Florida statute 61C-1.002 sets the cadence; the inspectors honor it: Measured statewide: Palm Beach County's failure rate is 34% above the Florida average. Palm Beach County logs 109 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Asian, 1 Brunch, 1 Desserts, and 1 Hotel. Translation for the public record: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
66 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
The inspection record spans eleven years; the pattern is clear: PALOMINO GARDENS RETIREMENT LLC in Lake Worth Beach, RAJA in Wellington and SUSHI YAN in Boca Raton put the sharpest marks on Palm Beach County's list. 66 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. Translation for the public record: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- PALOMINO GARDENS RETIREMENT LLCLake Worth Beach1 HP1 INTPestScore 160last visit 2026-07-21
- RAJAWellington2 HP2 BASPestScore 252last visit 2026-07-21
- SUSHI YANBoca Raton3 HP3 INT1 BASPestScore 381last visit 2026-07-21
- 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.
Trajectory tells the truth statistics hide: PLAYA BOWLS in Boynton Beach, MONTEZUMA RESTAURANT in West Palm Beach and LAQUINTA INN in Jupiter pulled the heaviest numbers in Palm Beach County. 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. Translation for the public record: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
- PLAYA BOWLSBoynton Beach6 HP2 BASPestScore 652last visit 2026-07-24
- MONTEZUMA RESTAURANTWest Palm Beach4 HP2 INT1 BASPestScore 471last visit 2026-07-24
- LAQUINTA INNJupiter3 HP2 INT1 BASScore 321last visit 2026-07-24
- HOUSTON ASTROS MLB KITCHEN-BWest Palm Beach3 HPScore 300last visit 2026-07-24
- THE BOARD WALK ITALIAN ICE & CREAMERYBoynton Beach3 HP2 INT2 BASScore 322last visit 2026-07-24
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Closed/Delinquent
127 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.
An admin complaint clears a different liability than a closure does: TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSE in West Palm Beach, TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSE in Delray Beach and TOMA BOBA LLC in West Palm Beach topped the Palm Beach County ledger this round. 8 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 85 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46). Confidence mix: 115 confirmed and 100 suspected. Velocity check: 25 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2010-11-01 to 2026-07-27. Translation for the public record: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. The numbers are the story.
- TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSEWest Palm Beachclosure score 3
- TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSEDelray Beachclosure score 3
- TOMA BOBA LLCWest Palm Beachclosure score 1
- 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.
Read the EOR action codes the way auditors do: 175 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in Palm Beach County on the 11-year pattern view, led by CRAZY BUFFET, CHOWDER HEADS. The full repeat-offender record sits below. Translation for the public record: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator.
- CRAZY BUFFETWest Palm Beach13 HP4 INTScore 1340Historical bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 07/23/2026
- 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
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.
Public records, properly weighted, leave little room for spin: ELISABETTA'S/BAR CAPRI in West Palm Beach, RISTORANTE SANTUCCI in West Palm Beach and ELMO'S ROCK BAR & GRILL INC in Boynton Beach sat at the head of the Palm Beach County list. 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). Translation for the public record: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
- 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.
Cross-reference Sunbiz dissolution against DBPR active status — the gap matters: 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. Translation for the public record: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. The numbers are the story.
- 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
45 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.
Look at the 11-year repeat list and the same ZIP codes appear: Palm Beach County count: 45 opening signals. 73 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 2794 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include VAN LEEIWEN ICE CREAM in Delray Beach, LIDO SANDWICH CO in Juno Beach and CLUB AT ADMIRALS COVE in Jupiter. Ledger type mix: 2794 new-license records and 73 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 1739 Unknown and 92 Cafe. Area concentration: 721 WEST PALM BEACH and 461 BOCA RATON. Velocity check: 182 opening signals in the last 90 days, 35 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-01 to 2026-07-26. 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. Translation for the public record: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting.
- VAN LEEIWEN ICE CREAMDelray Beach
- LIDO SANDWICH COJuno Beach
- CLUB AT ADMIRALS COVEJupiter
- IL SOGNO RESTAURANTEBoca Raton
- AUSTIN REPUBLICNorth Palm Beach
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