Cross-reference Sunbiz dissolution against DBPR active status — the gap matters: Against the statewide grid: Miami-Dade County's chronic density is 26% below the Florida average. Miami-Dade County registers 168 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 American Steak, 1 Cafe, 1 Diner, and 1 Ethiopian. Translation for the public record: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. The numbers are the story.
Emergency Orders
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Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Thirty-seven restaurants across Miami-Dade County faced emergency shutdowns in the last 90-day window. DBPR ordered these kitchens shut down immediately upon inspection, a temporary shutdown triggered by immediate safety concerns—that’s what an emergency order means for a restaurant. SORIANO BROTHERS CUBAN CUISINE in Hialeah, CUBAN GUYS SANDWICHES AND MORE in Palmetto Bay, and SONIC DRIVE IN in Miami Gardens anchored this count of 37. This severe volume demonstrates that the state is acting decisively when safety standards fail to meet Florida statute requirements for public health protection. Across this red alert cohort, inspectors cited two Cuban spots, one Chinese establishment, one fast food vendor, and one other restaurant. The steady volume of emergency-order actions suggests a persistent pattern of unacceptable operational failures across Miami-Dade County.
- SORIANO BROTHERS CUBAN CUISINEHialeah7 HP3 INT11 BASScore 741last visit 2026-03-04
- CUBAN GUYS SANDWICHES AND MOREPalmetto Bay1 HP1 INTPestScore 160last visit 2025-12-02
- SONIC DRIVE INMiami Gardens5 HP26 BASPestScore 576last visit 2025-10-15
- 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
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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.
Public records, properly weighted, leave little room for spin: TONY'S TOKYO CUISINE in Miami Beach, MI PUEBLO RESTAURANT in Miami and BISTRO CAFÉ in Miami pulled the heaviest numbers in Miami-Dade County. 168 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. Translation for the public record: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
- 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.
Look at the 11-year repeat list and the same ZIP codes appear: 217 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in Miami-Dade County on the 11-year pattern view, led by SANG'S CHINESE FOOD, SICHUAN FISH RESTAURANT SICHUAN CUISINE. The full repeat-offender record sits below. Translation for the public record: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator.
- 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
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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.
The regulatory question is simple: BEACH BAR & GRILL in Key Biscayne, LATIN CAFE ON THE BEACH in Miami Beach and BLUE COLLAR RESTAURANT in Miami anchored the high end of the Miami-Dade County file. 13 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 3 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Translation for the public record: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
- BEACH BAR & GRILLKey Biscayneclosure score 3
- LATIN CAFE ON THE BEACHMiami Beachclosure score 3
- BLUE COLLAR RESTAURANTMiamiclosure score 2
- SUITE HABANA CAFEMiamiclosure score 2
- RED CRAB RESTAURANTFlorida Cityclosure 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.
JOJO'S NY STYLE PIZZA in Miami, COURTYARD CAFE in Kendall and CALA in Miami sat at the top of the records for Miami-Dade County. These businesses appeared most frequently in recent filings involving ownership-change requests. The data shows 55 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. In regulatory terms, an ownership-change filing means a new operator has taken over the existing license; it is a transfer of responsibility, not a restaurant closing its doors or losing its right to serve food. This volume remains even with the last period of recorded activity.
- 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.
This is the part operators cannot wave away: 89 chain brands surface in Miami-Dade County’s rollup, covering 270 locations between them: 132 FSQ-confirmed closures, 6 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Hz Coffee Group Llc, KFC, Panera Bread. Translation for the public record: a chain rollup groups related brand locations so one sloppy operator cannot hide inside a familiar logo.
- 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
270 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.
The public record leaves one hard question: Miami-Dade County ledger: 270 opening signals. 283 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 620 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 82 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include CUBAN FOOD COMBOS in North Miami, MUNCHIES IN MIAMI SPRINGS in Miami Springs and SABROSO SAZON LATINO in North Miami. Ledger type mix: 620 new-license records and 283 announcement-led records and 46 reopenings. Cuisine/venue mix: 528 Unknown and 25 Cafe. Area concentration: 568 MIAMI and 101 HIALEAH. Velocity check: 517 opening signals in the last 90 days, 179 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-19. 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. Translation for the public record: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. The numbers are the story.
- 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.
An admin complaint clears a different liability than a closure does: 198 Miami-Dade County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — SUSHI SAKE HOMESTEAD, CHEESE BURGER BABY, LAS OLAS CAFE among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. SUSHI SAKE HOMESTEAD stretched a high-priority-free run to 21 inspections covering roughly 5.2 years. Translation for the public record: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. The numbers are the story.
- SUSHI SAKE HOMESTEADHomestead
- CHEESE BURGER BABYMiami Beach
- LAS OLAS CAFEMiami Beach
- LA CRIOLLITA CAFETERIAMiami
- Unnamed restaurantMiami Beach
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