Madre santa, Dios mío — Benchmarked statewide: Broward County's failure rate is 58% below the Florida average. Broward County holds 29 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 American, 1 Chinese, 1 Fast Food, and 1 Italian Steak. Mija, in plain English: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. May they all wake up tomorrow with sechel.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
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Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Ay, madre mía — 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. Mija, in plain English: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. Que se cuiden — los pobres clientes.
- 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
29 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Mira lo que te digo — DIMELO PAPI PINCHOS in Oakland Park, ACQUOLINA in Weston and GYROVILLE 17TH STREET in Fort Lauderdale topped the Broward County ledger this round. 29 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. Mija, in plain English: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. I should live so long.
- DIMELO PAPI PINCHOSOakland Park3 HPPestScore 350last visit 2025-10-10
- 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
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Closed/Delinquent
4 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.
Ay Dios mío del Cielo — TRUTH BAR AND LOUNGE in Fort Lauderdale, FOXY BROWN in Fort Lauderdale and NAMI SUSHI & GRILL in Hollywood led the board 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. Mija, in plain English: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. A klog tsu Columbus's.
- TRUTH BAR AND LOUNGEFort Lauderdaleclosure score 2
- FOXY BROWNFort Lauderdaleclosure score 3
- NAMI SUSHI & GRILLHollywoodclosure score 3
- ITALO PERUVIAN RESTAURANTCoral Springclosure score 2
⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
184 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.
Oy, mein kind, listen to me. In Broward County, 184 restaurants have shown a pattern of chronic violations over an 11-year period, which is what the experts call a bad actor—meaning these places just keep making the same mistakes year after year. It is a real shanda. Mira lo que te digo, the list of repeat offenders is led by MATCHBOX SAWGRASS MILLS and LA GOURMANDIZE RESTAURANT. They have been caught doing this for over a decade, and it makes my heart ache. No tiene vergüenza.
- 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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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
31 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Caramba, mein kindeleh — BARILOCHE GOURMET in Fort Lauderdale, ROCCO'S TACOS in Fort Lauderdale and WOW! WING HOUSE in Tamarac put the sharpest marks on Broward County's list. 31 restaurants 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. BARILOCHE GOURMET in Fort Lauderdale dropped HP+Critical counts from 18 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (88.9% better). Mija, in plain English: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT.
- BARILOCHE GOURMETFort Lauderdale
- ROCCO'S TACOSFort Lauderdale
- WOW! WING HOUSETamarac
- CHECKERS DRIVE IN REST #755Miramar1 BASScore 1
- OSTERIA ACQUA E FARINAFort Lauderdale
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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.
Mija, escuchame, sometimes you see something that actually makes a person kvell. In the last 90-day window—that is the three months of records we look at to see who is behaving—133 Broward County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections. Nu? — y por qué no me sorprende, it is nice to see some people doing things the right way without any schmutz. GULFSTREAM PARK THEME PARK CARTS in Hallandale Beach, TAYLOR MADE BBQ in Hollywood, and RED ZEPPELIN in Dania Beach were among those who kept their plates clean. These are not just lucky breaks, mija; these operators showed they can handle repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations. Ay bendito, even the consistency is impressive, so listen to your bubbe. GULFSTREAM PARK THEME PARK CARTS in Hallandale Beach stretched a high-priority-free run to 14 inspections covering roughly 3.5 years. It is good to know some places actually care about what goes on the plate. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT.
- GULFSTREAM PARK THEME PARK CARTSHallandale Beach
- TAYLOR MADE BBQHollywood1 BASPestScore 51
- RED ZEPPELINCrystal River
- 3-0-SLIDEPembroke Pines
- FAT BOYZ BBQFort Lauderdale
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🆕 New
New Owners
126 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Vey iz mir, mija — AMANTE'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT in Deerfield Beach, JACKS HAMBURGER HOUSE in Oakland Park and 5TH ELEMENT INDIAN GRILL in Pompano Beach drew the loudest scorecard in Broward County. 126 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. Mija, in plain English: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed. Don't even ask, mija.
- AMANTE'S ITALIAN RESTAURANTDeerfield Beach
- JACKS HAMBURGER HOUSEOakland Park
- 5TH ELEMENT INDIAN GRILLPompano Beach
- ISLAND SIGNATURE RESTAURANT LLCFort Lauderdale
- SUP CRABPompano Beach
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Openings
182 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, mein tateleh — Broward County count: 182 opening signals. 221 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 589 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 64 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 BLACK FLAMINGO BREWERY in Oakland Park. Ledger type mix: 589 new-license records and 221 announcement-led records and 56 reopenings. Cuisine/venue mix: 283 Unknown and 38 Pizza. Area concentration: 216 FORT LAUDERDALE and 75 HOLLYWOOD. Velocity check: 283 opening signals in the last 90 days, 60 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2023-05-19 to 2026-07-04. 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. Mija, in plain English: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. Mein gott, qué locura.
- G&G ARGENTINE STEAKHOUSEFort Lauderdale
- THOMAS RIB SHACK LLCPompano Beach
- BLACK FLAMINGO BREWERYOakland Park
- FEDERAL SPA AND RESTAURANTHollywood
- HOLLYWOOD BEACH TRIKKEHollywood
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