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BY SAL DIBELLA — METRO BRIEFING

Fort Lauderdale — Restaurant Inspection Briefing

Madonn', here we go again: Against the statewide grid: Broward County's failure rate is 42% below the Florida average. Broward County registers 63 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Bar, 1 Cafe, 1 Chinese, and 1 Latin American. In plain Jersey: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county, capisce? What're you gonna do.

Emergency Orders

16 records this window

Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.

Fuhgeddaboudit, the paperwork says it all: P F CHANG'S CHINA BISTRO in Fort Lauderdale, LONA in Fort Lauderdale and TEE JAY THAI SUSHI in Wilton Manors stacked up first across Broward County. 16 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 Chinese, 1 Haitian, 1 Restaurant, and 1 Seafood. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. In plain Jersey: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it, capisce? Capisce?

  • P F CHANG'S CHINA BISTROFort Lauderdale1 HP1 INT3 BASScore 113last visit 2025-08-27
  • LONAFort Lauderdale1 HP1 INT2 BASScore 112last visit 2026-03-26
  • TEE JAY THAI SUSHIWilton Manors4 HP1 INT6 BASPestScore 466last visit 2026-06-17
  • BELLE CUISINE CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT LLCFort Lauderdale1 HP7 INT8 BASPestScore 228last visit 2026-06-08
  • ELVIS ITALIAN GRILLEDavie5 HP3 INT10 BASPestScore 590last visit 2026-06-17

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Near Miss

63 records this window

Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.

I'm tellin' ya, this ain't complicated: PEPPA SEED in Pembroke Pines, MING WAH CHINESE RESTAURANT in Tamarac and NAGOYA SUSHI in North Lauderdale stacked up first across Broward County. 63 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 INT. In plain Jersey: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now, capisce?

  • PEPPA SEEDPembroke Pines5 HP2 INT4 BASScore 524last visit 2026-03-11
  • MING WAH CHINESE RESTAURANTTamarac4 HP1 INT3 BASScore 413last visit 2026-01-15
  • NAGOYA SUSHINorth Lauderdale4 HP5 INT3 BASPestScore 503last visit 2025-11-13
  • DEDIEZ CAFECooper City3 HP3 INT1 BASPestScore 381
  • KENDALL KAFETamarac3 HP1 INT1 BASScore 311last visit 2025-11-14

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Chronic Violation Record

207 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.

Capisce? Then read the citation: 207 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in Broward County on the 11-year pattern view, led by MATCHBOX SAWGRASS MILLS, LA GOURMANDIZE RESTAURANT. The full repeat-offender record sits below. In plain Jersey: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator, capisce? Capisce?

  • MATCHBOX SAWGRASS MILLSSunrise11 HP1 INT3 BASScore 1113Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 03/16/2026
  • LA GOURMANDIZE RESTAURANTMiramar4 HP4 INT3 BASScore 443Active bad actorlast visit 06/17/2026
  • PIMANFort Lauderdale4 HP5 INT5 BASScore 455Active bad actorlast visit 06/15/2026
  • ASB PIMAN RESTAURANT INCNorth Lauderdale6 HP1 INT3 BASScore 613Active bad actorlast visit 10/01/2025
  • ORIGENCooper City9 HP5 INT3 BASScore 953Active bad actorlast visit 05/26/2026

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Closed/Delinquent

379 records this window

Two tiers: confirmed closures (owner-validated posts, news, and external places data that say service has stopped) and DBPR delinquent/inactive licenses (Primary Status Code 45/46) — a regulatory state, not by itself a confirmed closure.

Honest to God, you can't make this up: FOXY BROWN in Fort Lauderdale, NAMI SUSHI & GRILL in Hollywood and EL COLOMBIANO COLOMBIAN CUISINE in Pembroke Pines anchored the high end of the Broward County file. 1 closure confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 1 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. In plain Jersey: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures, capisce?

  • FOXY BROWNFort Lauderdaleclosure score 3
  • NAMI SUSHI & GRILLHollywoodclosure score 3
  • EL COLOMBIANO COLOMBIAN CUISINEPembroke Pinesclosure score 1
  • DR SUBS SALADS & MOREPompano Beachclosure score 2
  • WICKED CHEESESTEAKS PIZZA & STEAKSFort Lauderdaleclosure score 2

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New Owners

40 records this window

DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.

Look, I seen this movie before: JACKS HAMBURGER HOUSE in Oakland Park, 5TH ELEMENT INDIAN GRILL in Pompano Beach and ISLAND SIGNATURE RESTAURANT LLC in Fort Lauderdale stacked up first across Broward County. 40 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. In plain Jersey: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed, capisce? What're you gonna do.

  • JACKS HAMBURGER HOUSEOakland Park
  • 5TH ELEMENT INDIAN GRILLPompano Beach
  • ISLAND SIGNATURE RESTAURANT LLCFort Lauderdale
  • AMANTE'S ITALIAN RESTAURANTDeerfield Beach
  • JESSIE’S SOUTHERN KITCHENFort Lauderdale

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Chain Activity

65 records this window

Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.

Listen, my friend, the numbers don't stutter: 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. In plain Jersey: a chain rollup groups related brand locations so one sloppy operator cannot hide inside a familiar logo, capisce? Capisce?

  • 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

106 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.

Ya want the truth? The record's right here: Current Broward County tally: 106 opening signals. 226 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 299 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 49 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include GARY RACK'S FARMHOUSE KITCHEN in Coral Springs, YC EVENTS LLC in Coral Springs and MICKLEY & FABY in Pompano Beach. Ledger type mix: 299 new-license records and 226 announcement-led records and 30 reopenings. Cuisine/venue mix: 255 Unknown and 19 Cafe. Area concentration: 144 FORT LAUDERDALE and 53 POMPANO BEACH. Velocity check: 338 opening signals in the last 90 days, 84 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2023-11-03 to 2026-06-25. 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. In plain Jersey: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting, capisce? What're you gonna do.

  • GARY RACK'S FARMHOUSE KITCHENCoral Springs
  • YC EVENTS LLCCoral Springs
  • MICKLEY & FABYPompano Beach
  • COMMON ROOMHollywood
  • FLORIDA ROOMFort Lauderdale

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Clean Plates

169 records this window

Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.

Lemme tell you somethin' about this joint: see a little bit of good in this world. In the 90-day window for the second quarter of 2026, 169 Broward County licensees ran a clean plate, which means they passed their inspections without any big problems. NIRALA DESI FOOD in Broward County, TAQUERIA EL JOVENAZO in Broward County, and APPETITES in Broward County were all on that list. Madonn', look at the discipline on these guys. These weren't just one-and-done deals; these are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations, so they aren't just getting lucky. NIRALA DESI FOOD in Broward County even stretched a run of 30 inspections covering roughly 7.5 years without hitting a single major violation. Good for you, kid.

  • NIRALA DESI FOODSunrise
  • TAQUERIA EL JOVENAZONorth Lauderdale
  • APPETITESPembroke Park
  • MENTENYC LLCWeston
  • BO BO CHINESE TAKE OUTSunrise

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