Alright, gang, roll the highlight reel: Against the statewide grid: Palm Beach County's chronic density is 31% above the Florida average. Palm Beach County registers 83 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 cafes, 2 sushi bars, 1 Bagels, and 1 Brewery. 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
69 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Hot take incoming, and the stats back it: AMAR SANDWICH SHOP in Delray Beach, THE ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE in Royal Palm Beach and TOM SAWYER RESTAURANT & PASTRY SHOP in Boca Raton sat at the head of the Palm Beach County list. 69 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: 2 brunch spots, 2 pizza spots, and 1 Mediterranean. 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. Come on now.
- AMAR SANDWICH SHOPDelray Beach3 HP2 INTPestScore 370last visit 2026-07-17
- THE ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSERoyal Palm Beach3 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 364last visit 2026-07-16
- TOM SAWYER RESTAURANT & PASTRY SHOPBoca Raton14 HP4 INT2 BASPestScore 1492last visit 2026-07-15
- LITTLE CAESARS PIZZAPalm Springs3 HPPestScore 350last visit 2026-07-14
- ANTHONY'S COAL FIRED PIZZABoca Raton6 HP2 INT1 BASPestScore 671last visit 2026-07-13
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Near Miss
83 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Buckle up, because the numbers got loud: PANERA BREAD #4709 in Boynton Beach, CHIPOTLE 3497 in Boynton Beach and NATURE'S WAY CAFE in Lake Park put the sharpest marks on Palm Beach County's list. 83 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.
- PANERA BREAD #4709Boynton Beach4 HPScore 400last visit 2026-07-17
- CHIPOTLE 3497Boynton Beach3 HP2 BASPestScore 352last visit 2026-07-17
- NATURE'S WAY CAFELake Park3 HP1 INTScore 310last visit 2026-07-17
- SUSHI SIMONBoynton Beach3 HP2 INT1 BASScore 321last visit 2026-07-17
- CITY OYSTERDelray Beach6 HP1 INT2 BASPestScore 662last visit 2026-07-16
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Closed/Delinquent
91 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: GREASE in West Palm Beach, TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSE in West Palm Beach and TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSE in Delray Beach ran away with the Palm Beach County count. 84 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Recency split: 14 in the last 90 days and 77 historical. Dated closure signals run from 2018-01-03 to 2026-07-22. 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.
- GREASEWest Palm Beachclosure score 5
- TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSEWest Palm Beachclosure score 3
- TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSEDelray Beachclosure score 3
- BROOKLYN SAUSAGE KINGBoynton Beachclosure score 3
- TALIA'S TUSCAN TABLEDelray Beachclosure score 4
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
176 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.
Listen, we are looking at a absolute disaster in Palm Beach County. The 11-year pattern view—that's basically arapid-fire history of every time these spots failed—uncovered 176 restaurants with chronic violation records. Yo, we are talking about a total lack of discipline! AROMA INDIAN CUISINE and SBARRO are leading this pack of repeat offenders. This isn't a one-time mistake; it's a decade-long cycle of failure.
- AROMA INDIAN CUISINEWest Palm Beach11 HP3 INT1 BASScore 1131Active bad actorlast visit 01/12/2026
- SBARROWellington5 HP1 INT2 BASScore 512Active bad actorlast visit 07/15/2026
- 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 07/16/2026
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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.
Real talk, the scoreboard tells the whole story: ELISABETTA'S/BAR CAPRI in West Palm Beach, RISTORANTE SANTUCCI in West Palm Beach and ELMO'S ROCK BAR & GRILL INC in Boynton Beach anchored the high end of the Palm Beach County file. 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. That is the box score.
- 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
41 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: Palm Beach County ledger: 41 opening signals. 68 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 2793 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include VOSARYA PASTRY in Boynton Beach, MOOSE DEUCE FROZEN YOGURT in Jupiter and VAN LEEIWEN ICE CREAM in Palm Beach Gardens. Ledger type mix: 2793 new-license records and 68 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 1739 Unknown and 92 Cafe. Area concentration: 717 WEST PALM BEACH and 460 BOCA RATON. Velocity check: 172 opening signals in the last 90 days, 37 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-01 to 2026-07-21. 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.
- VOSARYA PASTRYBoynton Beach
- MOOSE DEUCE FROZEN YOGURTJupiter
- VAN LEEIWEN ICE CREAMPalm Beach Gardens
- DOUBLE KNOTDelray Beach
- UPTOWN DELILake Worth Beach
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