Against the statewide grid: Palm Beach County's chronic density is 31% above the Florida average. Palm Beach County registers 43 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 pizza spots, 1 Bagels, 1 Chinese, and 1 Diner. 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.
If you squint past the palm trees, the report is plain: FIREHOUSE SUBS in Boynton Beach, Marco's Pizza #8477 in Lake Worth Beach and East Ocean Café in Boynton Beach drew the loudest scorecard in Palm Beach County. 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: 1 Cafe, 1 Fast Food, 1 French, and 1 Pizza. 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.
- FIREHOUSE SUBSBoynton Beachlast visit 2026-06-22
- Marco's Pizza #8477Lake Worth Beach1 HP1 INT2 BASPestScore 162last visit 2026-06-18
- East Ocean CaféBoynton Beach6 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 663last 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
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Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
South of the I-4 corridor, the violations get colorful: SAZIO EXPRESS in Delray Beach, 50 OCEAN in Delray Beach and THE ORIGINAL BROOKLYN WATER BAGEL CO in Boynton Beach anchored the high end of the Palm Beach County file. 43 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.
- SAZIO EXPRESSDelray Beach4 HP3 INT1 BASPestScore 481last visit 2026-01-20
- 50 OCEANDelray Beach4 HP4 INTScore 440last visit 2026-06-15
- THE ORIGINAL BROOKLYN WATER BAGEL COBoynton Beach3 HP2 INT2 BASPestScore 372last visit 2026-06-15
- SELINIDelray Beach6 HP3 INTPestScore 680last visit 2026-06-12
- THE POKE COMPANYBoynton Beach3 HP2 INT4 BASPestScore 374last visit 2026-06-12
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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.
Out where the heat melts the rules, here is the count: 175 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in Palm Beach County on the 11-year pattern view, led by LE BON GOUT RESTAURANT LLC, HERITAGE PIZZA AND GRILL. The full repeat-offender record sits below. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- LE BON GOUT RESTAURANT LLCLake Worth Beach8 HP3 INT5 BASScore 835Active bad actorlast visit 03/11/2026
- HERITAGE PIZZA AND GRILLLake Worth Beach14 HP10 INT3 BASScore 1503Active bad actorlast visit 01/29/2026
- KING'S SUPER BUFFETWest Palm Beach11 HP2 INT5 BASScore 1125Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 01/28/2026
- KABUKI SUSHI THAI TAPASWellington9 HP6 INT6 BASScore 966Active bad actorlast visit 12/18/2025
- FLAVOR OF INDIA RESTAURANTLake Worth Beach4 HP3 INT8 BASScore 438Active bad actorlast visit 10/14/2025
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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.
The hurricane shutters are up; the inspections kept going: TOWN HERO in Lantana, DUMPLING KING in Boca Raton and BYRDS HOT CHICKEN in Boynton Beach put the sharpest marks on Palm Beach County's 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. 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.
- TOWN HEROLantanaclosure score 2
- DUMPLING KINGBoca Ratonclosure score 2
- BYRDS HOT CHICKENBoynton Beachclosure score 2
- CANNOLI KITCHEN PIZZABoca Ratonclosure score 3
- ATLANTIS GRILL & BARAtlantisclosure score 3
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New Owners
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DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Florida files this kind of thing under 'Tuesday': KOKORO SUSHI in Boca Raton, CANNOLI KITCHEN YAMATO in Boca Raton and DOUBLE ROADS in Jupiter put the sharpest marks on Palm Beach County's list. 3 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 swamp, for once, is not the problem.
- KOKORO SUSHIBoca Raton
- CANNOLI KITCHEN YAMATOBoca Raton
- DOUBLE ROADSJupiter
Chain Activity
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Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Even the alligators in the parking lot have seen better: 44 chain brands surface in Palm Beach County’s rollup, covering 260 locations between them: 67 FSQ-confirmed closures, 12 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Subway, McDonald's, Burger King. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a chain rollup groups related brand locations so one sloppy operator cannot hide inside a familiar logo. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- SubwayFlorida36 flagged locations
- McDonald'sFlorida31 flagged locations
- Burger KingFlorida19 flagged locations
- Jersey Mike's SubsFlorida17 flagged locations
- Florida Sportservice IncFlorida5 flagged locations
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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.
Before the cocktail hour, the auditors did their rounds: Total for Palm Beach County: 15 opening signals. 210 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 1 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 21 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include BON APPETIT in West Palm Beach, BUCKS COAL FIRED in North Palm Beach and CREMA GOURMET in West Palm Beach. Ledger type mix: 210 announcement-led records and 10 reopenings and 8 license reissues. Cuisine/venue mix: 34 Unknown and 16 Pizza. Area concentration: 67 BOCA RATON and 49 WEST PALM BEACH. Velocity check: 226 opening signals in the last 90 days, 63 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2025-02-13 to 2026-07-01. 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 swamp, for once, is not the problem.
- BON APPETITWest Palm Beach
- BUCKS COAL FIREDNorth Palm Beach
- CREMA GOURMETWest Palm Beach
- GARDEN BUTCHERWest Palm Beach
- JUPITER GRILLJupiter
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