Alright, gang, roll the highlight reel: Against the statewide grid: Palm Beach County's failure rate is 34% above the Florida average. Palm Beach County registers 117 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 pizza spots, 2 tacos, 1 American BBQ, and 1 Bar. 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
66 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Hot take incoming, and the stats back it: BRASS MONKEY SPORTS BAR AND GRILL in Lake Worth Beach, SEABRA BAKERY & CAFE in Boca Raton and PALOMINO GARDENS RETIREMENT LLC in Lake Worth Beach owned the top of the Palm Beach County board. 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 Bakery, 1 Buffet, 1 Pub, and 1 Sushi. 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.
- BRASS MONKEY SPORTS BAR AND GRILLLake Worth Beach8 HP2 INT2 BASPestScore 872last visit 2026-05-26
- SEABRA BAKERY & CAFEBoca Raton12 HP2 INT7 BASPestScore 1277last visit 2025-12-09
- 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
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Near Miss
117 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: DANNY'S PIZZA KITCHEN in Boynton Beach, BASIL RESTAURANT in Manalapan and EAST SIDE PIZZA in Lantana anchored the high end of the Palm Beach County file. 117 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.
- DANNY'S PIZZA KITCHENBoynton Beach7 HP8 INT2 BASPestScore 832last visit 2025-12-08
- BASIL RESTAURANTManalapan6 HP3 INT1 BASPestScore 681last visit 2026-03-10
- EAST SIDE PIZZALantana5 HP1 BASPestScore 551last visit 2026-02-11
- REY TACOSLantana5 HP3 BASPestScore 553last visit 2026-02-17
- VICTORIA'S CUISINELantana4 HP2 INT2 BASPestScore 472last visit 2026-02-11
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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.
First pitch, and they're already down a run: TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSE in West Palm Beach, TROPICAL SMOKEHOUSE in Delray Beach and TOMA BOBA LLC in West Palm Beach drew the loudest scorecard in Palm Beach County. 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 2026-07-29. 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.
- 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
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.
Yo, look at these numbers in Palm Beach County. We have 176 restaurants with chronic violation records surfacing in the 11-year pattern view, and we are talking about bad actors here. That is just a fancy way of saying these places treat the health code like a suggestion instead of the law. CRAZY BUFFET in Palm Beach County and CHOWDER HEADS in Palm Beach County are leading the pack on this list of shame. It is an absolute disaster. The full repeat-offender record sits below.
- 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 actorlast 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
18 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. 18 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
- 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.
Listen, we are talking about the gold standard of food safety in Palm Beach County. 134 licensees absolutely crushed it, running a clean Q2 2026 ledger. That means they stayed in the green across multiple inspections without tripping any alarms. Yo, check out the heavy hitters like OUT OF MANY CAFE, COCO DULCE INC, and ALL ABOUT YOU CATERING OF PALM BEACH LLC. These operators aren't just getting lucky once; they are staying consistent and keeping their kitchens spotless. Look, OUT OF MANY CAFE is putting on a masterclass. They stretched a high-priority-free run to 12 inspections over roughly 3 years. When we talk about high-priority violations, we mean the big-time safety risks that can make you sick, and this spot has avoided them all.
- 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
44 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: Current Palm Beach County tally: 44 opening signals. 74 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 2793 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include KOSHER CHOBEE BOCA in Boca Raton, VAN LEEIWEN ICE CREAM in Delray Beach and LIDO SANDWICH CO in Juno Beach. Ledger type mix: 2793 new-license records and 74 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 1740 Unknown and 91 Cafe. Area concentration: 718 WEST PALM BEACH and 462 BOCA RATON. Velocity check: 179 opening signals in the last 90 days, 37 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-01 to 2026-07-29. 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.
- KOSHER CHOBEE BOCABoca Raton
- VAN LEEIWEN ICE CREAMDelray Beach
- LIDO SANDWICH COJuno Beach
- CLUB AT ADMIRALS COVEJupiter
- IL SOGNO RESTAURANTEBoca Raton
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