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BY SAL DIBELLA — METRO BRIEFING

Miami — Restaurant Inspection Briefing

Ya want the truth? The record's right here: Start with the state: Miami-Dade County's chronic density is 26% below the Florida average. Miami-Dade County sits at 193 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 Latin American spots, 1 Bakery, 1 Cafe, and 1 Chinese. In plain Jersey: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county, capisce? Capisce?

🔥 Alerts

Emergency Orders

69 records this window

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

Listen, my friend, the numbers don't stutter: IFRA'S INDIAN KITCHEN in Pinecrest, LE GENIE RESTAURANT in North Miami Beach and JUST4FUN in South Miami topped the Miami-Dade County ledger this round. 69 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 Cuban, 1 Indian, and 1 Sandwiches. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. In plain Jersey: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it, capisce?

  • IFRA'S INDIAN KITCHENPinecrest1 HP2 INT7 BASPestScore 177last visit 2026-02-23
  • LE GENIE RESTAURANTNorth Miami Beach12 HP12 INT9 BASPestScore 1379last visit 2025-11-03
  • JUST4FUNSouth Miami1 INTPestScore 60last visit 2026-07-24
  • LAS DELICIAS RESTAURANTHialeah5 HP3 INT10 BASPestScore 590last visit 2026-07-24
  • SUBWAY 17880Miami1 HP8 BASPestScore 158last visit 2026-07-24

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Near Miss

193 records this window

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

Between you and me, it's a shame: THE SUSHI BAR in Miami, RESTAURANTE DELICIAS LA CABANA in Hialeah and MAMAN in South Miami anchored the high end of the Miami-Dade County file. 193 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. In plain Jersey: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now, capisce? What're you gonna do.

  • THE SUSHI BARMiami8 HP1 INT5 BASPestScore 865last visit 2025-12-10
  • RESTAURANTE DELICIAS LA CABANAHialeah7 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 763last visit 2026-02-05
  • MAMANSouth Miami6 HP1 INT5 BASPestScore 665last visit 2025-11-13
  • NUEVA SAN SALVADOR RESTAURANT #1Hialeah6 HP2 INT12 BASPestScore 682last visit 2026-03-05
  • CVI.CHE 105 DADELANDMiami6 HP3 INT5 BASPestScore 685last visit 2026-01-20

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Closed/Delinquent

405 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.

Madonn', here we go again: TYS HOMETOWN CAFE BISTRO in Miami, COSA CAFE in Miami and KONOS in Hialeah headlined the Miami-Dade County rundown. 10 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 26 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 388 social or silence signal and 183 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46). Confidence mix: 391 confirmed and 221 suspected. Velocity check: 36 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 27 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2009-11-14 to 2026-07-23. In plain Jersey: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures, capisce? What're you gonna do.

  • TYS HOMETOWN CAFE BISTROMiamiclosure score 2
  • COSA CAFEMiamiclosure score 1
  • KONOSHialeahclosure score 1
  • LOLOVEMiamiclosure score 1
  • BIRNAM'S ALIBIMiami Beachclosure score 1

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⚠️ Caution

Chronic Violation Record

178 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.

Listen to me, I’m tellin' ya, the law just laid out the bodies across Miami-Dade County. We're lookin' at 178 restaurants that are basically repeat-offenders, that’s a bunch of mooks who can't keep their kitchens from turnin' into a real jamoke move. These spots have been rackin' up chronic violations for a long time. AIR CULINAIRE WORLDWIDE and JENNIFERS CAFETERIA are right at the top of this list of bad actors, which is just a fancy way of sayin' these guys are the real heavy hitters of messin' up the rules. They're part of an 11-year pattern of stayin' dirty. Madonn'. Fuhgeddaboudit, the full repeat-offender record is sittin' right there for anyone who wants to see who's gettin' slapped. It’s a real mess in the county.

  • AIR CULINAIRE WORLDWIDEMiami10 HP5 INT29 BASScore 1079Active chronic offenderCurrently Activelast visit 01/08/2026
  • JENNIFERS CAFETERIANorth Miami Beach7 HP11 INT17 BASScore 827Active bad actorlast visit 07/10/2026
  • TACO SHOP MEXICAN GRILL 2Miami Lakes7 HP2 BASScore 702Active bad actorlast visit 07/16/2026
  • FRANK'S FRESH FRUITS MINI MARKETMiami7 HP15 INT18 BASScore 868Active bad actorlast visit 08/27/2025
  • BIG YARD RESTAURANTMiami Gardens4 HP3 BASScore 403Active bad actorlast visit 03/18/2026

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✨ Trusted

Most Improved

22 records this window

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

Ova here we don't sugarcoat the count: CERVECERIA LA TROPICAL in Miami, ANTOJITOS 5 ESTRELLAS in Miami and LA UCHIRENA RAPID FOOD in Doral sat at the head of the Miami-Dade County list. 22 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. CERVECERIA LA TROPICAL in Miami dropped HP+Critical counts from 10 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (80.0% better). In plain Jersey: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern, capisce?

  • CERVECERIA LA TROPICALMiami4 BASScore 4
  • ANTOJITOS 5 ESTRELLASMiami
  • LA UCHIRENA RAPID FOODDoral
  • MUSEUM TOWER CAFEMiami3 INT5 BASPestScore 85
  • PUERQUITO RELLENOHialeah2 INT5 BASPestScore 75

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Clean Plates

361 records this window

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

Whaddya gonna do, the file speaks for itself: 361 Miami-Dade County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — GOLD KOSHER CATERING, 2180 KITCHEN, ALL KIDS CATERING among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. GOLD KOSHER CATERING stretched a high-priority-free run to 19 inspections covering roughly 4.8 years. In plain Jersey: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking, capisce? Capisce?

  • GOLD KOSHER CATERINGNorth Miami1 BASScore 1
  • 2180 KITCHENMiami
  • ALL KIDS CATERINGOpa-Locka2 BASScore 2
  • MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE AT BAPTIST HEALTHMiami1 BASPestScore 51
  • 142A AIFI SMASHED BURGERMiami

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🆕 New

Openings

46 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.

Fuhgeddaboudit, the paperwork says it all: Current Miami-Dade County tally: 46 opening signals. 131 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 6469 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include GOOD TASTE CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT in Florida City, FLIGHT WINE LOUNGE in Miami Shores and BRD in Miami. Ledger type mix: 6469 new-license records and 131 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 4344 Unknown and 169 Cafe. Area concentration: 3772 MIAMI and 635 MIAMI BEACH. Velocity check: 277 opening signals in the last 90 days, 91 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. In plain Jersey: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting, capisce? Capisce?

  • GOOD TASTE CARIBBEAN RESTAURANTFlorida City
  • FLIGHT WINE LOUNGEMiami Shores
  • BRDMiami
  • CHABAD RUSSIAN CENTER OF SOUTH FLORIDASunny Isles Beach
  • EATING HOUSECoral Gables

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