Florida statute 61C-1.002 sets the cadence; the inspectors honor it: 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. Translation for the public record: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
68 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
The inspection record spans eleven years; the pattern is clear: EXCELL RESTAURANT in Delray Beach, ATLANTIC SUSHI in Delray Beach and BUDS CHICKEN & SEAFOODS in North Palm Beach topped the Palm Beach County ledger this round. 68 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. Translation for the public record: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- EXCELL RESTAURANTDelray Beach6 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 664last visit 2025-12-11
- ATLANTIC SUSHIDelray Beach2 HP5 INT11 BASPestScore 311last visit 2026-05-27
- BUDS CHICKEN & SEAFOODSNorth Palm Beach1 HP1 BASPestScore 151last visit 2026-01-21
- CARMINE'S LA TRATTORIAPalm Beach Gardens2 HP2 INT4 BASPestScore 274last visit 2026-03-05
- GOLDEN CORRALRoyal Palm Beach3 HP1 BASPestScore 351last visit 2026-06-03
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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.
Trajectory tells the truth statistics hide: 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. Translation for the public record: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
- 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
118 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.
An admin complaint clears a different liability than a closure does: TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSE in West Palm Beach, TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSE in Delray Beach and BLAZE FL STORE 4 LLC in Boca Raton pulled the heaviest numbers in Palm Beach County. 7 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 8 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 116 social or silence signal and 90 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46). Confidence mix: 115 confirmed and 100 suspected. Velocity check: 15 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2010-11-01 to 2026-12-01. 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. The numbers are the story.
- TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSEWest Palm Beachclosure score 3
- TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSEDelray Beachclosure score 3
- BLAZE FL STORE 4 LLCBoca Ratonclosure score 3
- RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTTBoca Ratonclosure score 3
- JUNGLE KONEBoynton Beachclosure score 3
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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.
Read the EOR action codes the way auditors do: 175 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in Palm Beach County on the 11-year pattern view, led by LE BON GOUT RESTAURANT LLC, HERITAGE PIZZA AND GRILL. 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.
- 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
- FLAVOR OF INDIA RESTAURANTLake Worth Beach4 HP3 INT8 BASScore 438Active bad actorlast visit 10/14/2025
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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.
Public records, properly weighted, leave little room for spin: 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). Translation for the public record: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
- 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.
Cross-reference Sunbiz dissolution against DBPR active status — the gap matters: 135 Palm Beach County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — OUT OF MANY CAFE, COCO DULCE INC, ALL ABOUT YOU CATERING OF PALM BEACH LLC among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. OUT OF MANY CAFE stretched a high-priority-free run to 12 inspections covering roughly 3 years. Translation for the public record: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. The numbers are the story.
- 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
42 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.
Look at the 11-year repeat list and the same ZIP codes appear: Total for Palm Beach County: 42 opening signals. 129 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 651 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include VAN LEEIWEN ICE CREAM in Palm Beach Gardens, DOUBLE KNOT in Delray Beach and UPTOWN DELI in Lake Worth Beach. Ledger type mix: 651 new-license records and 129 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 252 Unknown and 46 Pizza. Area concentration: 158 BOCA RATON and 157 WEST PALM BEACH. Velocity check: 203 opening signals in the last 90 days, 75 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2024-07-03 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.
- VAN LEEIWEN ICE CREAMPalm Beach Gardens
- DOUBLE KNOTDelray Beach
- UPTOWN DELILake Worth Beach
- TRUE VEGAN BY CHEF RAHEINWest Palm Beach
- 5 STAR SEAFOODBelle Glade
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