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BY SKIP CRUMBLEE — METRO BRIEFING

Fort Lauderdale — Restaurant Inspection Briefing

Listen, fam, here's the tape: Measured statewide: Broward County's failure rate is 38% below the Florida average. Broward County logs 47 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 fast-food spots, 1 American, 1 Asian, and 1 Bagels. Box-score translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. That is the box score.

🔥 Alerts

Emergency Orders

30 records this window

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

Yo, check the replay on this one: MIAMI SUBS in Plantation, P F Chang's China Bistro in Fort Lauderdale and Lona in Fort Lauderdale anchored the high end of the Broward County file. 30 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 Fast Food, 1 Haitian, and 1 Seafood. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. Box-score translation: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.

  • MIAMI SUBSPlantation1 HP2 BASScore 102last visit 2026-02-17
  • 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

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Near Miss

47 records this window

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

Alright, gang, roll the highlight reel: LA GRANJA CHICKEN STEAK AND SEAFOOD in Davie, BAGEL HOST TOO in Sunrise and RED DOOR in Fort Lauderdale owned the top of the Broward County board. 47 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. Box-score translation: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. That is the box score.

  • LA GRANJA CHICKEN STEAK AND SEAFOODDavie10 HP1 INT11 BASPestScore 1071last visit 2026-01-05
  • BAGEL HOST TOOSunrise5 HP3 INT6 BASPestScore 586last visit 2025-12-08
  • RED DOORFort Lauderdale3 HP2 INT1 BASScore 321last visit 2026-02-05
  • LA ESQUINA RESTAURANTE Y MASDavie3 HP1 INT2 BASScore 312last visit 2026-01-15
  • CILANTRO ASIAN BISTRODavie6 HP4 INT9 BASPestScore 699last visit 2026-01-13

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Closed/Delinquent

184 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.

First pitch, and they're already down a run: HELLSHIRE BAY CAFE in Plantation, LA QUINTA INN, FORT LAUDERDALE NE in Fort Lauderdale and LOCKHART STADIUM KT 108 in Fort Lauderdale pulled the heaviest numbers in Broward County. 2 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 9 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 200 social or silence signal and 134 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46). Confidence mix: 199 confirmed and 146 suspected. Velocity check: 11 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2011-04-25 to 2026-07-13. Box-score translation: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. Come on now.

  • HELLSHIRE BAY CAFEPlantationclosure score 3
  • LA QUINTA INN, FORT LAUDERDALE NEFort Lauderdaleclosure score 3
  • LOCKHART STADIUM KT 108Fort Lauderdaleclosure score 3
  • NAVAS KOSHER KITCHENDavieclosure score 3
  • SPAREZ DAVIE HAMMERJACKS EXPRESSDavieclosure score 3

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⚠️ Caution

Chronic Violation Record

191 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.

Buckle up, because the numbers got loud: 191 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in Broward County on the 11-year pattern view, led by WILTON WING & PIZZA, IRIE TAKEOUT RESTAURANT. The full repeat-offender record sits below. Box-score translation: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator.

  • WILTON WING & PIZZAFort Lauderdale9 HP6 INT9 BASScore 969Active bad actorlast visit 06/24/2026
  • IRIE TAKEOUT RESTAURANTLauderhill10 HP4 INT6 BASScore 1046Historical bad actorlast visit 02/24/2026
  • TACO MASALALauderhill9 HP8 INT13 BASScore 993Historical bad actorlast visit 01/14/2026
  • TEN TEN SEAFOOD & GRILLSunrise11 HP5 INT26 BASScore 1176Active bad actorlast visit 06/22/2026
  • KALALOU BAR & GRILL FORT LAUDERDALE LLCTamarac10 HP3 INT8 BASScore 1038Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026

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✨ Trusted

Most Improved

34 records this window

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

Real talk, the scoreboard tells the whole story: BARILOCHE GOURMET in Fort Lauderdale, ROCCO'S TACOS in Fort Lauderdale and WOW! WING HOUSE in Tamarac pulled the heaviest numbers in Broward County. 34 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). Box-score translation: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. That is the box score.

  • BARILOCHE GOURMETFort Lauderdale
  • ROCCO'S TACOSFort Lauderdale1 INT3 BASScore 13
  • WOW! WING HOUSETamarac
  • CHECKERS DRIVE IN REST #755Miramar1 BASScore 1
  • OSTERIA ACQUA E FARINAFort Lauderdale

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Clean Plates

129 records this window

Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.

Hot take incoming, and the stats back it: 129 Broward County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — GULFSTREAM PARK THEME PARK CARTS, TAYLOR MADE BBQ, RED ZEPPELIN among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. GULFSTREAM PARK THEME PARK CARTS stretched a high-priority-free run to 14 inspections covering roughly 3.5 years. Box-score translation: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. Come on now.

  • 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

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.

Folks, this is a turnover at the worst time: Broward County ledger: 52 opening signals. 144 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 1386 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include HUEY MAGOO'S CHICKEN TENDERS in Coral Springs, SINGH'S ROTI DELIGHT INC in Lauderdale Lakes and RED PEPPER in Coral Springs. Ledger type mix: 1386 new-license records and 144 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 589 Unknown and 66 Pizza. Area concentration: 314 FORT LAUDERDALE and 137 HOLLYWOOD. Velocity check: 230 opening signals in the last 90 days, 46 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2023-05-19 to 2026-07-15. 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. Box-score translation: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting.

  • HUEY MAGOO'S CHICKEN TENDERSCoral Springs
  • SINGH'S ROTI DELIGHT INCLauderdale Lakes
  • RED PEPPERCoral Springs
  • DJOUNA RESTAURANTFort Lauderdale
  • MOJITO VIBESHollywood

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