Boca Post’s Dirty Dining coverage tracks restaurant inspections, emergency closures, and high-risk health violations across Palm Beach County and Broward County using official data released by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. This page is updated regularly as new inspection records and closure reports become available.
State inspection records show one emergency closure in Broward County during the week ending Jan. 25, along with dozens of inspections across Palm Beach and Broward that cited high-priority food safety violations.
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No emergency closures in Palm Beach or Broward for the week ending Jan. 18, but multiple inspections in Boca Raton, Delray Beach, and several Broward cities cited high-priority violations tied to food temperatures, sanitation, and pests.
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State records show three emergency closures in Palm Beach and Broward during the week ending Jan. 11, with follow-up inspections tied to water, sewage, and pest concerns.
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BOCA RATON, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — Dirty Dining is based on state inspection records,...
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State records show one emergency closure locally and 90+ inspections across Palm Beach and Broward during the week ending Dec. 28, with pest activity, temperature control issues, and hot-water problems among the repeat themes.
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State records show six emergency closures in Palm Beach and Broward last week, plus a stack of high-priority inspection write-ups across Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach and Deerfield Beach.
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Dirty Dining is Boca Post’s ongoing public-service reporting on restaurant inspections conducted by the Florida Division of Hotels and Restaurants. The reports published here are based entirely on state inspection records and are intended to provide transparency into food safety enforcement — not to assign grades or make legal judgments about individual businesses.
An emergency closure is not a disciplinary action. It is a temporary measure taken when inspectors find conditions that pose an elevated risk to public health, safety, or employee welfare. A restaurant ordered closed must remain closed until the cited conditions are corrected and approved by inspectors.
Common conditions that can result in an emergency closure include a lack of hot water or approved utilities, sewage backups or overflows, fire damage, pest infestations, or inadequate refrigeration.
In Florida, inspections leading to emergency closures are conducted by Sanitation and Safety Inspectors with the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Emergency closure reports are released statewide on a weekly basis.
Inspection reports reflect conditions observed at the time of inspection. Each report is a snapshot of what inspectors found on that specific day and may not represent an establishment’s long-term compliance history.
On any given day, a restaurant may have more or fewer violations than those listed in its most recent inspection. Many issues are corrected during or shortly after an inspection, and follow-up inspections may reflect those changes.
Inspection reports and disciplinary actions are separate processes. Inspections document observed conditions, while disciplinary activity reports may involve fines or formal actions issued through a final order.
Not every inspection results in disciplinary action, and not every disciplinary action involves an emergency closure. Boca Post reports inspection and disciplinary records as they are released by the state to provide accurate, timely public information.
Florida food service inspections use a standardized violation code system aligned with the FDA Food Code. Violations are grouped by category and severity to ensure consistent reporting across thousands of inspections conducted statewide.
The violation numbers referenced in inspection reports correspond to specific provisions of the Florida food code and allow inspectors to document findings uniformly.
High-risk violations typically involve conditions that can directly contribute to foodborne illness or contamination. These may include improper hot or cold food holding temperatures, cross-contamination, bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat foods, employee illness, pest activity, unsafe water supply, or sewage issues.
When high-risk violations are not corrected, they are more likely to result in emergency closures.
Good Retail Practice violations generally involve maintenance, storage, or procedural issues that do not pose an immediate health risk but are still required to be corrected. Examples include improper utensil storage, minor sanitation concerns, or facility maintenance issues.
Boca Post’s Dirty Dining reports typically cover restaurant inspections across Palm Beach County and Broward County, including multiple cities and neighborhoods in each weekly release. Coverage is based on the inspection data made available by the state during that reporting period and may include establishments in Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, and surrounding communities.
Note from the editor:
Inspection and closure information published by Boca Post is sourced from official records released by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Conditions cited in inspection reports may change after the inspection date, and many establishments correct violations promptly.