Top 25 in depth: West Palm Beach

By Clancy & Gracie
October 18, 2026

Clancy: Pull up a stool. These are the 25 restaurants in West Palm Beach with the heaviest enforcement record between October 19, 2021 and October 18, 2026. Between them: 80 emergency closures, $114,180 in fines and 168 inspector-cited complaints.

80 emergency closures24 of 25 venues

$114,180 in fineson the record

168 inspector-cited complaintsadministrative

In West Palm Beach, 10 of every 100 licensed restaurants had at least one emergency closure in these five years; statewide it was 6. That is higher than the statewide rate.

#1 LE BERGER RESTAURANT LLC — Lake Worth
Emergency closures 5 (November 2021, April 2023, August 2023, March 2026, August 2026)Fines $8,440 (10)Complaints 8Order filings 13Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Le Berger in Lake Worth had emergency closures in August 2023 and August 2026, plus November 2021, April 2023, and March 2026. The fines came to $8,440.00. There were eight administrative complaints on the record.
Gracie: Gade pi byen, my coffee grounds are dancing for Baron Samedi. This list is like a long road that keeps circling back.
#2 LA GRANJA RESTAURANT — West Palm Beach
Emergency closures 2 (July 2022, September 2022)Fines $14,840 (9)Complaints 16Order filings 4Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: La Granja Restaurant in West Palm Beach had emergency closures in July and September of 2022. Fines hit $14,840.00. There are also sixteen administrative complaints on the books.
Gracie: Bondye bon, Bouki just shook his head at that total. Those complaints make for a very long walk.
#3 RAJA — Wellington
Emergency closures 4 (February 2023, September 2023, August 2025, July 2026)Fines $4,100 (7)Complaints 10Order filings 15Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: RAJA in Wellington had emergency closures in February 2023, September 2023, August 2025, and July 2026. The fines came to $4,100.00. They also have ten administrative complaints on the books.
Gracie: M wè sa nan kafe a; my white candle burns steady. Baron Samedi would find this many closures as long as a summer day.
#4 ESTACAO DO PAO BAKERY AND RESTAURANT — Boca Raton
Emergency closures 4 (July 2022, September 2022, September 2023, November 2023)Fines $2,700 (7)Complaints 7Order filings 16Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Estacao do Pao Bakery and Restaurant in Boca Raton had emergency closures in September 2022 and September 2023, then again in July and November of 2022 and 2023. The fines came to $2,700.00. There were seven administrative complaints on the record.
Gracie: My white candle flickers while I touch the rooster feather in my gris-gris bag. Baron Samedi likes a date that repeats itself like a song.
#5 GREEN HOUSE* — West Palm Beach
Emergency closures 5 (October 2021, March 2025, May 2025, July 2025, April 2026)Fines $2,000 (7)Complaints 6Order filings 13Ownership change: record kept
An ownership change was approved on December 2, 2020, but the business name stayed the same, so the earlier record still counts.
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Clancy: Green House in West Palm Beach had emergency closures in October 2021, March 2025, May 2025, July 2025, and April 2026. Fines totaled $2,000.00. The record includes filings from before December 2020 because the business name remained unchanged after ownership shifted.
Gracie: The gris-gris bag is light today. Papa Legba opened a gate for many closures.
#6 LE BON GOUT RESTAURANT LLC — Lake Worth
Emergency closures 4 (March 2022, March 2024, October 2024, July 2025)Fines $4,000 (8)Complaints 8Order filings 11Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Le Bon Gout in Lake Worth had emergency closures in March 2022, March 2024, October 2024, and July 2025. The fines came to $4,000.00. There were eight administrative complaints.
Gracie: The monkey can wait; I am finishing the entry. A little humor can sit beside a serious record without changing it.
#7 MIKES WINGS & SEAFOOD — Greenacres
Emergency closures 4 (March 2025, May 2025, July 2025, August 2025)Fines $2,800 (5)Complaints 1Order filings 16Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Mikes Wings & Seafood in Greenacres had emergency closures in March, May, July, and August of 2025. The fines came to $2,800.00. One administrative complaint was cited by an inspector.
Gracie: Manman Brigitte can wait while I finish this. Baron Samedi is patient, but these closures are like a long line at the market.
#8 SABOR LATINO — BOYNTON BEACH
Emergency closures 4 (January 2023, July 2025, September 2025, March 2026)Fines $2,900 (6)Complaints 6Order filings 12Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Sabor Latino in Boynton Beach had emergency closures in January 2023, July 2025, September 2025, and March 2026. The fines came to $2,900.00. There were six administrative complaints on the record.
Gracie: Reading comes before ceremony at my table. Bondye bon; the page is plain, so my joke can stay small.
#9 AMIGOS MEXICAN & SPANISH REST — West Palm Beach
