2026 Florida Restaurant Emergency Closures

2026 Closure Summary

In 2026, Florida DBPR health inspectors ordered 185 emergency restaurant closures — -87.6% vs. 1,490 in 2025. 141 unique food service establishments were shut down. Palm Beach County had the highest closure volume. Wendys led chain closures. Roach activity was the leading cause of closure in 2026.

Source: Florida DBPR emergency closure records. Data reflects all closures ordered January 1 – April 8, 2026.

185Closures 2026
-87.6%vs 2025
141Facilities Shut Down
Palm BeachHardest-Hit County
Roach activityTop Reason

Top 10 Chains by Closures — 2026

ChainClosures 2026
Wendys 2
Popeyes 2
Gate 1
Checkers 1
Moes Southwest Grill 1
Subway 1
Marcos Pizza 1
Dunkin 1
LongHorn Steakhouse 1
Cheddar's 1

Top 10 Counties — 2026

CountyClosures
Palm Beach County 29
Orange County 15
Miami-Dade County 14
Hillsborough County 12
Pinellas County 11
Duval County 7
Broward County 6
Volusia County 6
Brevard County 5
Highlands County 4

Top 10 Cities by Closures — 2026

CityClosures
Orlando 13
Miami 9
Tampa 8
Jacksonville 7
West Palm Beach 6
Lake Worth 5
Palm Beach Gardens 4
Boca Raton 4
Sebring 4
Fort Lauderdale 3

2026 Closures by Reason

ReasonClosuresShare
Roach activity 65 35.1%
Rodent activity 39 21.1%
Fly activity 15 8.1%
No potable water 13 7%
Roach & fly activity 12 6.5%
Roach & rodent activity 10 5.4%
Sewage back up 8 4.3%
Unlicensed activity 5 2.7%

