Zoomed out to Florida: Palm Beach County's failure rate is 34% above the Florida average. Palm Beach County reports 109 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Asian, 1 Brunch, 1 Desserts, and 1 Hotel. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
67 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
RAJA in Wellington, PALOMINO GARDENS RETIREMENT LLC in Lake Worth Beach and SUSHI YAN in Boca Raton carried the front of this Palm Beach County file. 67 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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- 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
109 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
PLAYA BOWLS in Boynton Beach, MONTEZUMA RESTAURANT in West Palm Beach and LAQUINTA INN in Jupiter carried the front of this Palm Beach County file. 109 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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now.
- PLAYA BOWLSBoynton Beach6 HP2 BASPestScore 652last visit 2025-07-23
- MONTEZUMA RESTAURANTWest Palm Beach4 HP2 INT1 BASPestScore 471last visit 2025-12-01
- LAQUINTA INNJupiter3 HP2 INT1 BASScore 321last visit 2026-01-05
- HOUSTON ASTROS MLB KITCHEN-BWest Palm Beach3 HPScore 300last visit 2026-02-20
- THE BOARD WALK ITALIAN ICE & CREAMERYBoynton Beach3 HP2 INT2 BASScore 322last visit 2025-12-18
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Closed/Delinquent
93 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.
TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSE in West Palm Beach, TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSE in Delray Beach and FAMILY RESTAURANT in West Palm Beach topped the Palm Beach County ledger this round. 85 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Recency split: 16 in the last 90 days and 77 historical. Dated closure signals run from 2018-01-03 to 2026-07-23. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.
- TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSEWest Palm Beachclosure score 3
- TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSEDelray Beachclosure score 3
- FAMILY RESTAURANTWest Palm Beachclosure score 3
- BROOKLYN SAUSAGE KINGBoynton Beachclosure score 3
- TALIA'S TUSCAN TABLEDelray Beachclosure score 4
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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.
DIG IT! 175 Palm Beach County restaurants with a 11-YEAR PATTERN OF VIOLATIONS have surfaced, and let me tell you, brother — this ain't no fluke, this is a full-blown repeat-offender ROLL CALL! CRAZY BUFFET in Delray Beach and CHOWDER HEADS in West Palm Beach are leading the pack, yeah! I remember way back when these places might have had a clean slate — but not anymore, brother. These aren't just mistakes — these are patterns, and patterns mean they know better, yeah! Let me put it in plain English for you, folks: a 11-year pattern of violations means these restaurants have been getting called out by inspectors for years — and still, they're not cleaning up their act. That's not a minor issue — that's a full-blown health hazard, yeah! The inspector don't play games, brother. These kitchens got a long list of violations — and the only thing they're getting better at is ignoring the rules. It's time someone stood up and said, "NO MORE!"
- 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
20 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
ELISABETTA'S/BAR CAPRI in West Palm Beach, RISTORANTE SANTUCCI in West Palm Beach and ELMO'S ROCK BAR & GRILL INC in Boynton Beach ran away with the Palm Beach County count. 20 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). PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: 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
- 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.
THE CREAM RISES TO THE TOP — OH YEAH! 134 Palm Beach County kitchens ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger — yeah! That’s not just a clean inspection, that’s a CLEAN PLATE — a badge of honor, brother. These places didn’t just pass once — they passed time and time again, with ZERO high-priority or intermediate violations. OUT OF MANY CAFE, COCO DULCE INC, and ALL ABOUT YOU CATERING OF PALM BEACH LLC are just a few of the operators who made it to the top — yeah! OUT OF MANY CAFE, now that’s a name you can TRUST — yeah! They stretched a high-priority-free run to 12 inspections over roughly 3 years. That’s not luck — that’s LUCKY FOR YOU, the customer. They kept it clean, they kept it safe, and they EARNED it — yeah! Stylin’ out there like a CHAMPION, brother. They earned it.
- 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
71 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.
Palm Beach County ledger: 71 opening signals. 2 announced via FB/news/operator signal. Current names include PALM HOUSE CAFE & BAR in Juno Beach, CITY PLACE-WEST PALM LLC in West Palm Beach and BAHAMA BUCK'S ORIGINAL SHAVED ICE COMPANY in Jupiter. Dated opening signals run from 2026-07-09 to 2026-07-20. 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.
- PALM HOUSE CAFE & BARJuno Beach
- CITY PLACE-WEST PALM LLCWest Palm Beach
- BAHAMA BUCK'S ORIGINAL SHAVED ICE COMPANYJupiter
- UPTOWN DELILake Worth Beach
- TRUE VEGAN BY CHEF RAHEINWest Palm Beach
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