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.
Macho Marv’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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: 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
120 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
OOOOH YEAAH! The madness is running wild in Broward County, brother, where the inspectors are tracking the bodies of businesses that have gone dark! FERN GULLY GRILL in Pompano Beach, PLAYA BOWLS in Pompano Beach, and PIRATE REPUBLIC BAR SEAFOOD & GRILL in Fort Lauderdale led the charge on the list, yeah! I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, BROTHER! There are 102 closures confirmed by state action or news reports, while another 45 are just closure signals—that's what we call a suspected shutdown when the word is still out there and waiting for proof, yeah! Of those total numbers, 20 shut down in the last 90 days, while 201 are part of the historical record. The timeline of these shutdowns stretches all the way from 2017-03-06 to 2026-07-28, YEAH!
- FERN GULLY GRILLPompano Beachclosure score 3
- PLAYA BOWLSPompano Beachclosure score 3
- PIRATE REPUBLIC BAR SEAFOOD & GRILLFort Lauderdaleclosure score 3
⚠️ 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
I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, BROTHER, yeah! SICILIAN OVEN WOOD FIRED PIZZA in Fort Lauderdale, EL RINCONCITO SALVADOERNO 2 in Pompano Beach, and LUC'S SEAFOOD & GRILL in Davie racked up the sharpest marks across Broward County. That is a total of 110 high-priority citations posted in the 30-day window, yeah! OH MY, BROTHER! These are what we call near-misses—the restaurants that drew inspector attention but stayed open for business, YEAH! They racked up HP and INT labels, which means they hit those top-tier safety issues but didn't get an emergency order to shut their doors right now. Any of these spots could be facing a follow-up inspection any minute, yeah!
- 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
188 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
I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, BROTHER! 188 restaurants in Broward County are showing up with chronic violation records over an 11-year pattern view, yeah! These aren't just slip-ups, they are repeat offenders who keep failing the test. THE MADNESS IS RUNNING WILD, and MOON THAI & JAPANESE and DINER BY THE SEA are leading the charge of failures in Broward County, YEAH! I remember way back when these operators made a lot of promises to the inspector—promises that they did NOT keep, brother! 188 is a massive number for those who just won't clean up their act.
- MOON THAI & JAPANESEWeston8 HP2 INT2 BASScore 822Historical repeated high-risk patternCurrently Activelast visit 02/23/2026
- DINER BY THE SEALauderdale-By-The-Se9 HP6 INT18 BASScore 978Current repeated high-risk patternlast visit 05/20/2026
- DON RODONE, INCHollywood5 HP2 BASScore 502Current repeated high-risk patternlast visit 01/07/2026
✨ Trusted
Most Improved
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Most Improved
42 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
OOOOH YEAAH! FIRST WATCH #0083 in Sunrise, ROCCO'S TACOS in Fort Lauderdale and BONJOUR BAKERY in Pembroke Pines are standing tall at the head of the Broward County list, yeah! They stayed focused while the competition was falling behind, brother. I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, BROTHER! 42 restaurants met the sustained-improvement test, which means they put in the work to cut their high-priority and critical violations by 50% or more over a 12-month window while keeping an active license, yeah! FIRST WATCH #0083 in Sunrise is stylin' out there like a CHAMPION, brother. They dropped those dangerous violation counts from 22 down to just 2 across two windows—that is a 90.9% improvement for the families and the children, YEAH!
- 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
THE CREAM RISES TO THE TOP — OH YEAH! 52 Broward County licensees just crushed it by running a clean Q3 2026 ledger across multiple inspections, yeah! We are talking about GUMBO TWIST, KITCHEN 5007, PRO KITCHEN HUB, and KNOCKOUT FOODS & CATERING, LLC among the elite. They stayed off the radar of those high-priority violations because they kept it clean for the families, brother. Stylin' out there like a CHAMPION, brother. They earned it by maintaining zero high-priority or intermediate violations on repeat visits, yeah! GUMBO TWIST and KITCHEN 5007 stretched that high-priority-free run to 16 inspections covering roughly 4 years. That is not just luck; that is consistency at the boiling point, YEAH!
- 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
116 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
OH MY, BROTHER! I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, Broward County, yeah! We are looking at 116 opening signals across the land in a short window of time! These aren't clean plates yet—they are just new faces in the game starting their journey before the inspector even shows up to see if they can handle the heat, yeah! THE MADNESS IS RUNNING WILD as we track these spots from 2026-07-23 to 2026-07-29! We have 2 announced via FB/news/operator signal for the people to see. The names on the list include TERRACE LOUNGE in Pompano Beach, LITTLE BRAZIL in Fort Lauderdale and AQUAYSHENA'S RUSTIC EVOLVING LLC in Fort Lauderdale, YEAH!
- TERRACE LOUNGEPompano Beach
- LITTLE BRAZILFort Lauderdale
- AQUAYSHENA'S RUSTIC EVOLVING LLCFort Lauderdale
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
OH MY, BROTHER! 36 emergency-order shutdowns hit across Broward County in the last 90-day window, and the state shut them down on the spot because of serious hazards! These aren't just regular paperwork moves; an emergency order is a high-priority red alert that stops the cooking RIGHT NOW for the safety of the people. LUCKY CAT STREET EATERY in Fort Lauderdale, GOURMET CREOLE in Pompano Beach and RENDEZ-VOUS in Oakland Park anchored the heavy hitters on this file, yeah! The madness is running wild with 1 Bakery, 1 Japanese, 1 Mexican, and 1 Pizza restaurant getting slapped with these shutdowns. I got news for you, Broward County, yeah! The volume of these state-ordered closures is staying steady compared to the last public cut. They are watching the kitchens like a hawk because the kids deserve a clean plate, YEAH!