Across the state, the numbers tell a story of culinary chaos. In the last 30 days, Florida saw 669 recent failures and 185 lost licenses, while the number of chronic offenders—those repeat offenders who treat health codes like mere suggestions—sits at 2000. Broward County is currently navigating these waters with a bit more grace than its neighbors. The failure rate here sits 52% below the Florida average. Within this recent window of scrutiny, Broward County drew 31 high-priority hits, which are those serious safety violations that suggest a kitchen might be closer to a biohazard site than a dining room. The variety of these near misses is as diverse as a South Florida shopping mall. The tally includes 1 American, 1 Buffet, 1 Chinese, and 1 Fast Food establishment that drew the inspectors' ire.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
34 records this window
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 anchored the high end of the Broward County file. 34 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
31 records this window
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: LAS CARNITAS INC in Fort Lauderdale, KING'S SUPER BUFFET in Lauderhill and LITTLE JAPAN in Davie pulled the heaviest numbers in Broward County. 31 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now.
- LAS CARNITAS INCFort Lauderdale4 HP4 INT11 BASPestScore 501last visit 2025-12-17
- KING'S SUPER BUFFETLauderhill4 HP1 INT10 BASPestScore 470last visit 2025-10-15
- LITTLE JAPANDavie3 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 363last visit 2026-01-21
- DIMELO PAPI PINCHOSOakland Park3 HPPestScore 350last visit 2026-07-04
- ACQUOLINAWeston4 HP4 BASPestScore 454last visit 2026-06-15
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Closed/Delinquent
197 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.
South of the I-4 corridor, the violations get colorful: CHOU CHOU BAY in Sunrise, DE LELASS in Davie and EL RINCON LATINO AMERICANO MS in Sunrise stacked up first across Broward County. 1 closure 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. Main evidence reasons: 200 social or silence signal and 137 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46). Confidence mix: 199 confirmed and 149 suspected. Velocity check: 3 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days. Dated closure signals run from 2011-04-25 to 2026-05-10. 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.
- CHOU CHOU BAYSunriseclosure score 2
- DE LELASSDavieclosure score 2
- EL RINCON LATINO AMERICANO MSSunriseclosure score 2
- GIVE GOD THE GLORY FOOD TRUCKMargateclosure score 2
- PIKLIZ CAFE INCNorth Lauderdaleclosure score 2
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
188 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.
In Broward County, a deep dive into the long-term data reveals 188 restaurants with chronic violation records. This eleven-year pattern view acts as a rearview mirror for the industry, showing which kitchens have spent over a decade struggling to stay on the right side of the health code. The list of repeat offenders is led by MATCHBOX SAWGRASS MILLS in Sunrise and LA GOURMANDIZE RESTAURANT in Hollywood. These establishments have managed to turn recurring violations into a long-term residency on the inspector's radar.
- 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
32 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
If you squint past the palm trees, the report is plain: BARILOCHE GOURMET in Fort Lauderdale, ROCCO'S TACOS in Fort Lauderdale and WOW! WING HOUSE in Tamarac stacked up first across Broward County. 32 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). For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- 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
129 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Down here, the inspector's clipboard reads like fiction: 129 Broward County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — GULFSTREAM PARK THEME PARK CARTS, TAYLOR MADE BBQ, RED ZEPPELIN among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. GULFSTREAM PARK THEME PARK CARTS stretched a high-priority-free run to 14 inspections covering roughly 3.5 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.
- 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
Openings
51 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.
Florida files this kind of thing under 'Tuesday': Current Broward County tally: 51 opening signals. 226 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 587 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include FEDERAL SPA AND RESTAURANT in Hollywood, LATIN CAFE BAKERY in Pembroke Pines and KOJI & COAL in Fort Lauderdale. Ledger type mix: 587 new-license records and 226 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 268 Unknown and 35 Pizza. Area concentration: 197 FORT LAUDERDALE and 71 HOLLYWOOD. Velocity check: 254 opening signals in the last 90 days, 61 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2023-05-19 to 2026-07-09. 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.
- FEDERAL SPA AND RESTAURANTHollywood
- LATIN CAFE BAKERYPembroke Pines
- KOJI & COALFort Lauderdale
- HERENCIA ARGENTINA LLCCoral Springs
- SUP CRABPompano Beach
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