last visit 2026-05-15
- DENNY'S RESTAURANT #8698Coral Gables8 BASPestScore 58last visit 2026-05-18
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Near Miss
168 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Para que sepas — TOKYO CUISINE in Miami Beach, MI PUEBLO RESTAURANT in Miami, and BISTRO CAFE in Miami were all at the top of the list for bad behavior in Miami-Dade County recently. They racked up 168 high-priority citations in a 30-day window—and that means they had serious safety problems that should have been fixed immediately, gevalt. Oy, mein kind, none of these resulted in an emergency order closure, which is when the state tells them they must shut their doors right away because it's too dangerous. These places are just on the near-miss watch list, meaning they drew big trouble from inspectors but managed to stay open for now. They were slapped with HP and BAS violations, and they could be walking into another inspection any day. Mejor no comas allí.
- TONY'S TOKYO CUISINEMiami Beach4 HP2 INT11 BASPestScore 481last visit 2026-01-05
- MI PUEBLO RESTAURANTMiami4 HP4 INT7 BASScore 447last visit 2025-10-21
- BISTRO CAFÉMiami3 HP2 INT3 BASPestScore 373last visit 2025-10-20
- LA FRESA FRANCESAHialeah5 HP5 INT6 BASPestScore 606last visit 2026-04-15
- AWASH ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANTMiami Gardens5 HP2 INT10 BASPestScore 580last visit 2025-09-18
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Chronic Violation Record
217 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.
Como dice mi abuela — Mira lo que te digo; 217 restaurants in Miami-Dade County are showing up with this chronic violation pattern over the past 11 years. Shanda. These repeat offenders are not new to us, mija. SANG'S CHINESE FOOD and SICHUAN FISH RESTAURANT SICHUAN CUISINE are at the top of this list. Pa' que sepas, when you see a restaurant flagged like this for so long, it means they keep slipping up on basic hygiene. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT. I tell you, mija — feh. These records show who keeps breaking the rules in Miami-Dade County, and we have to watch them all.
- SANG'S CHINESE FOODNorth Miami Beach8 HP5 INT16 BASScore 866Active bad actorlast visit 12/04/2025
- SICHUAN FISH RESTAURANT SICHUAN CUISINENORTH MIAMI BEACHActive bad actor
- MAY FU CHINESE RESTAURANTMiami9 HP2 INT11 BASScore 931Active bad actorlast visit 03/04/2026
- OCEAN 5 CAFEMIAMI BEACHActive bad actor
- EL PALACIO DE LOS JUGOSCutler Bay7 HP1 INT17 BASScore 727Active bad actorlast visit 04/22/2026
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Closures
54 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.
Mija, escuchame — BAR & GRILL in Key Biscayne, LATIN CAFE ON THE BEACH in Miami Beach, and BARTON G THE RESTAURANT in Miami Beach pulled the heaviest numbers in Miami-Dade County. They are part of a list showing 16 closures that are confirmed—meaning we know for sure they are gone because of news or state action—but there is more mishegoss. Mira, hijita, another 21 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review. These are just closure signals, which means people are talking about them closing but we haven't seen the official proof yet, so it is reported, not confirmed. Qué barbaridad, mamala!
- BEACH BAR & GRILLKey Biscayneclosure score 3
- LATIN CAFE ON THE BEACHMiami Beachclosure score 3
- BARTON G THE RESTAURANTMiami Beachclosure score 2
- BLUE COLLAR RESTAURANTMiamiclosure score 2
- LUCKY CATMiami Beachclosure score 2
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New Owners
55 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Coño, mija, perdóname pero these restaurants are just noise. JOJO'S NY STYLE PIZZA in Miami, COURTYARD CAFE in Kendall, and CALA in Miami led this file from Miami-Dade County. Nu? We got 55 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. Oy, mein kind; these are operator turnovers—that means a new owner is taking over an old license—not that they closed down or got revoked. I tell you, mija — feh, this volume is right there with last time we looked. Madre santa, 55 filings! Don't get confused by the paperwork, listen. These are just changes in who owns the ticket, not a failure of the kitchen itself. Eat something — but not THERE.
- JOJO'S NY STYLE PIZZAMiami
- COURTYARD CAFEKendall
- COURTYARD CAFEMiami
- CALAMiami
- RIO GRANDE CHURRASCARIAMiami
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Chain Activity
89 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Oy, mein kind, mein kind — Listen, mein tateleh. Eighty-nine chain brands show up in Miami-Dade County’s rollup, and they cover 270 locations. This means a lot of places are getting shuffled around or winding down. Mira lo que te digo. The data shows 132 FSQ-confirmed closures. That's when the restaurant just stops serving food because it can't keep up with the rules, mamela. Plus, there are 6 licenses that lapsed; they let them slide past their due date. Caramba, mein kindeleh. The big names on this list include Hz Coffee Group Llc and Panera Bread. You think you know the scene in Miami-Dade County? No, you don't, mija. Eat something — but not THERE.
- Hz Coffee Group LlcFlorida34 flagged locations
- KFCFlorida23 flagged locations
- Panera BreadFlorida13 flagged locations
- Miami Soccer Sportservice LlcFlorida19 flagged locations
- Jersey MikesFlorida11 flagged locations
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Openings
277 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.
Mija, ven acá un segundo — opening signals across Miami-Dade County right now. That means the new places are starting to pop up, but remember, an opening signal is just a sign they are getting ready—it doesn't mean they passed their first inspection yet, so don't go rushing in with your appetite. We see 426 announced via FB/news/operator signal and 613 DBPR new-license records, plus 101 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Ay bendito, look at all these names appearing, like CUBAN FOOD COMBOS in North Miami, MUNCHIES IN MIAMI SPRINGS in Miami Springs, and SABROSO SAZON LATINO in North Miami. The mix of records is a mess of 613 new-license records, 426 announcement-led records, and 60 reopenings. Most are unknown—544 of them—with 39 serving pizza, schmutz! Oy gevalt, qué desastre; the concentration is heavy with 663 in Miami and 111 in Hialeah. The velocity is moving fast with 676 opening signals in the last 90 days, and 270 of those in the last 30 days. These dated opening signals run from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-19. Eat something—but not THERE.
- CUBAN FOOD COMBOSNorth Miami
- MUNCHIES IN MIAMI SPRINGSMiami Springs
- SABROSO SAZON LATINONorth Miami
- PROTEIN BODEGA LLCMiami
- SABORES DE VILLA CLARAHialeah
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Clean Plates
198 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Mira lo que te digo; nineteen eight Miami-Dade County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections. SUSHI SAKE HOMESTEAD, CHEESE BURGER BABY, LAS OLAS CAFE — they all made the list. These are not just one lucky inspection for them, no. Oy, mein kind; these operators got rewarded for staying consistent, with zero high-priority or intermediate violations in their repeat visits. SUSHI SAKE HOMESTEAD, for example, stretched a run without any big problems across 21 inspections covering almost five and a half years. Eat something — but not THERE; it takes work to keep the kitchen clean, mija. These restaurants show they know how to do the job, which is what matters when you're trusting them with your dinner.
- SUSHI SAKE HOMESTEADHomestead
- CHEESE BURGER BABYMiami Beach
- LAS OLAS CAFEMiami Beach
- LA CRIOLLITA CAFETERIAMiami
- Unnamed restaurantMiami Beach
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