Statewide frame: Palm Beach County's failure rate is 34% above the Florida average. Palm Beach County's current board shows 104 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 brunch spots, 1 Asian, 1 Chinese, and 1 Desserts. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
72 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
If you squint past the palm trees, the report is plain: RAJA in Wellington, PALOMINO GARDENS RETIREMENT LLC in Lake Worth Beach and SUSHI YAN in Boca Raton topped the Palm Beach County ledger this round. 72 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 Brunch, 1 Buffet, 1 Mediterranean, and 1 Sushi. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- RAJAWellington2 HP2 BASScore 202last visit 2026-06-30
- PALOMINO GARDENS RETIREMENT LLCLake Worth Beach1 HP1 INTScore 110last visit 2025-10-09
- SUSHI YANBoca Raton3 HP3 INT1 BASScore 331last visit 2026-03-19
- 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
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Near Miss
104 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
South of the I-4 corridor, the violations get colorful: PRESTO PIZZA & DELI in West Palm Beach, IHOP 36-157 in West Palm Beach and FORTY CARROTS in Palm Beach Gardens sat at the head of the Palm Beach County list. 104 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now.
- PRESTO PIZZA & DELIWest Palm Beach5 HP2 BASScore 502last visit 2025-12-02
- IHOP 36-157West Palm Beach3 HP1 BASScore 301last visit 2026-04-06
- FORTY CARROTSPalm Beach Gardens3 HP1 BASScore 301last visit 2026-01-28
- HIGH RIDGE COUNTRY CLUBLantana3 HP1 INT1 BASScore 311last visit 2026-03-03
- LEMONGRASS ASIAN BISTROWellington8 HP2 INT3 BASScore 823last visit 2026-04-06
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Closed/Delinquent
128 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.
The hurricane shutters are up; the inspections kept going: TOMA BOBA LLC in West Palm Beach, TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSE in West Palm Beach and TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSE in Delray Beach ran away with the Palm Beach County count. 9 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 17 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 118 social or silence signal and 86 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46). Confidence mix: 115 confirmed and 102 suspected. Velocity check: 26 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 19 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2010-11-01 to 2026-07-24. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.
- TOMA BOBA LLCWest Palm Beachclosure score 1
- TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSEWest Palm Beachclosure score 3
- TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSEDelray Beachclosure score 3
- 3 NATIVES EAST DELRAY INCDelray Beachclosure score 1
- ECLECTIC EATSDelray Beachclosure score 1
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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.
The culinary landscape of Palm Beach County is currently hosting a recurring masterclass in sanitary negligence, featuring 175 restaurants with chronic violation records. This 11-year pattern view reveals a persistent ecosystem of repeat offenders who seem to view health codes as mere suggestions, much like a Florida man views a "No Trespassing" sign in a swamp. CRAZY BUFFET in Palm Beach County and CHOWDER HEADS in Palm Beach County lead this parade of persistent policy-breakers. While the menu might promise a feast, the state’s long-term data suggests a more permanent residency for violations that have outlasted several hurricane seasons.
- CRAZY BUFFETWest Palm Beach13 HP4 INTScore 1340Historical bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 03/10/2026
- CHOWDER HEADSJupiter5 HP3 INT8 BASScore 538Active bad actorlast visit 04/08/2026
- LOS CATRACHOS IIGreen Acres15 HP1 INT2 BASScore 1512Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 04/20/2026
- YARD HOUSE #8311Palm Beach Gardens7 HP2 INT6 BASScore 726Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 04/28/2026
- BATCH NEW SOUTHERN KITCHEN & TAP: DELRAY BEACHDelray Beach5 HP2 INT3 BASScore 523last visit 2026-07-10
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
21 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Out where the heat melts the rules, here is the count: 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. 21 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). For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- ELISABETTA'S/BAR CAPRIWest Palm Beach2 INT4 BASPestScore 74
- RISTORANTE SANTUCCIWest Palm Beach1 BASScore 1
- ELMO'S ROCK BAR & GRILL INCBoynton Beach2 BASPestScore 52
- CHARLEY'S CHEESESTEAKS & WINGSLake Park1 INTScore 10
- CHINA TOWN CHEFPalm Beach Gardens1 INT2 BASScore 12
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Clean Plates
134 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Florida files this kind of thing under 'Tuesday': 134 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. The swamp, for once, is not the problem.
- 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
43 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.
Before the cocktail hour, the auditors did their rounds: Total for Palm Beach County: 43 opening signals. 68 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 2791 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include PALM HOUSE CAFE & BAR in Juno Beach, VOSARYA PASTRY in Boynton Beach and CITY PLACE-WEST PALM LLC in West Palm Beach. Ledger type mix: 2791 new-license records and 68 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 1737 Unknown and 92 Cafe. Area concentration: 717 WEST PALM BEACH and 460 BOCA RATON. Velocity check: 173 opening signals in the last 90 days, 34 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-01 to 2026-07-23. 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. The swamp, for once, is not the problem.
- PALM HOUSE CAFE & BARJuno Beach
- VOSARYA PASTRYBoynton Beach
- CITY PLACE-WEST PALM LLCWest Palm Beach
- MOOSE DEUCE FROZEN YOGURTJupiter
- BAHAMA BUCK'S ORIGINAL SHAVED ICE COMPANYJupiter
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