Nu? — y por qué no me sorprende — Set against the state: Palm Beach County's chronic density is 31% above the Florida average. Palm Beach County carries 62 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 sushi bars, 1 Bakery, 1 Brunch, and 1 Cafe. Mija, in plain English: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
71 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Mira, no me hagas la boca agua — EXCELL RESTAURANT in Delray Beach, CARMINE'S LA TRATTORIA in Palm Beach Gardens and ATLANTIC SUSHI in Delray Beach topped the Palm Beach County ledger this round. 71 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 Buffet, 1 Haitian, 1 Italian, and 1 Restaurant. 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. Eat something — but not THERE.
- EXCELL RESTAURANTDelray Beach6 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 664last visit 2025-12-11
- CARMINE'S LA TRATTORIAPalm Beach Gardens2 HP2 INT4 BASScore 224last visit 2026-03-05
- ATLANTIC SUSHIDelray Beach2 HP5 INT11 BASPestScore 311last visit 2026-05-27
- GOLDEN CORRALRoyal Palm Beach3 HP1 BASScore 301last visit 2026-06-03
- BUDS CHICKEN & SEAFOODSNorth Palm Beach1 HP1 BASScore 101last visit 2026-01-21
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Near Miss
62 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
DELICIAS DE LA ABUELA RESTAURANT in West Palm Beach, GANZO in Delray Beach and NATURE'S WAY in Jupiter anchored the high end of the Palm Beach County file. 62 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.
- DELICIAS DE LA ABUELA RESTAURANTWest Palm Beach7 HP1 INTScore 710last visit 2026-03-30
- GANZODelray Beach6 HP3 INT1 BASPestScore 681last visit 2026-02-17
- NATURE'S WAYJupiter5 HP1 INTPestScore 560last visit 2025-10-10
- SKILLETSDelray Beach5 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 564last visit 2026-02-17
- BATCH NEW SOUTHERN KITCHEN & TAP: DELRAY BEACHDelray Beach5 HP2 INT3 BASScore 523last visit 2026-04-08
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Closed/Delinquent
119 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.
Hijita, te lo digo — TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSE in West Palm Beach, TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSE in Delray Beach and ROB'S SOUTHERN SMOKE BARBECUE in Lake Worth Beach pulled the heaviest numbers in Palm Beach County. 6 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: 116 social or silence signal and 91 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46). Confidence mix: 115 confirmed and 101 suspected. Velocity check: 9 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2010-11-01 to 2026-12-01. Mija, in plain English: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. The heart wants what it wants, but the mouth deserves better.
- TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSEWest Palm Beachclosure score 3
- TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSEDelray Beachclosure score 3
- ROB'S SOUTHERN SMOKE BARBECUELake Worth Beachclosure score 2
- ALTIDOR WINGS RESTAURANTLantanaclosure score 2
- ANOLE SCRATCH KITCHENBoynton Beachclosure score 2
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
175 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.
Bueno, mein bubbeleh — Palm Beach County, we have 175 restaurants with chronic violation records appearing in the 11-year pattern view. This is what my bubbe calls a bad actor—a kitchen that keeps making the same mistakes for over a decade like they are trying to test my patience. Mira lo que te digo, the list of repeat offenders is led by LE BON GOUT RESTAURANT LLC and HERITAGE PIZZA AND GRILL. These places have been on the radar for so long it is a real shanda to the community. No tiene vergüenza.
- LE BON GOUT RESTAURANT LLCLake Worth Beach8 HP3 INT5 BASScore 835Active bad actorlast visit 03/11/2026
- HERITAGE PIZZA AND GRILLLake Worth Beach14 HP10 INT3 BASScore 1503Active bad actorlast visit 01/29/2026
- KING'S SUPER BUFFETWest Palm Beach11 HP2 INT5 BASScore 1125Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 01/28/2026
- KABUKI SUSHI THAI TAPASWellington9 HP6 INT6 BASScore 966Active bad actorlast visit 12/18/2025
- ORIGINAL BROOKLYN WATER BAGEL COMPANYJupiter9 HP3 INT8 BASScore 938Active bad actorlast visit 12/22/2025
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
20 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Escuchame bien, hijita — ELISABETTA'S/BAR CAPRI in West Palm Beach, RISTORANTE SANTUCCI in West Palm Beach and ELMO'S ROCK BAR & GRILL INC in Boynton Beach topped the Palm Beach County ledger this round. 20 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. ELISABETTA'S/BAR CAPRI in West Palm Beach 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. Qué barbaridad, mamala.
- ELISABETTA'S/BAR CAPRIWest Palm Beach2 INT4 BASPestScore 74
- RISTORANTE SANTUCCIWest Palm Beach1 BASScore 1
- ELMO'S ROCK BAR & GRILL INCBoynton Beach2 BASPestScore 52
- CHINA TOWN CHEFPalm Beach Gardens1 INT2 BASScore 12
- WENDY'S 8963North Palm Beach1 BASScore 1
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Clean Plates
135 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Oy gevalt, qué desastre — news that makes my heart feel a little light. In Palm Beach County, 135 licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections, which means these kitchens kept everything tidy and followed the rules perfectly. Among them were OUT OF MANY CAFE, COCO DULCE INC, and ALL ABOUT YOU CATERING OF PALM BEACH LLC. Oy gevalt, it is not just one lucky day for these people; they are being rewarded for consistency, not a single lucky break. For example, OUT OF MANY CAFE stretched a high-priority-free run to 12 inspections covering roughly 3 years without any of those scary high-priority violations that mean the kitchen is a mess. May they all wake up tomorrow with sechel.
- OUT OF MANY CAFERiviera Beach
- COCO DULCE INCPahokee
- ALL ABOUT YOU CATERING OF PALM BEACH LLCWest Palm Beach2 BASScore 2
- CRYSTAL BAY CATERERSBoca Raton
- THE COUNTRY CLUB AT WOODFIELD INCBoca Raton
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🆕 New
Openings
44 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.
Tateleh, no me hagas reír — Total for Palm Beach County: 44 opening signals. 159 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 474 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include GOURMET KILLER DOGS in Delray Beach, DOUBLE KNOT in Delray Beach and VAN LEEIWEN ICE CREAM in Palm Beach Gardens. Ledger type mix: 474 new-license records and 159 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 185 Unknown and 42 Pizza. Area concentration: 134 BOCA RATON and 123 WEST PALM BEACH. Velocity check: 181 opening signals in the last 90 days, 56 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2024-07-03 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. Mija, in plain English: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. Mejor no comas allí, mija.
- GOURMET KILLER DOGSDelray Beach
- DOUBLE KNOTDelray Beach
- VAN LEEIWEN ICE CREAMPalm Beach Gardens
- UPTOWN DELILake Worth Beach
- TRUE VEGAN BY CHEF RAHEINWest Palm Beach
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