Statewide frame: Broward County's failure rate is 58% below the Florida average. Broward County's current board shows 30 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 American, 1 Chinese, 1 Fast Food, and 1 Italian Steak. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
Emergency Orders
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Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
The menu did not mention this part, naturally: P F Chang's China Bistro in Fort Lauderdale, Lona in Fort Lauderdale and Tee Jay Thai Sushi in Wilton Manors led the board in 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- P F Chang's China BistroFort Lauderdale4 HP1 INT5 BASPestScore 465last visit 2026-06-23
- LonaFort Lauderdale7 HP6 BASPestScore 756last visit 2026-06-22
- Tee Jay Thai SushiWilton Manors8 HP1 INT9 BASPestScore 869last visit 2026-06-22
- 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
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Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Somewhere between the mop sink and the mangroves, the facts arrived: ACQUOLINA in Weston, GYROVILLE 17TH STREET in Fort Lauderdale and LUCKY CITY in Margate owned the top of the Broward County board. 30 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now.
- ACQUOLINAWeston4 HP4 BASPestScore 454last visit 2026-06-15
- GYROVILLE 17TH STREETFort Lauderdale3 HP2 BASScore 302last visit 2026-06-15
- LUCKY CITYMargate5 HP7 BASPestScore 557last visit 2026-06-11
- KE UHWeston4 HP2 BASScore 402last visit 2026-06-10
- KATANA COCINA NIKKEIWeston4 HP2 INT4 BASPestScore 474last visit 2026-06-09
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Chronic Violation Record
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Active enforcement targets and repeat offenders: restaurants carrying emergency-order history, chronic 11-year systemic violation patterns, or cross-flag enforcement tiers.
A deep dive into Broward County dining shows that some kitchens have been stuck in a cycle of bad habits for over a decade. An 11-year pattern view—essentially a long-term track record of people who just cannot seem to follow the rules—uncovered 185 restaurants with chronic violation records. Leading this parade of repeat offenders are MATCHBOX SAWGRASS MILLS in Sunrise and LA GOURMANDIZE RESTAURANT in Lauderhill. These establishments have spent years bumping up against inspectors, proving that some culinary habits are harder to break than a seasonal drought.
- 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 actorlast visit 06/22/2026
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Closed/Delinquent
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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.
Florida files this kind of thing under 'Tuesday': TRUTH BAR AND LOUNGE in Fort Lauderdale, FOXY BROWN in Fort Lauderdale and NAMI SUSHI & GRILL in Hollywood pulled the heaviest numbers in Broward County. 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. The swamp, for once, is not the problem.
- TRUTH BAR AND LOUNGEFort Lauderdaleclosure score 2
- FOXY BROWNFort Lauderdaleclosure score 3
- NAMI SUSHI & GRILLHollywoodclosure score 3
- ITALO PERUVIAN RESTAURANTCoral Springclosure score 2
- BILLY JOE'S THE CONCH QUEEN LLCPembroke Parkclosure score 2
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New Owners
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DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
If you squint past the palm trees, the report is plain: JACKS HAMBURGER HOUSE in Oakland Park, 5TH ELEMENT INDIAN GRILL in Pompano Beach and AMANTE'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT in Deerfield Beach topped the Broward County ledger this round. 6 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- JACKS HAMBURGER HOUSEOakland Park
- 5TH ELEMENT INDIAN GRILLPompano Beach
- AMANTE'S ITALIAN RESTAURANTDeerfield Beach
- GREAT GREEK OF CORAL SPRINGSCoral Springs
- SIZZLE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE INCPlantation
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Chain Activity
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Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
The hurricane shutters are up; the inspections kept going: 62 chain brands surface in Broward County’s rollup, covering 483 locations between them: 110 FSQ-confirmed closures, 15 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Subway, Hz Coffee Group Llc, Hsi Mca Fll Fb Llc. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a chain rollup groups related brand locations so one sloppy operator cannot hide inside a familiar logo.
- SubwayFlorida71 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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Most Improved
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Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
South of the I-4 corridor, the violations get colorful: BLOCK 40 FOOD HALL in Hollywood owned the top of the Broward County board. 1 restaurant met the sustained-improvement test: at least four inspections in each 12-month window, recent HP+Critical counts cut by 50% or more, and an active license. BLOCK 40 FOOD HALL in Hollywood dropped HP+Critical counts from 8 to 4 across the two 12-month windows (50.0% better). For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern.
- BLOCK 40 FOOD HALLHollywood1 INT2 BASScore 12
Openings
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New DBPR licenses plus confirmed opening signals: the places that just joined the map and still need their first public-record track record.
Out where the heat melts the rules, here is the count: Broward County ledger: 14 opening signals. 253 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 2 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 32 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include G&G ARGENTINE STEAKHOUSE in Fort Lauderdale, THOMAS RIB SHACK LLC in Pompano Beach and THAT PIZZA JOINT in Coconut Creek. Ledger type mix: 253 announcement-led records and 24 reopenings and 4 license reissues. Cuisine/venue mix: 56 Unknown and 17 Pizza. Area concentration: 95 FORT LAUDERDALE and 30 HOLLYWOOD. Velocity check: 279 opening signals in the last 90 days, 57 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2023-05-19 to 2026-07-02. 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- G&G ARGENTINE STEAKHOUSEFort Lauderdale
- THOMAS RIB SHACK LLCPompano Beach
- THAT PIZZA JOINTCoconut Creek
- ESSENZA ITALIAN EATERY AND MARKETFort Lauderdale
- KALUZ RESTAURANTPlantation
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Clean Plates
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Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Down here, the inspector's clipboard reads like fiction: 1 Broward County licensees ran a clean Q3 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — THE GREAT GREEK OF CORAL SPRINGS among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. THE GREAT GREEK OF CORAL SPRINGS stretched a high-priority-free run to 4 inspections covering roughly 1 years. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. The swamp, for once, is not the problem.
- THE GREAT GREEK OF CORAL SPRINGSCoral Springs