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BY SRA. RUTH — METRO BRIEFING

Miami — Restaurant Inspection Briefing

Para que sepas — Start with the state: Miami-Dade County's chronic density is 26% below the Florida average. Miami-Dade County sits at 88 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Bar, 1 Burgers, 1 Diner, and 1 Pizza. Mija, in plain English: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. I should live so long.

🔥 Alerts

Emergency Orders

67 records this window

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

Como dice mi abuela — DUNKIN DONUTS #15 in Miami, H&H BAGELS in Pinecrest and VICTORY RESTAURANT & LOUNGE in Miami sat at the head of the Miami-Dade County 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 Donuts, 1 Lounge, 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. Don't even ask, mija.

  • DUNKIN DONUTS #15Miami1 INT5 BASScore 15last visit 2025-08-13
  • 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

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Near Miss

88 records this window

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

Mija, escuchame — KANTINA in Miami Beach, REY'S PIZZA in Hialeah Gardens and DENNYS in Miami ran away with the Miami-Dade County count. 88 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. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT.

  • KANTINAMiami Beach5 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 564last visit 2026-03-18
  • REY'S PIZZAHialeah Gardens5 HP4 INT9 BASPestScore 599last visit 2025-10-15
  • DENNYSMiami4 HP3 BASScore 403last visit 2026-01-22
  • HAAGEN DAZS SUNSETSouth Miami3 HP4 INT6 BASPestScore 396last visit 2025-07-21
  • MAISON VALENTINEMiami Beach3 HP8 INT11 BASPestScore 441

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Closed/Delinquent

446 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 bendito — CRAFT COCONUT GROVE in Miami, AMOK FOOD CATERING in Miami and BELLS DELICIOUS TAKE AWAY in Miami led the board in Miami-Dade County. 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: 393 social or silence signal and 225 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46). Confidence mix: 398 confirmed and 256 suspected. Velocity check: 10 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2009-11-14 to 2026-07-07. Mija, in plain English: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. Mein gott, qué locura.

  • 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

174 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.

Ay madre mía, listen to me closely because this is a real shanda. In Miami-Dade County, the records show 174 restaurants with chronic violation records when you look at the 11-year pattern view. This is what I call a bad actor—a kitchen that keeps making the same mistakes over and over like they have no shame. Oy gevalt, qué desastre, SANG'S CHINESE FOOD in Miami and MAY FU CHINESE RESTAURANT in Miami are leading this list of repeat offenders. These places aren't just having one bad day; they have been racking up problems for years while the rest of us are trying to eat in peace. No tiene vergüenza.

  • 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
  • EL PALACIO DE LOS JUGOSCutler Bay7 HP1 INT17 BASScore 727Active bad actorlast visit 04/22/2026
  • 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

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✨ Trusted

Most Improved

22 records this window

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

Oy, mein kind, mein kind — CARROT EXPRESS WEST KENDALL in Miami, ANTOJITOS 5 ESTRELLAS in Miami and LA UCHIRENA RAPID FOOD in Doral anchored the high end of the Miami-Dade County file. 22 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). Mija, in plain English: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. A klog tsu Columbus's.

  • 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.

Mija, ven acá un segundo — been looking at these papers and my heart is happy for once. In Miami-Dade County, 360 licensees managed to keep a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections. This means they didn't just get lucky one time; they kept the kitchen sparkling like my own floor on a holiday. Oy gevalt, qué desastre it would be if these places were anything else, but GOLD KOSHER CATERING, 2180 KITCHEN, and ALL KIDS CATERING proved they have some sechel. They faced repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations—that is the fancy way of saying no big, scary safety problems were found by the inspectors. These operators are being rewarded for their consistency, not just one lucky day. Mira lo que te digo, GOLD KOSHER CATERING really showed me how to run a business properly. They stretched a high-priority-free run out to 19 inspections covering roughly 4.8 years. May they all wake up tomorrow with sechel.

  • 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

Openings

52 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.

Ay, mein bubbeleh — Miami-Dade County ledger: 52 opening signals. 244 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 845 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include SUSHI SAKE in Miami, COLDSTONE CREAMERY in Homestead and CAFEKO in Miami. Ledger type mix: 845 new-license records and 244 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 350 Unknown and 62 Cafe. Area concentration: 599 MIAMI and 106 MIAMI BEACH. Velocity check: 280 opening signals in the last 90 days, 103 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2024-07-01 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.

  • SUSHI SAKEMiami
  • MAISON VALENTINEMiami Beach
  • COLDSTONE CREAMERYHomestead
  • CAFEKOMiami
  • SUSHI SAKECoral Gables

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