First pitch, and they're already down a run: Zoomed out to Florida: Miami-Dade County's chronic density is 26% below the Florida average. Miami-Dade County reports 98 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 3 Chinese spots, 1 Brazilian Steak, 1 Brunch, and 1 Buffet. Box-score translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. Come on now.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
68 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Folks, this is a turnover at the worst time: CMX BRICKELL STONE SPORTS BAR in Miami, ANDREAS CAFETERIA & COFFEE SHOP in North Miami Beach and DUNKIN DONUTS #15 in Miami put the sharpest marks on Miami-Dade County's list. 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 Bagels, 1 Donuts, 1 Lounge, and 1 Sports Bar. 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.
- CMX BRICKELL STONE SPORTS BARMiami8 HP4 INT18 BASPestScore 908last visit 2026-05-20
- ANDREAS CAFETERIA & COFFEE SHOPNorth Miami Beach4 HP1 INT6 BASPestScore 466last visit 2025-11-12
- DUNKIN DONUTS #15Miami1 INT5 BASPestScore 65last visit 2026-07-09
- H&H BAGELSPinecrest4 HP2 INT9 BASPestScore 479last visit 2026-07-07
- VICTORY RESTAURANT & LOUNGEMiami3 HP4 INT12 BASPestScore 402last visit 2026-07-07
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Near Miss
98 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Coming in off the bench, the cold facts: CHINATOWN WEST in Miami, PORTO ALEGRE BRAZILIAN GRILL RESTAURANT in Hialeah and CUBA LIVES RESTAURANT in Hialeah carried the front of this Miami-Dade County file. 98 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 BAS. Box-score translation: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. That is the box score.
- CHINATOWN WESTMiami11 HP4 INT18 BASPestScore 1208last visit 2026-04-13
- PORTO ALEGRE BRAZILIAN GRILL RESTAURANTHialeah7 HP6 INT11 BASPestScore 821last visit 2026-04-03
- CUBA LIVES RESTAURANTHialeah7 HP4 INT25 BASPestScore 815last visit 2026-05-08
- SANDBAR GRILLMiami5 HP3 INT13 BASPestScore 593last visit 2025-12-15
- IHOPMiami5 HP4 BASScore 504last visit 2026-01-26
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Closed/Delinquent
413 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.
Look, the box score doesn't lie: CHIMI EL TIGRE in Opa Locka, LEGENDAIRY MILKSHAKE BAR in Miami Beach and PSTG MEDIA in Miami topped the Miami-Dade County ledger this round. 7 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 14 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 390 social or silence signal and 202 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46). Confidence mix: 393 confirmed and 236 suspected. Velocity check: 21 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2009-11-14 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.
- CHIMI EL TIGREOpa Lockaclosure score 3
- LEGENDAIRY MILKSHAKE BARMiami Beachclosure score 3
- PSTG MEDIAMiamiclosure score 3
- WHIP N DIP 2Palmetto Bayclosure score 3
- MAGIC GRILLMiamiclosure 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.
Bottom line for the home crowd: 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. Box-score translation: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator.
- 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
- CARIBBEAN KITCHEN 305Miami Gardens6 HP3 INT20 BASScore 650Active bad actorlast visit 01/28/2026
- ALEGRIA BY EL RANCHERITODoral7 HP8 INT19 BASScore 799Active bad actorlast visit 02/17/2026
- BON BAGAY RESTAURANT INCORPORATEDMiami3 HP2 INT3 BASScore 323Active bad actorlast visit 03/13/2026
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
23 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Listen, fam, here's the tape: CARROT EXPRESS WEST KENDALL in Miami, ANTOJITOS 5 ESTRELLAS in Miami and LA UCHIRENA RAPID FOOD in Doral drew the loudest scorecard in Miami-Dade County. 23 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). Box-score translation: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. That is the box score.
- 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
361 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Tip-off, and the kitchen's already in foul trouble: 361 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. Box-score translation: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. Come on now.
- 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
53 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.
Yo, check the replay on this one: Miami-Dade County ledger: 53 opening signals. 181 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 1856 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include HI POT in Miami, SAMBAZON in Miami and MIAMI PORT CAFE in Miami. Ledger type mix: 1856 new-license records and 181 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 737 Unknown and 116 Cafe. Area concentration: 1093 MIAMI and 198 MIAMI BEACH. Velocity check: 316 opening signals in the last 90 days, 122 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2023-07-05 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.
- HI POTMiami
- SAMBAZONMiami
- MIAMI PORT CAFEMiami
- CIAO NONNAMiami Beach
- BAR ZORROCoral Gables
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