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BY MACHO MARV — METRO BRIEFING

Port St. Lucie — Restaurant Inspection Briefing

Benchmarked statewide: the Treasure Coast's chronic density is 209% above the Florida average. the Treasure Coast holds 35 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 pizza spots, 1 Diner, and 1 Seafood. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.

🔥 Alerts

Emergency Orders

16 records this window

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

Alice's Restaurant in Stuart, Krave Noodle and Rice in Stuart and Twin Dragon Restaurant in Stuart headlined the the Treasure Coast rundown. 16 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 Chinese, 1 Diner, and 1 Thai. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.

  • Alice's RestaurantStuart6 HPPestScore 650last visit 2026-06-24
  • Krave Noodle and RiceStuart7 HP2 INT9 BASPestScore 779last visit 2026-06-23
  • Twin Dragon RestaurantStuart11 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 1164last visit 2026-06-23
  • Bagel Break DeliStuart10 HPPestScore 1050last visit 2026-06-22
  • Florentinos Italian CuisineStuart4 HP7 INT1 BASPestScore 521last visit 2026-06-22

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Near Miss

35 records this window

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

CRANE AT MEADOWOOD GOLF AND TENNIS CLUB in Fort Pierce, LA GRANJA CHICKEN STEAK AND SEAFOOD in Port St. Lucie and AJ JALISCO in Vero Beach led the board in the Treasure Coast. 35 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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now.

  • CRANE AT MEADOWOOD GOLF AND TENNIS CLUBFort Pierce3 HP3 INT7 BASPestScore 387last visit 2026-06-30
  • LA GRANJA CHICKEN STEAK AND SEAFOODPort St. Lucie3 HP1 INT2 BASPestScore 362last visit 2026-01-12
  • AJ JALISCOVero Beach8 HP1 INT12 BASPestScore 872last visit 2025-12-10
  • EL RINCONCITO CUBANOVero Beach3 HP6 INT6 BASPestScore 416last visit 2026-06-30
  • BEST FLAVORS CUISINE LLCPort St. Lucie5 HP3 INT7 BASPestScore 587last visit 2026-01-08

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Closed/Delinquent

27 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.

FLAVORS CUISINE AND LOUNGE BAR in Port St. Lucie, BRAYNENS BBQ in Fort Pierce and IZZIBAN SUSHI in Vero Beach put the sharpest marks on the Treasure Coast's list. 23 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. Recency split: 9 in the last 90 days and 43 historical. Dated closure signals run from 2022-10-18 to 2026-07-24. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.

  • FLAVORS CUISINE AND LOUNGE BARPort St. Lucieclosure score 3
  • BRAYNENS BBQFort Pierceclosure score 3
  • IZZIBAN SUSHIVero Beachclosure score 3
  • WINGS BOMB TO GO LLCPort St. Lucieclosure score 5
  • US HOTELS INCFort Pierceclosure score 5

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⚠️ Caution

Chronic Violation Record

184 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.

DIG IT! 184 restaurants in the Treasure Coast have been caught red-handed with chronic violation records over the past 11 years — and that’s not a number, brother, that’s a pattern, yeah! TAQUERIA EL MARIACHI LLC in Port St. Lucie and CHECKERS 6274 in Fort Pierce are leading the pack with a repeat-offender record that screams "BAD ACTOR," yeah! These aren't just mistakes — they're a full-blown pattern, and the inspector's clipboard is the only thing standing between the public and a full-blown disaster. I remember way back when these places promised clean plates and safe food — promises that they did NOT keep, yeah! These aren’t just bad days — they’re bad years, and the line cooks deserve better than this mess, brother. That’s enough to get me hot, brother. But 184 restaurants with 11-year records of failure? That’s enough to get me to the BOILING POINT, yeah! The inspector's not the villain here — the real villains are the ones who keep serving up the same old violations, yeah! Stylin' out there like a CHAMPION, brother, are the restaurants that stayed clean — but the rest? They’re on a bad roll, and it’s time they got the boot, yeah!

  • TAQUERIA EL MARIACHI LLCStuart5 HP2 INT5 BASScore 525Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 03/12/2026
  • CHECKERS 6274Port St. Lucie5 HP2 INT8 BASScore 528Active bad actorlast visit 01/12/2026
  • CLASSIC JAMAICAN JERK STOP INCStuart9 HP2 INTScore 920Active bad actorlast visit 02/02/2026
  • SPIRO'S TAVERNAVero Beach9 HP3 INT15 BASScore 945Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 01/26/2026
  • LUSO PORTUGUESE GRILLPort St. Lucie7 HP7 INT16 BASScore 786Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 03/24/2026

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✨ Trusted

Most Improved

12 records this window

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

TOOJAY'S DELI in Stuart, MCDONALD'S CORPORATION in Palm City and WENDY'S 2064 in Hope Sound put the sharpest marks on the Treasure Coast's list. 12 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. TOOJAY'S DELI in Stuart dropped HP+Critical counts from 20 to 4 across the two 12-month windows (80.0% better). PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern.

  • TOOJAY'S DELIStuart1 INT3 BASScore 13
  • MCDONALD'S CORPORATIONPalm City
  • WENDY'S 2064Hope Sound1 INTScore 10
  • BONEFISH GRILLStuart2 INT2 BASScore 22
  • KYLE G'S OYSTER AND WINE BARPort St. Lucie2 INT1 BASScore 21

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Clean Plates

92 records this window

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

DIG IT! 92 Treasure Coast restaurants ran a CLEAN Q2 2026 ledger — that’s a clean slate across multiple inspections, yeah! PRESTIGO HOTEL VERO BEACH LLC, 57 CATERING LLC, and MAD DOGS LLC are just a few of the operators who kept their plates clean — no high-priority or intermediate violations to speak of. These aren’t one-time miracles, brother. These are repeat visits with zero red flags — the real deal. I remember a time when some of these operators had their share of issues, yeah! But not anymore. PRESTIGO HOTEL VERO BEACH LLC, in particular, stretched that high-priority-free run to 10 inspections — that’s about 2.5 years of consistent compliance, brother. That’s not luck — that’s leadership. Stylin’ out there like a CHAMPION, brother. They earned it. These kitchens are the ones you want to trust with your family’s food — and they’ve proven it time and time again.

  • PRESTIGO HOTEL VERO BEACH LLCVero Beach
  • 57 CATERING LLCFort Pierce
  • MAD DOGS LLCStuart
  • JOHNS ISLAND TENNIS GRILLVero Beach
  • KATS KUSTOM SALADSPort St. Lucie

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🆕 New

Openings

35 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.

the Treasure Coast count: 35 opening signals. 35 opening records in the current public ledger. Current names include 3 NATIVES TRADITION in Port St. Lucie, JOJOS WINGS SLW in Port St. Lucie and LOADASPUD POTATO BAR in Fort Pierce. Dated opening signals run from 2026-07-10 to 2026-07-17. 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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting.

  • 3 NATIVES TRADITIONPort St. Lucie
  • JOJOS WINGS SLWPort St. Lucie
  • LOADASPUD POTATO BARFort Pierce
  • DOWNTOWN DELI OF FLORIDA LLCFort Pierce
  • MAV'S REAL FRUIT ICE CREAMPort St. Lucie

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