First pitch, and they're already down a run: Statewide read: Miami-Dade County's chronic density is 26% below the Florida average. Miami-Dade County posts 79 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Bar, 1 Beach, 1 Brazilian Steak, and 1 Colombian. Box-score translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. Come on now.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
67 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Coming in off the bench, the cold facts: H&H BAGELS in Pinecrest, VICTORY RESTAURANT & LOUNGE in Miami and Mr Lee's Chinese Restaurant in Miami Lakes put the sharpest marks on Miami-Dade County's list. 67 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 Bagels, 1 Chinese, 1 Lounge, and 1 Seafood. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. Box-score translation: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. That is the box score.
- H&H BAGELSPinecrest4 HP2 INT9 BASPestScore 479last visit 2026-02-13
- VICTORY RESTAURANT & LOUNGEMiami3 HP4 INT12 BASPestScore 402last visit 2026-06-30
- Mr Lee's Chinese RestaurantMiami Lakes3 HP7 INT16 BASPestScore 436last visit 2026-06-30
- Conch HeavenMiami11 HP8 INT28 BASPestScore 1258last visit 2026-06-29
- Beijing GardenMiami4 HP6 INT10 BASPestScore 520last visit 2026-06-23
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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.
Tip-off, and the kitchen's already in foul trouble: BOTECO MIAMI in Miami, FONDA SABANETA in Miami and NIKKI TATUM BISTRO in Miami Beach ran away with the Miami-Dade County count. 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. Box-score translation: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. Come on now.
- BOTECO MIAMIMiami5 HP10 INT17 BASPestScore 667last visit 2026-04-13
- FONDA SABANETAMiami5 HP4 INT7 BASScore 547last visit 2026-06-30
- NIKKI TATUM BISTROMiami Beach4 HP4 BASPestScore 454last visit 2026-02-03
- ZIGGURAT X CHEVREMiami3 HP7 INT4 BASPestScore 424last visit 2026-06-30
- MIAMI RIVER CAFEMiami3 HP2 INT5 BASPestScore 375last visit 2025-10-29
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Closed/Delinquent
448 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.
Yo, check the replay on this one: CRAFT COCONUT GROVE in Miami, AMOK FOOD CATERING in Miami and BELLS DELICIOUS TAKE AWAY in Miami sat at the head of the Miami-Dade County list. 7 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. Main evidence reasons: 395 social or silence signal and 225 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46). Confidence mix: 400 confirmed and 254 suspected. Velocity check: 10 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2009-11-14 to 2026-07-07. Box-score translation: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.
- CRAFT COCONUT GROVEMiamiclosure score 3
- AMOK FOOD CATERINGMiamiclosure score 2
- BELLS DELICIOUS TAKE AWAYMiamiclosure score 2
- CRISPY KRUNCHY CHICKENMiamiclosure score 2
- EL CHURRASCASO GRILLMiamiclosure score 2
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
169 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.
Look at this mess in Miami-Dade County. We're talking about 169 restaurants with chronic violation records surfacing in the 11-year pattern view. SANG'S CHINESE FOOD and MAY FU CHINESE RESTAURANT are leading the pack here. When a place racks up these repeat offenses, you know they aren't paying attention. This entire list shows us who has been playing fast and loose with health codes for over a decade. You gotta know who the bad actors are in your dining scene.
- SANG'S CHINESE FOODNorth Miami Beach8 HP5 INT16 BASScore 866Active bad actorlast visit 12/04/2025
- MAY FU CHINESE RESTAURANTMiami9 HP2 INT11 BASScore 931Active bad actorlast visit 03/04/2026
- BEACHES BAR & GRILL SUNRISE CAFEMiami Beach7 HP11 INT20 BASScore 830Active bad actorlast visit 03/23/2026
- CARIBBEAN KITCHEN 305Miami Gardens6 HP3 INT20 BASScore 650Active bad actorlast visit 01/28/2026
- ALEGRIA BY EL RANCHERITODoral7 HP8 INT19 BASScore 799Active bad actorlast visit 02/17/2026
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
23 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Look, the box score doesn't lie: CARROT EXPRESS WEST KENDALL in Miami, ANTOJITOS 5 ESTRELLAS in Miami and LA UCHIRENA RAPID FOOD in Doral carried the front of this Miami-Dade County file. 23 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. CARROT EXPRESS WEST KENDALL in Miami dropped HP+Critical counts from 22 to 4 across the two 12-month windows (81.8% better). Box-score translation: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. Come on now.
- CARROT EXPRESS WEST KENDALLMiami2 INT2 BASScore 22
- ANTOJITOS 5 ESTRELLASMiami
- LA UCHIRENA RAPID FOODDoral
- MUSEUM TOWER CAFEMiami3 INT5 BASPestScore 85
- PUERQUITO RELLENOHialeah2 INT5 BASPestScore 75
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Clean Plates
360 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Bottom line for the home crowd: 360 Miami-Dade County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — GOLD KOSHER CATERING, 2180 KITCHEN, ALL KIDS CATERING among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. GOLD KOSHER CATERING stretched a high-priority-free run to 19 inspections covering roughly 4.8 years. Box-score translation: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking.
- GOLD KOSHER CATERINGNorth Miami1 BASScore 1
- 2180 KITCHENMiami
- ALL KIDS CATERINGOpa-Locka2 BASScore 2
- MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE AT BAPTIST HEALTHMiami1 BASPestScore 51
- 142A AIFI SMASHED BURGERMiami
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🆕 New
New Owners
160 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Listen, fam, here's the tape: COURTYARD CAFE in Kendall, VALE HEALTHY KITCHEN WYNWOOD in Miami and ADONIS MEDITERRANEAN STEAKHOUSE BAR in Miami anchored the high end of the Miami-Dade County file. 160 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. Box-score translation: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed. That is the box score.
- COURTYARD CAFEKendall
- COURTYARD CAFEMiami
- VALE HEALTHY KITCHEN WYNWOODMiami
- ADONIS MEDITERRANEAN STEAKHOUSE BARMiami
- VICENTE'S PIZZERIA #1Palmetto Bay
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Openings
279 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.
Alright, gang, roll the highlight reel: Miami-Dade County ledger: 279 opening signals. 283 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 837 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include FIRST WATCH #1067 in Doral, KARINA MIAMI LLC in Miami and ACHLA in Miami. Ledger type mix: 837 new-license records and 283 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 347 Unknown and 62 Cafe. Area concentration: 614 MIAMI and 107 MIAMI BEACH. Velocity check: 312 opening signals in the last 90 days, 104 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-07. 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. Box-score translation: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. That is the box score.
- FIRST WATCH #1067Doral
- KARINA MIAMI LLCMiami
- ACHLAMiami
- SWEET PARIS CREPERIE AND CAFEMiami
- BAR BUCCEMiami
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