Lemme tell you somethin' about this joint: Start with the state: Palm Beach County's chronic density is 31% above the Florida average. Palm Beach County sits at 79 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 bars, 1 Bagels, 1 Burgers, and 1 Diner. 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
76 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Look, I seen this movie before: FIREHOUSE SUBS in Boynton Beach, MARCO'S PIZZA #8477 in Lake Worth Beach and EAST OCEAN CAFE in Boynton Beach pulled the heaviest numbers in Palm Beach County. 76 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 Cafe, 1 Fast Food, 1 French, and 1 Pizza. 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?
- FIREHOUSE SUBSBoynton Beach5 HP2 INT1 BASPestScore 571last visit 2025-07-02
- MARCO'S PIZZA #8477Lake Worth Beach3 HP2 BASPestScore 352last visit 2026-06-18
- EAST OCEAN CAFEBoynton Beach6 HP6 INT4 BASPestScore 714last visit 2026-06-17
- YENS KITCHENLake Worth Beach3 HP13 BASPestScore 363last visit 2026-06-09
- CAFE DE ARTISTESJupiter3 HP1 INT1 BASPestScore 361last visit 2026-06-02
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Near Miss
79 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Capisce? Then read the citation: SANTO'S MODERN AMERICAN BUFFET & SUSHI in Boca Raton, MAKEBS BAGELS & DELI in West Palm Beach and SHAWARMA STATION in Royal Palm Beach led the board in Palm Beach County. 79 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?
- SANTO'S MODERN AMERICAN BUFFET & SUSHIBoca Raton7 HP5 INT2 BASPestScore 802last visit 2026-05-08
- MAKEBS BAGELS & DELIWest Palm Beach5 HP2 INT2 BASScore 522last visit 2026-01-30
- SHAWARMA STATIONRoyal Palm Beach3 HP3 INTScore 330last visit 2025-11-14
- BAGELS ANDBoynton Beach4 HP2 INT4 BASScore 424last visit 2026-01-28
- PIACERE FIRED WOOD PIZZABoca Raton4 HP2 INT3 BASScore 423
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Chronic Violation Record
246 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.
I'm tellin' ya, you look at the long-term data and some of these places just don't learn. In Palm Beach County, a view of the 11-year pattern shows 246 restaurants with chronic violation records, meaning they keep makin' the same mistakes year after year. Madonn'. The list of repeat offenders is led by LE BON GOUT RESTAURANT LLC and LE BERGER RESTAURANT LLC. These mooks have been on the radar for a long time, and it is what it is. Capisce?
- LE BON GOUT RESTAURANT LLCLake Worth Beach8 HP3 INT5 BASScore 835Active bad actorlast visit 03/11/2026
- LE BERGER RESTAURANT LLCLake Worth Beach6 HP1 INT6 BASScore 616Active bad actorlast visit 05/11/2026
- GREEN HOUSEWest Palm Beach7 HP4 INTScore 740Active bad actorlast visit 04/09/2026
- HERITAGE PIZZA AND GRILLLake Worth Beach14 HP10 INT3 BASScore 1503Active bad actorlast visit 01/29/2026
- RED CRAB - JUICY SEAFOODWest Palm Beach8 HP3 INT1 BASScore 831Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 05/04/2026
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Closed/Delinquent
147 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.
Ya want the truth? The record's right here: DUMPLING KING in Boca Raton, CANNOLI KITCHEN PIZZA in Boca Raton and ATLANTIS GRILL & BAR in Atlantis sat at the head of the Palm Beach County list. 6 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 2 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? Capisce?
- DUMPLING KINGBoca Ratonclosure score 2
- CANNOLI KITCHEN PIZZABoca Ratonclosure score 3
- ATLANTIS GRILL & BARAtlantisclosure score 3
- LPP CAFE ONE BOCABoca Ratonclosure score 2
- TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSEDelray Beachclosure score 3
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New Owners
22 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Honest to God, you can't make this up: KOKORO SUSHI in Boca Raton, CANNOLI KITCHEN YAMATO in Boca Raton and MANOU CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT LLC in Belle Glade ran away with the Palm Beach County count. 22 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.
- KOKORO SUSHIBoca Raton
- CANNOLI KITCHEN YAMATOBoca Raton
- MANOU CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT LLCBelle Glade
- SAWA HIBACHI STEAKHOUSE AND SUSHI BARBoynton Beach
- CHINA KITCHENGreenacres
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Chain Activity
47 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Between you and me, it's a shame: at what's happening in Palm Beach County and it's a real mess. We saw a brand rollup where 47 chain brands are moving around, which just means the big bosses are buying up smaller spots or changing the names on the door to consolidate everything. It's a lot of moving parts involving 317 locations total. Madonn', the numbers are heavy. Among those spots, there were 67 FSQ-confirmed closures—that's when the law actually sees a place is dead and gone—and 18 lapsed licenses. You got names like Subway, McDonald's, and Burger King leading the pack in this shuffle. Fuhgeddaboudit.
- SubwayFlorida38 flagged locations
- McDonald'sFlorida31 flagged locations
- Burger KingFlorida19 flagged locations
- Jersey Mike's SubsFlorida17 flagged locations
- Florida Sportservice IncFlorida6 flagged locations
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Openings
91 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.
Listen, my friend, the numbers don't stutter: Palm Beach County ledger: 91 opening signals. 188 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 259 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 34 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include BUCKS COAL FIRED in North Palm Beach, CAFE-TICO in Palm Beach Gardens and TEQUESTA SMOKEHOUSE in Tequesta. Ledger type mix: 259 new-license records and 188 announcement-led records and 18 reopenings. Cuisine/venue mix: 195 Unknown and 20 Pizza. Area concentration: 128 WEST PALM BEACH and 108 BOCA RATON. Velocity check: 280 opening signals in the last 90 days, 87 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2025-02-13 to 2026-06-26. 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?
- BUCKS COAL FIREDNorth Palm Beach
- CAFE-TICOPalm Beach Gardens
- TEQUESTA SMOKEHOUSETequesta
- CREMA GOURMETWest Palm Beach
- BROOKLYN SAUSAGE KINGBoynton Beach
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Clean Plates
82 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Eighty-two licensees in Palm Beach County ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections. That means they passed every single check without any big problems, no high-priority violations or anything like that to worry about. I'm tellin' ya, it's a good look for them. Among the winners are COCO DULCE INC, OUT OF MANY CAFE, and MIZNER PARK CONCESSIONS. These ain't just one-hit wonders who got lucky once; these are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations. They stay on top of their game, capisce? COCO DULCE INC really showed them how it is done. They stretched a high-priority-free run to 8 inspections covering roughly 2 years. Good for you, kid. Eh.
- COCO DULCE INCPahokee
- OUT OF MANY CAFERiviera Beach
- MIZNER PARK CONCESSIONSBoca Raton
- FUNNEL CAKERiviera Beach
- BEACH CLUB AT MAR A LAGOPalm Beach
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