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Portrait of Marisol Vidalia, RiskyEats correspondent

BY MARISOL VIDALIA — METRO BRIEFING

Miami — Restaurant Inspection Briefing

Cross-reference Sunbiz dissolution against DBPR active status — the gap matters: 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. Translation for the public record: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. The numbers are the story.

🔥 Alerts

Emergency Orders

67 records this window

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

Public records, properly weighted, leave little room for spin: 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. Translation for the public record: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.

  • DUNKIN DONUTS #15Miami1 INT5 BASPestScore 65last 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.

An admin complaint clears a different liability than a closure does: 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. Translation for the public record: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. The numbers are the story.

  • 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

427 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.

This is the part operators cannot wave away: CHIMI EL TIGRE in Opa Locka, LEGENDAIRY MILKSHAKE BAR in Miami Beach and PSTG MEDIA in Miami led the board in Miami-Dade County. 7 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 15 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 392 social or silence signal and 216 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46). Confidence mix: 395 confirmed and 249 suspected. Velocity check: 22 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2009-11-14 to 2026-07-13. Translation for the public record: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.

  • CHIMI EL TIGREOpa Lockaclosure score 3
  • LEGENDAIRY MILKSHAKE BARMiami Beachclosure score 3
  • PSTG MEDIAMiamiclosure score 3
  • WHIP N DIP 2Palmetto Bayclosure score 3
  • YOLENE CATERING SERVICES.Miamiclosure score 3

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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.

The regulatory question is simple: 173 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in Miami-Dade County on the 11-year pattern view, led by SANG'S CHINESE FOOD, MAY FU CHINESE RESTAURANT. The full repeat-offender record sits below. Translation for the public record: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.

  • 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

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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.

The public record leaves one hard question: 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). Translation for the public record: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. The numbers are the story.

  • 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.

Look at the 11-year repeat list and the same ZIP codes appear: 360 Miami-Dade County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — GOLD KOSHER CATERING, 2180 KITCHEN, ALL KIDS CATERING among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. GOLD KOSHER CATERING stretched a high-priority-free run to 19 inspections covering roughly 4.8 years. Translation for the public record: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking.

  • 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.

Florida statute 61C-1.002 sets the cadence; the inspectors honor it: Miami-Dade County ledger: 52 opening signals. 204 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 1160 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include SUSHI SAKE in Miami, COLDSTONE CREAMERY in Homestead and CAFEKO in Miami. Ledger type mix: 1160 new-license records and 204 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 472 Unknown and 76 Cafe. Area concentration: 764 MIAMI and 121 MIAMI BEACH. Velocity check: 319 opening signals in the last 90 days, 129 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-14. 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. Translation for the public record: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.

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

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