Emergency closures 3 (April 2024, June 2024, June 2025)Fines $3,600 (6)Complaints 6Order filings 13Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Amigos Mexican & Spanish Rest in West Palm Beach had emergency closures in June 2024 and June 2025, plus one in April 2024. Fines hit $3,600.00. There are six administrative complaints on the record.
Gracie: Baron Samedi can wait while I move this paper. The calendar likes to repeat itself like a stubborn song.
#10 KING'S SUPER BUFFET* — West Palm Beach
Emergency closures 3 (May 2022, October 2022, June 2023)Fines $5,760 (9)Complaints 10Order filings 7Ownership change: record kept
An ownership change was approved on July 23, 2024, but the business name stayed the same, so the earlier record still counts.
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Clancy: King's Super Buffet in West Palm Beach had emergency closures in May 2022, October 2022, and June 2023. The fines came to $5,760.00. Because the business name stayed the same after July 2024, the old record remains.
Gracie: The rooster feather dances in my coffee grounds. Baron Samedi would find these many closures a long walk.
#11 INDIA GRILL AND BAR — Royal Palm Beach
Emergency closures 2 (May 2023, April 2024)Fines $7,720 (7)Complaints 11Order filings 6Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: India Grill and Bar in Royal Palm Beach had emergency closures in May 2023 and April 2024. The fines hit $7,720.00. There are also eleven administrative complaints on the record.
Gracie: Bouki points at the closures, then the fines. I can read a hint.
#12 LOS CATRACHOS II — Green Acres
Emergency closures 3 (October 2025, December 2025, February 2026)Fines $4,060 (7)Complaints 7Order filings 10Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Los Catrachos II in Green Acres had emergency closures in October 2025, December 2025, and February 2026. The fines came to $4,060.00. Seven administrative complaints were cited by inspectors.
Gracie: A capuchin is an audience, not an editor. The rooster feather waits while I separate the signal from the theatre.
#13 SINGING BAMBOO* — West Palm Beach
Emergency closures 4 (March 2022, May 2022, October 2023, December 2023)Fines $3,800 (7)Complaints 5Order filings 8Ownership change: record kept
An ownership change was approved on April 10, 2026, but the business name stayed the same, so the earlier record still counts.
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Clancy: Singing Bamboo in West Palm Beach had emergency closures in March 2022, May 2022, October 2023, and December 2023. Fines totaled $3,800.00. The record stayed intact after an ownership change because the business name didn't change.
Gracie: Papa Legba gets the crossroads. I get the closures and fines.
#14 BRASS MONKEY SPORTS BAR AND GRILL — Lake Worth
Emergency closures 4 (March 2026, April 2026, May 2026, July 2026)Fines $1,600 (3)Complaints 3Order filings 12Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Brass Monkey Sports Bar and Grill in Lake Worth had emergency closures in March, April, May, and July of 2026. The fines came to $1,600.00. They also have three administrative complaints on the record.
Gracie: The coffee grounds stay in my cup; the figures stay as printed. The bag stays nearby; the record has offered its own surprise.
#15 LA GRANJA RESTAURANT — Wellington
Emergency closures 0Fines $11,040 (10)Complaints 22Order filings 0Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: La Granja Restaurant in Wellington hasn't had any emergency closures. They've got $11,040.00 in fines and twenty-two administrative complaints on the books.
Gracie: That fine total needs no embellishment from me. My white candle stays quiet; the paperwork has already made its point.
#16 TAQUERIA TACONTODO #2 — Belle Glade
Emergency closures 3 (November 2023, January 2025, January 2026)Fines $5,000 (5)Complaints 4Order filings 10Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Taqueria Tacontodo #2 in Belle Glade had emergency closures in January 2025, January 2026, and November 2023. The fines came to $5,000.00. There were four administrative complaints.
Gracie: This entry receives a reading, not a performance. Bouki asks for the short version, but this file keeps the long reading.
#17 COCOCABANA BAR & GRILL — Greenacres
Emergency closures 4 (March 2025, May 2025, July 2025, August 2025)Fines $2,600 (4)Complaints 0Order filings 12Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Cococabana Bar & Grill in Greenacres had emergency closures in March, May, July, and August of 2025. Fines came to $2,600.00. The most recent closure happened just this August.
Gracie: Before the ceremony, I must light my white candle. Baron Samedi would laugh at how these closures kept coming back.
#18 MR MACK ISLAND GRILL — West Palm Beach
Emergency closures 3 (August 2025, August 2025, January 2026)Fines $2,600 (4)Complaints 5Order filings 12Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Mr Mack Island Grill in West Palm Beach had emergency closures in August 2025, again in August 2025, and then January 2026. Fines came to $2,600.00. There were five inspector-cited administrative complaints.
