Start with the state: Miami-Dade County's chronic density is 26% below the Florida average. Miami-Dade County sits at 137 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 tacos, 1 Bar, 1 Cuban, and 1 Mexican. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
Emergency Orders
71 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
CHONG'S CHINESE REST in Miami, THE VILLA in Miami Gardens and BEIJING GARDEN in Miami owned the top of the Miami-Dade County board. 71 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: 2 Chinese spots, 2 Cuban spots, and 1 Club. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- CHONG'S CHINESE RESTMiami2 INT6 BASPestScore 76last visit 2025-11-24
- THE VILLAMiami Gardens3 HP5 INT15 BASPestScore 415last visit 2025-10-13
- BEIJING GARDENMiami7 HP3 INT17 BASPestScore 797last visit 2025-09-09
- SORIANO BROTHERS CUBAN CUISINEHialeah7 HP3 INT11 BASPestScore 791last visit 2026-06-17
- CUBAN GUYS SANDWICHES AND MOREPalmetto Bay1 HP1 INTPestScore 160last visit 2026-06-16
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Near Miss
137 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
MOO! in Miami, LANDSHARK BAR AND GRILL RESTAURANT & SKYVIEWS BISTRO in Miami and BARJEAN in Miami sat at the head of the Miami-Dade County list. 137 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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now.
- MOO!Miami4 HP3 INT6 BASPestScore 486last visit 2026-05-14
- LANDSHARK BAR AND GRILL RESTAURANT & SKYVIEWS BISTROMiami3 HP1 INT6 BASPestScore 366last visit 2025-11-17
- BARJEANMiami4 HP1 INT4 BASScore 414last visit 2025-12-10
- PUNTO CATRACHOFlorida City4 HP6 INT4 BASPestScore 514
- THE TACO STANDMiami Beach3 HP1 INT2 BASScore 312last visit 2026-01-22
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Chronic Violation Record
234 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.
234 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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: 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
- NICK CARIBBEAN RESTAURANTNORTH MIAMI BEACHActive bad actor
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Closed/Delinquent
460 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.
CAFE RAGAZZI in Surfside, CRUST in Miami and BEACH BAR & GRILL in Key Biscayne put the sharpest marks on Miami-Dade County's list. 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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.
- CAFE RAGAZZISurfsideclosure score 2
- CRUSTMiamiclosure score 2
- BEACH BAR & GRILLKey Biscayneclosure score 3
- EMMYS CATERINGMiamiclosure score 3
- RINCON PORTENOMiamiclosure score 2
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New Owners
54 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 BIBI’S GOURMET BURGERS in Surfside ran away with the Miami-Dade County count. 54 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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed.
- JOJO'S NY STYLE PIZZAMiami
- COURTYARD CAFEKendall
- COURTYARD CAFEMiami
- BIBI’S GOURMET BURGERSSurfside
- PURA VIDA MIAMIKendall
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Chain Activity
89 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: 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
261 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.
Total for Miami-Dade County: 261 opening signals. 282 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 636 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 85 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include CAJITA CUBANA 239 in Hialeah, EMPANADAS YAYITA LLC in Miami and HOLY BUREK in Miami. Ledger type mix: 636 new-license records and 282 announcement-led records and 49 reopenings. Cuisine/venue mix: 545 Unknown and 26 Pizza. Area concentration: 574 MIAMI and 104 HIALEAH. Velocity check: 522 opening signals in the last 90 days, 187 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2023-06-13 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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting.
- CAJITA CUBANA 239Hialeah
- EMPANADAS YAYITA LLCMiami
- HOLY BUREKMiami
- MAR Y CAMPOCoral Gables
- MB CULINARY ADVISORSMiami
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Clean Plates
159 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
159 Miami-Dade County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — 2180 KITCHEN, PUPUSERIA LA PALMA ENIS SEAFOOD INC, SODEXO MAGIC @ FEDERAL RESERVE BANK MIAMI among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. 2180 KITCHEN stretched a high-priority-free run to 9 inspections covering roughly 2.2 years. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking.
- 2180 KITCHENMiami
- PUPUSERIA LA PALMA ENIS SEAFOOD INCHomestead
- SODEXO MAGIC @ FEDERAL RESERVE BANK MIAMIMiami
- 142A AIFI SMASHED BURGERMiami
- LA MICHOACANA SNACK SHOPPrinceton
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