Madonn', here we go again: Against the statewide grid: Broward County's failure rate is 42% below the Florida average. Broward County registers 62 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
38 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. 38 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
62 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Lemme tell you somethin' about this joint: PEPPA SEED in Pembroke Pines, MING WAH CHINESE RESTAURANT in Tamarac and NAGOYA SUSHI in North Lauderdale stacked up first across Broward County. 62 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
222 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.
Fuhgeddaboudit, you gotta hear this mess in Broward County. The law pulled records showing 222 restaurants that keep racking up violations over an 11-year pattern view. It's a real jamoke move, these cugines who just can't stay clean. Matchbox Sawgrass Mills and La Gourmandize Restaurant sit right at the top of this list. These spots are repeat offenders, I'm tellin' ya. When they say '11-year pattern view,' it just means we’re lookin' back a long time to see who never learns their lesson. Capisce? These aren't little slip-ups; these are folks who treat public health like some joke. Mama mia, the way some of these places operate... It is what it is when you gotta deal with this kind of garbage in the dining scene.
- 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
- TEN TEN SEAFOOD & GRILLSunrise9 HP6 INT17 BASScore 977Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 12/02/2025
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Closed/Delinquent
236 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: TRUTH BAR AND LOUNGE in Fort Lauderdale, FOXY BROWN in Fort Lauderdale and NAMI SUSHI & GRILL in Hollywood 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?
- TRUTH BAR AND LOUNGEFort Lauderdaleclosure score 2
- FOXY BROWNFort Lauderdaleclosure score 3
- NAMI SUSHI & GRILLHollywoodclosure score 3
- ITALO PERUVIAN RESTAURANTCoral Springclosure score 2
- EL PATIO DEL CHEFHollywoodclosure score 2
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New Owners
39 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Capisce? Then read the citation: 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. 39 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? Capisce?
- 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: these big brands moving in and out like they own the place. In Broward County, we just saw a chain rollup where 65 different brands are all bundling up their business under new umbrellas. It’s just a way for the big shots to organize their paperwork, but it makes it hard to keep track of who's actually running the show. Madonn', the numbers on this are enough to give you a headache. This group covers 496 locations between them, and some of 'em aren't even cooking anymore. We're looking at 110 FSQ-confirmed closures—that means they actually shut the doors for good—and 18 lapsed licenses where the paperwork just expired. Subway, Hz Coffee Group Llc, and Hsi Mca Fll Fb Llc are the big names leading this pack. 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. 229 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 298 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 50 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: 298 new-license records and 229 announcement-led records and 30 reopenings. Cuisine/venue mix: 255 Unknown and 19 Cafe. Area concentration: 147 FORT LAUDERDALE and 53 POMPANO BEACH. Velocity check: 336 opening signals in the last 90 days, 79 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2023-05-19 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
86 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Look, I seen this movie before: 86 Broward County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — VISION CAFE, GULFSTREAM PARK THEME PARK CARTS, LEBISTRO RESTAURANT among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. VISION CAFE stretched a high-priority-free run to 11 inspections covering roughly 2.8 years. In plain Jersey: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking, capisce? What're you gonna do.
- VISION CAFEPompano Beach
- GULFSTREAM PARK THEME PARK CARTSHallandale Beach
- LEBISTRO RESTAURANTLighthouse Point
- CHEF TALLY WORLD FAMOUS JERK CHICKENMiramar
- RED ZEPPELINCrystal River
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