Alright, gang, roll the highlight reel: Set against the state: Palm Beach County's chronic density is 31% above the Florida average. Palm Beach County carries 74 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 diners, 1 American, 1 American Steak, and 1 Amusement Park. 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
70 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Buckle up, because the numbers got loud: ANTHONY'S COAL FIRED PIZZA in Boca Raton, CASTING CARIBBEAN RESTO LLC in Delray Beach and EXCELL RESTAURANT in Delray Beach ran away with the Palm Beach County count. 70 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 Haitian, 1 Pizza, 1 Restaurant, and 1 Thai. 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.
- ANTHONY'S COAL FIRED PIZZABoca Raton6 HP2 INT1 BASScore 621last visit 2026-06-08
- CASTING CARIBBEAN RESTO LLCDelray Beach5 HP3 BASScore 503last visit 2025-12-02
- EXCELL RESTAURANTDelray Beach6 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 664last visit 2026-07-09
- ATLANTIC SUSHIDelray Beach2 HP5 INT11 BASPestScore 311last visit 2026-07-08
- BUDS CHICKEN & SEAFOODSNorth Palm Beach1 HP1 BASPestScore 151last visit 2026-07-08
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Near Miss
74 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Real talk, the scoreboard tells the whole story: MILLERS ALE HOUSE in Boca Raton, THIRSTY TURTLE IBIS, LLC in West Palm Beach and RISE & GRIND in Jupiter led the board in Palm Beach County. 74 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.
- MILLERS ALE HOUSEBoca Raton13 HP2 BASScore 1302last visit 2026-03-05
- THIRSTY TURTLE IBIS, LLCWest Palm Beach6 HP4 INT3 BASPestScore 693last visit 2026-02-23
- RISE & GRINDJupiter5 HP2 BASScore 502last visit 2026-02-10
- LITTLE CAESARS PIZZAPalm Springs5 HPScore 500last visit 2025-09-23
- WORLD FAMOUS INCBoynton Beach4 HP2 INT1 BASPestScore 471last visit 2026-02-05
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Closed/Delinquent
114 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.
Coming in off the bench, the cold facts: TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSE in West Palm Beach, TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSE in Delray Beach and BLAZE FL STORE 4 LLC in Boca Raton topped the Palm Beach County ledger this round. 8 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 7 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 114 social or silence signal and 87 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46). Confidence mix: 115 confirmed and 96 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 2026-07-15. Box-score translation: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. That is the box score.
- 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.
First pitch, and they're already down a run: 175 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in Palm Beach County on the 11-year pattern view, led by AROMA INDIAN CUISINE, HERITAGE PIZZA AND GRILL. 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. Come on now.
- AROMA INDIAN CUISINEWest Palm Beach11 HP3 INT1 BASScore 1131Active bad actorlast visit 01/12/2026
- HERITAGE PIZZA AND GRILLLake Worth Beach14 HP10 INT3 BASScore 1503Active bad actorlast visit 01/29/2026
- CRAZY BUFFETWest Palm Beach13 HP4 INTScore 1340Historical bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 03/10/2026
- LILIS CAFEPalm Beach Gardens9 HP5 INT4 BASScore 954Active chronic offenderCurrently Activelast visit 12/17/2025
- MIKES WINGS & SEAFOODGreenacres7 HPScore 700Active bad actorlast visit 10/13/2025
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
19 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Folks, this is a turnover at the worst time: ELISABETTA'S/BAR CAPRI in West Palm Beach, RISTORANTE SANTUCCI in West Palm Beach and ELMO'S ROCK BAR & GRILL INC in Boynton Beach headlined the Palm Beach County rundown. 19 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). Box-score translation: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern.
- 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.
Listen up. We gotta talk about the heavy hitters in Palm Beach County. Out of all the places inspected recently, a whopping 135 licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections. Look at this consistency: operators like CAFE and COCO DULCE INC are getting rewarded for keeping it locked down. These aren't one-off wins; these businesses racked up zero high-priority or intermediate violations across repeat visits. Even the All About You Catering of Palm Beach LLC stayed spotless. Some folks, like MANY CAFE, stretched a high-priority-free run to 12 inspections covering roughly 3 years. That kind of dedication? That’s how you own it in this business.
- 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.
Tip-off, and the kitchen's already in foul trouble: Current Palm Beach County tally: 42 opening signals. 103 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 1014 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include MOOSE DEUCE FROZEN YOGURT in Jupiter, VAN LEEIWEN ICE CREAM in Palm Beach Gardens and DOUBLE KNOT in Delray Beach. Ledger type mix: 1014 new-license records and 103 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 368 Unknown and 63 Pizza. Area concentration: 225 BOCA RATON and 220 WEST PALM BEACH. Velocity check: 195 opening signals in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2023-07-05 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. Box-score translation: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. Come on now.
- MOOSE DEUCE FROZEN YOGURTJupiter
- VAN LEEIWEN ICE CREAMPalm Beach Gardens
- DOUBLE KNOTDelray Beach
- UPTOWN DELILake Worth Beach
- TRUE VEGAN BY CHEF RAHEINWest Palm Beach
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