2026 Closures by Month

February 2026 79 closures
DateBusinessCityCountyReason
Morton Eg Restaurants LLC Lake City Columbia Roach activity
Macarthur's Palm Beach Gardens Palm Beach Fly activity
Pincho Miami Miami-Dade Fly activity
Checkers 6328 Apopka Orange Fly activity
Caribbean Tease Restaurant LLC Greenacres Palm Beach Roach activity
Hie Tollgate Blvd LLC Naples Collier Roach activity
Cang Tong Sebring Highlands Rodent activity
Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse Pensacola Escambia Roach activity
Webber's Steakhouse & Sushi South Daytona Volusia Rodent activity
Club De La Milanesa Miami Miami-Dade Roach & fly activity
La Bodega Restaurant Miami Miami-Dade Roach & fly activity
Salsa's Mexican Restaurant of Port Orange Port Orange Volusia Roach activity
Marcos Pizza 8012 Tampa Hillsborough Rodent activity
Plate Tampa St Petetrsburg Hillsborough Roach & rodent activity
Lemon Grass Sushi Thai Tapas INC St. Petersburg Pinellas Rodent & fly activity
Thai Island Orlando Restaurant Orlando Orange Roach & fly activity
Inti Sandwich West Palm Beach Palm Beach Roach activity
Cornerstone Pizza Orlando Orange Roach activity
Ramen Hana and Sushi Stuart Martin Fly activity
Original Junie's Rest the Miami Miami-Dade Rodent activity
Lee & Ricks Oyster Bar INC Orlando Orange Fly activity
Basilic Vietnamese Grill Fort Lauderdale Broward Roach activity
Ethel and Freds Entree Restaurant West Melbourne Brevard Rodent activity
Ramada by Wyndham Jax Hotel and Cc Jacksonville Duval Rodent activity
Pokehub Venice Sarasota Rodent activity
Chimi Spot Orlando Orange Rodent activity
Cali Aji Boca Raton Palm Beach Rodent activity
Dunkin Donuts 67 West Palm Beach Palm Beach No potable water
Cang Tong Sebring Highlands Roach & rodent activity
Alin's Thai Street Food Satellite Beach Brevard Rodent activity
China Garden Orlando Orange Roach activity
La Pasadita Gainesville Alachua Rodent activity
David T's Kitchen Sebring Highlands Rodent activity
Original Pancake House Miami Miami-Dade Roach activity
Palm Beach Bagel Boca Raton Palm Beach Fly activity
Los Catrachos II Green Acres Palm Beach Roach & fly activity
Randevou Caribbean Bar and Grill II Orange Park Clay Rodent activity
Catrina Cocina Mexicana Ocala Marion Roach activity
Sacred Spice Tampa Bay Clearwater Pinellas Sewage back up
Pizzavola Cb Cocoa Beach Brevard Sewage back up
Irish31westchase Tampa Hillsborough Sewage back up
Moe's Southwest Grill Coral Springs Broward Roach activity
China House Palm Harbor Pinellas No potable water
Remys Diner Port St Lucie St. Lucie Sewage back up
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen #128 Gainesville Alachua Sewage back up
Camille's Destin Okaloosa Rodent activity
Angry Moon Cafe Palm Beach Gardens Palm Beach Roach activity
Mickey's Downtown Bistro Lauderdale-by-the-se Broward Rodent activity
El Kiosko 38 Puerto Rican Food Davenport Polk Roach & rodent activity
Rotis Indian Restaurant Riverview Hillsborough Rodent activity
Greeks of Tarpon Springs Tarpon Springs Pinellas Roach activity
El Toque Latin Restaurant Davenport Polk Roach activity
Bojos Seafood Kitchen Pompano Beach Broward Roach activity
Island Grill West Palm Beach Palm Beach Roach activity
Pierogi Grill & Steakhouse Clearwater Pinellas Roach & rodent activity
Brunia's Caribbean Take Out Restaurant Fort Lauderdale Broward Roach activity
Memo Modern Italian Tampa Hillsborough Roach & fly activity
Blue Anchor Delray Beach Palm Beach Rodent & fly activity
Bamboos Gainesville Alachua Sewage back up
Umai Sushi Largo Pinellas Rodent activity
Stix Sushi and Seafood Naples Collier Roach activity
Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits #93 Tampa Hillsborough Sewage back up
March 2026 98 closures
DateBusinessCityCountyReason
Mofongo Candela Lake Worth Palm Beach Roach activity
Tequilas Mexican Restaurant Jacksonville Duval Roach & fly activity
Boteco Do Manolo Orlando Orange Rodent activity
Sabor Latino Boynton Beach Palm Beach Roach activity
La Vita E Bella Surfside Miami-Dade Roach activity
Fritanga La Nueva Orlando Orange Fly activity
4 Rivers Smokehouse Orange Park Clay Fly activity
Gateway Golf Fort Myers Lee Rodent activity
Mr Gyros Greek & Mediterranean Palm Beach Gardens Palm Beach Roach activity
Old Mexico Mexican Restaurant Perry Taylor Roach activity
Urban Crave Ars Gates 1-9 Orlando Orange No warewashing facilities
Mesa's BBQ Hialeah Miami-Dade Fly activity
Buen Cafe Davenport Polk Fly activity
Amavi Miami / Heal Miami Miami-Dade Fly activity
El Rucon Haverhill Palm Beach Roach activity
818 Heat / 818 Bar and Grill Boca Raton Palm Beach Roach activity
Flare House West Palm Beach Palm Beach Roach activity
Sopotnicks Cabbage Patch New Smyrna Beach Volusia Rodent activity
Fat Daddios Pizza Sarasota Sarasota Rodent activity
