What stands out
How to read this briefing
HP means high-priority, INT intermediate, and BAS basic violations. Pest identifies a pest-related inspection signal. The RiskyEats score is a derived comparison index—not an official DBPR grade. Counts use the timeframe stated in each section and may differ from lifetime ledger totals. Full definitions and methodology.
Carl Sawgrass’s take
Benchmarked statewide: Broward County is near the Florida mean. Broward County holds 110 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 pizza spots, 1 Bakery, 1 Cocktail Bar, and 1 Donuts. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
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Emergency Orders
36 records this windowRestaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
- LUCKY CAT STREET EATERYFort Lauderdale9 HP4 INTScore 940latest inspection 2025-12-04 (emergency-order date not available)
- GOURMET CREOLEPompano Beach3 HP2 INT8 BASPestScore 378latest inspection 2026-07-22 (emergency-order date not available)
- RENDEZ-VOUSOakland Park3 HP2 INT5 BASPestScore 375latest inspection 2025-10-31 (emergency-order date not available)
Closed/Delinquent
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Closed/Delinquent
186 records this windowTwo 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.
Correspondent’s take
Florida files this kind of thing under 'Tuesday': LIVIA BAR & GRILL in Fort Lauderdale, VIET TASTE CATERING in Davie and ADVANCE ICE CREAM in Weston led the board in Broward County. 2 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 20 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 199 social or silence signal and 125 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46). Confidence mix: 198 confirmed and 133 suspected. Velocity check: 22 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 21 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2011-04-25 to 2026-07-30. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. The swamp, for once, is not the problem.
- LIVIA BAR & GRILLFort Lauderdaleclosure score 1
- VIET TASTE CATERINGDavieclosure score 1
- ADVANCE ICE CREAMWestonclosure score 1
⚠️ Caution
Near Miss
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Near Miss
110 records this windowA RiskyEats category for open venues whose inspections crossed the severe-violation threshold in the latest 60-day window without receiving an emergency closure order; not an official DBPR designation.
Correspondent’s take
Somewhere between the mop sink and the mangroves, the facts arrived: SICILIAN OVEN WOOD FIRED PIZZA in Fort Lauderdale, EL RINCONCITO SALVADOERNO 2 in Pompano Beach and LUC'S SEAFOOD & GRILL in Davie put the sharpest marks on Broward County's list. 110 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now.
- SICILIAN OVEN WOOD FIRED PIZZAFort Lauderdale4 HPScore 400last visit 2026-02-02
- EL RINCONCITO SALVADOERNO 2Pompano Beach3 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 364last visit 2025-10-07
- LUC'S SEAFOOD & GRILLDavie3 HP1 INTScore 310last visit 2026-01-07
Chronic Violation Record
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Chronic Violation Record
191 records this windowActive enforcement targets and repeat offenders: restaurants carrying emergency-order history, chronic 11-year systemic violation patterns, or cross-flag enforcement tiers.
Correspondent’s take
If you squint past the palm trees, the report is plain: 191 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in Broward County on the 11-year pattern view, led by MOON THAI & JAPANESE, IRIE TAKEOUT RESTAURANT. The full repeat-offender record sits below. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- MOON THAI & JAPANESEWeston8 HP2 INT2 BASScore 822Historical repeated high-risk patternCurrently Activelast visit 02/23/2026
- IRIE TAKEOUT RESTAURANTLauderhill10 HP4 INT6 BASScore 1046Historical repeated high-risk patternlast visit 02/24/2026
- DINER BY THE SEALauderdale-By-The-Se9 HP6 INT18 BASScore 978Current repeated high-risk patternlast visit 05/20/2026
✨ Trusted
Most Improved
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Most Improved
43 records this windowRestaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Correspondent’s take
South of the I-4 corridor, the violations get colorful: FIRST WATCH #0083 in Sunrise, ROCCO'S TACOS in Fort Lauderdale and BONJOUR BAKERY in Pembroke Pines sat at the head of the Broward County list. 43 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. FIRST WATCH #0083 in Sunrise dropped HP+Critical counts from 22 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (90.9% better). For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern.
- FIRST WATCH #0083Sunrise4 BASScore 4
- ROCCO'S TACOSFort Lauderdale1 INT3 BASScore 13
- BONJOUR BAKERYPembroke Pines1 INT2 BASPestScore 62
Clean Plates
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Clean Plates
52 records this windowRestaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Correspondent’s take
Down here, the inspector's clipboard reads like fiction: 52 Broward County licensees ran a clean Q3 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — GUMBO TWIST, KITCHEN 5007, PRO KITCHEN HUB, KNOCKOUT FOODS & CATERING, LLC among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. GUMBO TWIST, KITCHEN 5007 stretched a high-priority-free run to 16 inspections covering roughly 4 years. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. The swamp, for once, is not the problem.
- GUMBO TWIST, KITCHEN 5007Sunriselast visit not available
- PRO KITCHEN HUBSunriselast visit not available
- KNOCKOUT FOODS & CATERING, LLCSunriselast visit not available
🆕 New
Openings
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Openings
53 records this windowNew DBPR licenses plus confirmed opening signals: the places that just joined the map and still need their first public-record track record.
Correspondent’s take
Out where the heat melts the rules, here is the count: Broward County count: 53 opening signals. 39 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 4189 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include SON OF A BIANCHI PIZZERIA in Coconut Creek, GOLF VAULT in Davie and TERRACE LOUNGE in Pompano Beach. Ledger type mix: 4189 new-license records and 39 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 2455 Unknown and 128 Pizza. Area concentration: 848 FORT LAUDERDALE and 568 HOLLYWOOD. Velocity check: 108 opening signals in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-07 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- SON OF A BIANCHI PIZZERIACoconut Creek
- GOLF VAULTDavie
- TERRACE LOUNGEPompano Beach
Sources, definitions, and corrections
Inspection and license facts come from Florida DBPR public records. Social, news, and places signals are supporting evidence and are labeled separately from regulatory findings.
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Correspondent’s take
The menu did not mention this part, naturally: LUCKY CAT STREET EATERY in Fort Lauderdale, GOURMET CREOLE in Pompano Beach and RENDEZ-VOUS in Oakland Park anchored the high end of the Broward County file. 36 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 Japanese, 1 Mexican, and 1 Pizza. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.