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BY SRA. RUTH — METRO BRIEFING

Fort Lauderdale — Restaurant Inspection Briefing

Madre santa, Dios mío — Measured statewide: Broward County's failure rate is 48% below the Florida average. Broward County logs 38 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 cafes, 2 seafood spots, 1 Buffet, and 1 Diner. 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.

Got in himmel — P F Chang's China Bistro in Fort Lauderdale, Lona in Fort Lauderdale and Tee Jay Thai Sushi in Wilton Manors ran away with the Broward County count. 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. Mija, in plain English: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. Pa'l carajo con esa cocina.

  • 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

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

Ay, madre mía — ZUCCARELLI EAST in Pompano Beach, CRAFTY CRAB in Pompano Beach and SARKU JAPAN in North Lauderdale topped the Broward County ledger this round. 38 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. Mija, in plain English: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. Que se cuiden — los pobres clientes.

  • ZUCCARELLI EASTPompano Beach4 HP5 BASPestScore 455last visit 2025-10-09
  • CRAFTY CRABPompano Beach4 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 464last visit 2025-12-08
  • SARKU JAPANNorth Lauderdale3 HP1 BASScore 301last visit 2025-12-19
  • ADRIAN FISH RESTAURANT FISH MARKETSouthwest Ranches6 HP1 INT8 BASPestScore 668last visit 2026-02-18
  • THE LITTLE COFFEE SHOPPEPompano Beach5 HP3 INT1 BASScore 531last visit 2025-10-09

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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.

Vey iz mir, mija — CHOU CHOU BAY in Sunrise, DE LELASS in Davie and EL RINCON LATINO AMERICANO MS in Sunrise sat at the head of the Broward County list. 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 138 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. Mija, in plain English: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. Don't even ask, mija.

  • 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

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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.

Oy gevalt, qué desastre. In Broward County, we have a real shanda because 188 restaurants have chronic violation records on the 11-year pattern view. This means these places are not just having one bad day, mija, they are making the same mistakes for over a decade. Mira lo que te digo, the list of repeat offenders is led by LA GOURMANDIZE RESTAURANT, PIMAN. It is a vey long list of kitchens that just won't learn their lesson. Mejor no comas allí.

  • 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
  • KALALOU BAR & GRILL FORT LAUDERDALE LLCTamarac10 HP3 INT8 BASScore 1038Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 06/30/2026

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✨ Trusted

Most Improved

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

Mira lo que te digo — BARILOCHE GOURMET in Fort Lauderdale, ROCCO'S TACOS in Fort Lauderdale and WOW! WING HOUSE in Tamarac ran away with the Broward County count. 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). Mija, in plain English: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. I should live so long.

  • 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.

Ay bendito, mija, listen to what I am telling you. In Broward County, 129 licensees managed a clean Q2 2026 ledger, which means these kitchens kept everything spotless across all their inspections. These are the good ones, the ones who respect my kitchen and keep the schmutz away from the food. Mira lo que te digo, even the big names like GULFSTREAM PARK THEME PARK CARTS, TAYLOR MADE BBQ, and RED ZEPPELIN stayed consistent. They didn't just get lucky once; they had zero high-priority or intermediate violations across multiple visits. This is what we call a clean plate—it means they aren't cutting corners on the important stuff that keeps your tummy happy. Oy gevalt, look at GULFSTREAM PARK THEME PARK CARTS in Broward County for a second. They managed to keep things perfect over 14 inspections covering roughly 3.5 years without a single high-priority violation. May they all wake up tomorrow with sechel.

  • 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

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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.

Caramba, mein kindeleh — Broward County count: 51 opening signals. 181 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 590 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include MOJITO VIBES in Hollywood, SHANGULS JAMAICAN RESTARURANT in Margate and H & R SPORTS BAR AND GRILL in Pompano Beach. Ledger type mix: 590 new-license records and 181 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 259 Unknown and 34 Pizza. Area concentration: 182 FORT LAUDERDALE and 68 HOLLYWOOD. Velocity check: 205 opening signals in the last 90 days, 46 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2023-05-19 to 2026-07-10. 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. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT.

  • MOJITO VIBESHollywood
  • SHANGULS JAMAICAN RESTARURANTMargate
  • H & R SPORTS BAR AND GRILLPompano Beach
  • FAD'S KITCHENPompano Beach
  • TASTE OF THE CITY RESTAURANTMiramar

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