BOCA RATON, FL — State inspectors temporarily closed 11 Palm Beach and Broward restaurants during the week of July 13, and nearly all of them came down to the same thing: pests.
Roaches, rodents and flies drove the vast majority of the week's local emergency closures, according to Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation records. Two of the closures were in Boca Raton, two more in Delray Beach, and the rest were scattered across Palm Springs, Royal Palm Beach, Plantation, North Lauderdale, Sunrise, Oakland Park and Pompano Beach. In every local case, state records show the restaurant corrected the problem and reopened within a day.
An emergency closure isn't a fine or a permanent mark. It's a temporary step inspectors use when they find conditions that pose an elevated risk to the public or employees, and the business stays closed until those conditions are fixed.
Emergency Closures: Palm Beach & Broward
In Boca Raton, inspectors ordered Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza on South Federal Highway closed on July 13 after reporting roach and fly activity. Records show it reopened the next morning. Two days later, inspectors closed Tom Sawyer Restaurant and Pastry Shop on July 15 over roach activity — a visit that also produced one of the week's most serious inspection reports, detailed below. State records show Tom Sawyer reopened the following day after correcting the issues.
Delray Beach saw two closures. Inspectors closed Casting Caribbean Resto on July 13 after reporting rodent activity, and Amar Sandwich Shop on July 17, also over rodent activity. Records show both reopened.
Elsewhere in Palm Beach County, inspectors temporarily closed Little Caesars Pizza in Palm Springs (roach and fly activity, July 14) and The Original Pancake House in Royal Palm Beach (rodent activity, July 16). Both reopened, according to state records.
In Broward, the pattern held. Inspectors closed Miami Subs in Plantation (roach activity, July 13), El Rancho Bakery and Restaurant in North Lauderdale (roach activity, July 15), Asahi Restaurant in Sunrise (fly activity, July 15), Quates Mexican Restaurant in Oakland Park (roach activity, July 16) and Las Carnitas Latin Cuisine in Pompano Beach (roach and fly activity, July 17). State records show each reopened after correcting the conditions inspectors cited.
Other Florida Emergency Closures
Palm Beach and Broward were part of a busy statewide week. Inspectors reported roughly 40 additional emergency closures elsewhere in Florida during the same period, and the theme was much the same — pests. Those included a Perkins Restaurant and Bakery in Cape Coral cited for rodent, roach and fly activity, an Applebee's in Tampa closed over roach activity, and a Popeyes in Tallahassee closed after a sewage backup, according to state records.
Inspections This Week: High-Priority Violations
Beyond the emergency closures, state records show inspectors ran hundreds of restaurant inspections across Palm Beach and Broward during the same reporting cycle. Most restaurants passed or were cited only for minor issues. A handful stood out.
In Boca Raton, the Tom Sawyer closure came with a heavy inspection report. According to state inspection data, inspectors documented 14 high-priority, four intermediate and two basic violations during the July 15 visit, citing food held at unsafe temperatures, insect and rodent activity, handwashing and hygiene problems, food-contact surfaces that weren't clean, and a food item without an approved source. A follow-up the next day found the issues corrected.
Also in Boca Raton, inspectors cited Miller's Ale House for 13 high-priority violations on July 14, including food held at unsafe temperatures, cross-contamination concerns, bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food, and handwashing and hygiene issues. Records show the restaurant was issued a warning and passed a callback inspection the following day with no violations. Nearby, Mi Casita Mexican Restaurant drew eight high-priority violations on July 15, with inspectors citing cross-contamination, unsafe food temperatures and hygiene problems; the report recommended an administrative complaint.
The week's toughest reports weren't limited to Boca. In Wellington, Keke's Breakfast Cafe was cited for 13 high-priority violations on July 15, including unsafe food temperatures, cross-contamination and insect or rodent activity. In Jupiter, Hong Kong Wok N Grill drew 13 high-priority violations on July 16, with inspectors reporting unsafe food temperatures, cross-contamination and a sewage or wastewater issue. State records show Hong Kong Wok N Grill also resolved an earlier disciplinary case this cycle, noted below. Farther south, La Granja Chicken Steak and Seafood in Davie was cited for 10 high-priority violations on July 14, and Outback Steakhouse in Palm Beach Gardens for 10 on July 13.
Disciplinary Orders: Palm Beach & Broward
Disciplinary orders often land weeks or months after the original inspection, and the latest state report shows how a batch of earlier cases were resolved. The heaviest local penalty went to Sushi Yami in Lake Worth, fined $2,600 on a five-violation case with a final order signed June 10 (the underlying inspection dated to March). China City in West Palm Beach was fined $1,920, Blue Moon Diner in Palm Beach Gardens $1,800 on a seven-violation case, and Sole Mio Kitchen & Bar in Boynton Beach $1,750. In Boca Raton, Narbona at Boca Raton was fined $880.
One name overlaps with this week's inspection activity: Hong Kong Wok N Grill in Jupiter, which appears in the disciplinary report with a $600 fine finalized June 18 for an earlier inspection, and again in this week's inspection data, according to state records.
Best Inspection in Boca Raton This Week
Based on state inspection records for the current reporting cycle, the strongest inspection documented in Boca Raton this week was:
McDonald's #11055 (Boca Raton) Inspection Date: July 15, 2026 Violations: 0 High Priority, 0 Intermediate, 1 Basic
According to Florida DBPR inspection data, inspectors documented no high-priority and no intermediate violations during this routine visit — only a single basic violation — and the inspection was completed with no further action required.
A note on the records: an inspection report is a snapshot of conditions observed at the time of the visit. On another day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted, and conditions can change.
See Boca Post's ongoing restaurant inspection coverage.