El Sol De Mexico Jacksonville Duval Roach activity
Cang Tong Sebring Highlands Roach & rodent activity
Ceno Grille Cape Coral Lee Roach activity
Longwood Country Kitchen Longwood Seminole Roach activity
Original Pancake House Palm Beach Garden Palm Beach Rodent, Roach & Fly activity
Tantrums Flightside Cafe & Catering Bartow Polk Roach activity
Woods Lake City Columbia No potable water
Cheddars Pinellas Park Pinellas Sewage back up
Bizzarro Pizza Company Satellite Beach Brevard Rodent activity
El Pulgarcito Grill and Bar LLC Orlando Orange Roach & rodent activity
Tasty Mediterranean Grill Tampa Hillsborough Roach activity
Brass Monkey Sports Bar and Grill Lake Worth Palm Beach Roach activity
Huddle House Ocala Marion Roach & fly activity
Winghouse Bar and Grill Kissimmee Osceola Rodent activity
China Hot Express LLC Orlando Orange Rodent, Roach & Fly activity
Achsah's Jamaican Restaurant/bakery Fort Lauderdale Broward Rodent, Roach & Fly activity
T J Carney's Venice Sarasota Rodent activity
Licking Orlando Orlando Orange Fly activity
Cafe Bich Nga Pinellas Park Pinellas Rodent & fly activity
Cypress Creek Golf Club Sun City Center Hillsborough Rodent activity
Don Julios Restaurant INC Ruskin Hillsborough Roach activity
Loretta & the Butcher Coconut Grove Miami-Dade Roach activity
Dicrespo Miami Miami-Dade Roach activity
China Kitchen Lake Worth Palm Beach Fly activity
White Horse Catering LLC Wellington Palm Beach Fly activity
Morton Eg Restaurants LLC Lake City Columbia Roach activity
5th Element Taste of India Jacksonville Duval Roach & fly activity
Blu Magic Seafood and Oyster Bar Orlando Orange Rodent activity
Le Berger Restaurant LLC Lake Worth Palm Beach Roach & rodent activity
New China St Pete St Petersburg Pinellas Roach activity
El Rinconcito Paisa #4 Miami Miami-Dade Roach activity
El Sabor Latino Restaurante Green Acres Palm Beach Roach activity
Cisco's Milton Santa Rosa Roach activity
Spark Orlando Universal Blvd Orlando Orange No potable water
Hunan Wok Jacksonville Duval Roach activity
Sport's Grill Coral Gables Miami-Dade Roach activity
Great Greek Palm Beach Gardens Palm Beach Roach activity
Malio's Prime Steakhouse Tampa Hillsborough Roach activity
Mr Baker Miami Miami-Dade Roach activity
New Level Bar and Grill Naples Collier Roach activity
Little Moir's Food Shack Jupiter Palm Beach Fly activity
Club at Pelican Bay North Daytona Beach Volusia Rodent activity
Lil Bit Kuntry Restaurant Pinellas Park Pinellas Rodent activity
Red Crab - Juicy Seafood West Palm Beach Palm Beach Roach activity
Ha Long Bay Tampa Hillsborough Roach activity
Golf Club at South Hampton Saint Augustine St. Johns Rodent activity
Longhorn Steakhouse 5197 Jacksonville Duval Roach & rodent activity
Wendy's Lake Worth Palm Beach Roach & fly activity
Las Cazuelas Pembroke Pines Pembroke Pines Miami-Dade Roach activity
Braised Onion Ocala Marion Roach activity
Thai by Thai Palm Coast Flagler Rodent activity
Red Crab - Juicy Seafood West Palm Beach Palm Beach Roach & fly activity
Mixers Bar and Grille Palm Harbor Pinellas Roach & fly activity
Kellys Crickets Melbourne Brevard Roach & fly activity
River Deck Restaurant New Smyrna Beach Volusia Roach activity
Wendy's Boca Raton Palm Beach Roach activity
Uptownjoes Newyork Diner Tampa Hillsborough Roach activity
April 2026 8 closures
DateBusinessCityCountyReason
Pickled Restaurant & Bar Fort Pierce St. Lucie Rodent activity
Caffe Luna Rosa Delray Beach Palm Beach Rodent, Roach & Fly activity
Iron Axe Bar & Grill, INC. South Daytona Volusia Rodent activity
3 Nelsons Burgers & Wraps LLC Perry Taylor Rodent activity
Pho Que 91 Apopka Orange Roach activity
Pot Belli Deli (the) Ft Pierce St. Lucie Rodent activity
Subway #31891 Jacksonville Duval Rodent activity

2026 vs 2025 — Year-Over-Year Comparison

1852026 Closures
1,4902025 Closures
-87.6%Year-Over-Year
1,305Fewer Closures

2026 saw 1,305 fewer emergency closures than 2025 (-87.6%). 2025 archive →

2026 Florida Restaurant Closures: FAQ

How many Florida restaurants were closed in 2026?
DBPR health inspectors ordered 185 emergency restaurant closures in 2026, affecting 141 unique food service establishments. That compares to 1,490 closures in 2025.
What was the most common closure reason in 2026?
"Roach activity" was the most frequently cited cause of emergency closures in 2026, consistent with the statewide pattern of pest-related shutdowns being the leading enforcement trigger.
Which county had the most restaurant closures in 2026?
Palm Beach County recorded the highest number of emergency closures in 2026 among Florida's 67 counties.
Can I look up a specific restaurant closure from 2026?
Yes. Every closure in this archive links to the facility's full inspection profile page, which shows the closure date, reason, and complete inspection history.