Gracie: Leave the figures on my table for Papa Legba. This record is like a long song with a chorus that repeats.
#19 TACOS AL CARBON BAR AND GRILL — WEST PALM BEACH
Emergency closures 3 (August 2024, January 2025, March 2025)Fines $4,340 (6)Complaints 6Order filings 9Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Tacos Al Carbon Bar and Grill in West Palm Beach had emergency closures in August 2024, January 2025, and March 2025. The fines came to $4,340.00. There were six administrative complaints cited by inspectors.
Gracie: Manman Brigitte has her ledger; this entry has closures and fines. Manman Brigitte keeps her ledger; I am watching the shape of this record.
#20 ZIPZ'S NY PIZZA CO — Jupiter
Emergency closures 2 (February 2024, April 2024)Fines $7,080 (8)Complaints 6Order filings 7Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Zipz's NY Pizza Co in Jupiter had emergency closures in February and April of 2024. Fines hit $7,080.00. There were six administrative complaints on the record.
Gracie: I am still reading while Bouki hides his face. Papa Legba sees these gaps between the dates.
#21 CHILI CRAB — Boca Raton
Emergency closures 3 (August 2022, October 2023, September 2024)Fines $2,400 (3)Complaints 4Order filings 10Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Chili Crab in Boca Raton had emergency closures in August 2022, October 2023, and September 2024. Fines totaled $2,400.00. There were four administrative complaints on the record.
Gracie: Bondye bon. Closures and fines leave little room for a short reaction.
#22 ROTELLI PIZZA & PASTA* — Delray Beach
Emergency closures 3 (March 2023, February 2024, October 2024)Fines $3,000 (5)Complaints 4Order filings 9Ownership change: record kept
An ownership change was approved on April 29, 2024, but the business name stayed the same, so the earlier record still counts.
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Clancy: ROTELLI PIZZA & PASTA in Delray Beach had an emergency closure order 3 times, in March 2023, February 2024 and October 2024. It also has $3,000.00 in fines on the books. Add 4 inspector-cited administrative complaints to that.
Gracie: Bondye bon, the figures need no assistance from my imagination. Papa Legba keeps the crossing; I keep the evidence on this side of it.
#23 BREAKFAST SHACK — Boynton Beach
Emergency closures 3 (January 2024, January 2024, March 2024)Fines $1,200 (4)Complaints 4Order filings 11Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Breakfast Shack in Boynton Beach had emergency closures in January 2024, January 2024, and March 2024. The fines came to $1,200.00. There were four administrative complaints filed by inspectors.
Gracie: Closures and fines share this entry. The candle is mine; the arithmetic is theirs.
#24 EL SITIO RESTAURANT AND BAKERY* — ROYAL PALM BEACH
Emergency closures 2 (March 2024, July 2024)Fines $4,200 (4)Complaints 6Order filings 9Ownership change: record kept
An ownership change was approved on December 18, 2025, but two or more inspector complaints were filed in the year before it, so the earlier record still counts.
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Clancy: El Sitio Restaurant and Bakery in Royal Palm Beach had emergency closures in March 2024 and July 2024. Fines came to $4,200.00. The record stayed intact after an ownership change because of complaints filed the year prior.
Gracie: Bouki settled on my shoulder for the reading. Bondye bon; the record brought its own weather to the table.
#25 5TH ELEMENT INDIAN BISTRO AND BAR — Delray Beach
Emergency closures 3 (November 2023, September 2024, November 2024)Fines $2,400 (4)Complaints 3Order filings 9Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: 5th Element Indian Bistro and Bar in Delray Beach had emergency closures in November 2023, September 2024, and November 2024. Fines totaled $2,400.00. There were three administrative complaints on the record.
Gracie: Bondye bon, Baron Samedi has time to wait for a list this long. It is like a circle that never ends.

* Includes records from before a reported ownership change because the trading name continued and/or administrative complaints preceded the change.

Gracie: That is the list, and I did not have to embellish a word of it. 24 of these 25 had at least one emergency closure order in these five years, and every fine and complaint above is on the public record. The score counts only against whoever runs the kitchen today, so read each entry as written.

How this ranking works

Each emergency closure episode adds ten points, and each order filing inside it adds three more, so for the same number of filings a venue shut repeatedly outranks one bunched into a single closure. Every $250 in fines adds one point, and each inspector-cited administrative complaint adds two. Nearby filings (seven days or less apart) group into one episode. A tenancy boundary excludes records from before a qualifying ownership change unless the documented exception applies. Read the methodology.