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BY SKIP CRUMBLEE — METRO BRIEFING

Port St. Lucie — Restaurant Inspection Briefing

Alright, gang, roll the highlight reel: Florida comparison: the Treasure Coast's chronic density is 209% above the Florida average. the Treasure Coast lands at 10 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Bagels, 1 Bar, 1 Diner, and 1 Fast Food. Box-score translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. That is the box score.

🔥 Alerts

Emergency Orders

17 records this window

Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.

Buckle up, because the numbers got loud: Alice's Restaurant in Stuart, Krave Noodle and Rice in Stuart and Twin Dragon Restaurant in Stuart owned the top of the the Treasure Coast board. 17 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 Diner, and 1 Thai. 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.

  • Alice's RestaurantStuart6 HPPestScore 650last visit 2026-06-24
  • Krave Noodle and RiceStuart7 HP2 INT9 BASPestScore 779last visit 2026-06-23
  • Twin Dragon RestaurantStuart11 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 1164last visit 2026-06-23
  • Bagel Break DeliStuart10 HPPestScore 1050last visit 2026-06-22
  • Florentinos Italian CuisineStuart4 HP7 INT1 BASPestScore 521last visit 2026-06-22

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Near Miss

10 records this window

Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.

Real talk, the scoreboard tells the whole story: BAGEL BROTHERS OF NEW YORK INC in Port St. Lucie, PICKLED RESTAURANT & BAR in Fort Pierce and BOHEMIO CAFE LLC in Fort Pierce anchored the high end of the the Treasure Coast file. 10 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. Box-score translation: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. That is the box score.

  • BAGEL BROTHERS OF NEW YORK INCPort St. Lucie3 HP4 INT3 BASPestScore 393last visit 2026-06-11
  • PICKLED RESTAURANT & BARFort Pierce4 HP3 INT4 BASPestScore 484last visit 2026-06-08
  • BOHEMIO CAFE LLCFort Pierce4 HP5 INT2 BASPestScore 502
  • SPIROS TAVERNAPort St. Lucie5 HP5 BASPestScore 555last visit 2026-06-30
  • SHUCKERSJensen Beach5 HP3 INT4 BASPestScore 584last visit 2026-06-30

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Closed/Delinquent

75 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.

Tip-off, and the kitchen's already in foul trouble: BELGIO in Fort Pierce, BEYOND EVENTS AND WEDDING PLANNER CORP in Fort Pierce and CANDELA! CUBAN CUISINE in Port St. Lucie led the board in the Treasure Coast. 25 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 160 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 96 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46) and 29 social or silence signal. Confidence mix: 96 suspected and 30 confirmed. Recency split: 0 in the last 90 days and 34 historical. Dated closure signals run from 2017-03-26 to 2026-04-01. Box-score translation: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. Come on now.

  • BELGIOFort Pierceclosure score 2
  • BEYOND EVENTS AND WEDDING PLANNER CORPFort Pierceclosure score 2
  • CANDELA! CUBAN CUISINEPort St. Lucieclosure score 2
  • FUSION CUISINE RESTAURANT A INCFort Pierceclosure score 2
  • GOOD EATS SEE FOODPort St. Lucieclosure score 2

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⚠️ Caution

Chronic Violation Record

173 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.

A look back at the last 11 years reveals 173 restaurants across the Treasure Coast with chronic violation records. These are the bad actors—the ones who treat health codes like suggestions rather than rules. When a pattern stretches over a decade, it is no longer about a single bad shift or a broken fridge. It is about how they choose to run the house. Leading the list of repeat offenders is EL RANCHO RESTAURANT in Port St. Lucie. PUEBLO VIEJO ST LUCIE WEST also shows up on this long-term ledger of failures. A decade of slipping up tells you exactly what kind of management is standing in that kitchen.

  • PUEBLO VIEJO ST LUCIE WESTPort St. Lucie7 HP5 INT10 BASScore 760Historical bad actorlast visit 03/17/2026
  • EL RANCHO RESTAURANTIndiantown6 HP1 INT3 BASScore 613Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 01/20/2026
  • KAMEFort Pierce7 HP4 INT14 BASScore 754Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 06/10/2026
  • BRISAS DEL MAR BAR & GRILL INCFort Pierce5 HP7 INT13 BASScore 583Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
  • SPRITZ CITY BISTROStuart9 HP3 INT11 BASScore 941Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026

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✨ Trusted

Most Improved

14 records this window

Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.

Coming in off the bench, the cold facts: TOOJAY'S DELI in Stuart, MCDONALD'S CORPORATION in Palm City and PRIME 772 in Port Saint Luice anchored the high end of the the Treasure Coast file. 14 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. TOOJAY'S DELI in Stuart dropped HP+Critical counts from 24 to 4 across the two 12-month windows (83.3% better). Box-score translation: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. That is the box score.

  • TOOJAY'S DELIStuart1 INT3 BASScore 13
  • MCDONALD'S CORPORATIONPalm City
  • PRIME 772Port Saint Luice2 BASScore 2
  • MILLER'S ALE HOUSEPort St. Lucie1 INTScore 10
  • BERRY FRESH CAFEStuart

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Clean Plates

92 records this window

Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.

First pitch, and they're already down a run: 92 the Treasure Coast licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — PRESTIGO HOTEL VERO BEACH LLC, 57 CATERING LLC, MAD DOGS LLC among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. PRESTIGO HOTEL VERO BEACH LLC stretched a high-priority-free run to 10 inspections covering roughly 2.5 years. Box-score translation: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. Come on now.

  • PRESTIGO HOTEL VERO BEACH LLCVero Beach
  • 57 CATERING LLCFort Pierce
  • MAD DOGS LLCStuart
  • JOHNS ISLAND TENNIS GRILLVero Beach
  • INDIAN-CAFEPort St. Lucie1 BASScore 1

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🆕 New

New Owners

42 records this window

DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.

Folks, this is a turnover at the worst time: MACS in Port St. Lucie, CRAZY AREPAS in Port St. Lucie and SWEET SMOKE SOUTHERN KITCHEN in Stuart anchored the high end of the the Treasure Coast file. 42 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.

  • MACSPort St. Lucie
  • CRAZY AREPASPort St. Lucie
  • SPIROS TAVERNAPort St. Lucie
  • SWEET SMOKE SOUTHERN KITCHENStuart
  • MAISON MARTINIQUEVero Beach

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Openings

14 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.

Bottom line for the home crowd: the Treasure Coast count: 14 opening signals. 17 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 223 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include BROOGIE'S in Vero Beach, ANGELO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT in Stuart and AND MORE in Hobe Sound. Ledger type mix: 223 new-license records and 17 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 81 Unknown and 20 Pizza. Area concentration: 52 PORT ST LUCIE and 42 VERO BEACH. Velocity check: 20 opening signals in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2024-07-02 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.

  • BROOGIE'SVero Beach
  • ANGELO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANTStuart
  • AND MOREHobe Sound
  • JAMAICAN VIBES RESTAURANTVero Beach
  • PEPE'S CANTINA PORT ST. LUCIEPort St. Lucie

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