2026 Florida Restaurant Emergency Closures

2026 Closure Summary

In 2026, Florida DBPR health inspectors ordered 371 emergency restaurant closures — -75.1% vs. 1,490 in 2025. 277 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 – June 1, 2026.

371Closures 2026
-75.1%vs 2025
277Facilities Shut Down
Palm BeachHardest-Hit County
Roach activityTop Reason

Top 10 Chains by Closures — 2026

ChainClosures 2026
Wendys 2
Checkers 2
Popeyes 2
LongHorn Steakhouse 2
Dunkin 2
Moes Southwest Grill 1
Red Lobster 1
Dairy Queen 1
Hardees 1
Cold Stone Creamery 1

Top 10 Counties — 2026

CountyClosures
Palm Beach County 48
Miami-Dade County 31
Orange County 28
Pinellas County 23
Hillsborough County 19
Duval County 14
Broward County 13
Volusia County 13
Brevard County 10
Collier County 8

Top 10 Cities by Closures — 2026

CityClosures
Orlando 25
Miami 21
Jacksonville 14
Tampa 13
Lake Worth 10
West Palm Beach 9
Naples 8
Gainesville 7
Palm Beach Gardens 7
Sebring 6

2026 Closures by Reason

ReasonClosuresShare
Roach activity 135 36.4%
Rodent activity 73 19.7%
Fly activity 35 9.4%
Roach & fly activity 28 7.5%
Roach & rodent activity 27 7.3%
No potable water 16 4.3%
Sewage back up 11 3%
Rodent, Roach & Fly activity 10 2.7%

2026 Closures by Month

February 2026 79 closures
DateBusinessCityCountyReason
Roadhouse Chicken Co 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
Roadhouse Chicken Co Lake City Columbia Roach activity
5th Element Taste of India Jacksonville Duval Roach & fly activity
Eat My Gritz 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 118 closures
DateBusinessCityCountyReason
Stuart Boathouse Stuart Martin Rodent & fly activity
Cang Tong Sebring Highlands Rodent, Roach & Fly activity
Tijuana Flats Coral Springs Broward Roach activity
Bonnie Jean Bradenton Manatee Rodent activity
Delicious Donuts Pensacola Escambia Fly activity
Los Catrachos Miami Miami-Dade Fly activity
Checkers #6322 Deland Volusia Sewage back up
Bo Sushi Jacksonville Duval Roach activity
China Lee Orlando Orange Roach & rodent activity
Mr and Mrs Bun Miami Miami-Dade Roach activity
Iron Sushi Miami Miami-Dade Fly activity
La Jato Restaurant Hialeah Miami-Dade Roach activity
Key West Sandwich Shop Lynn Haven Bay Roach activity
Los Catrachos Restaurant West Palm Beach Palm Beach Roach & rodent activity
Beef O Brady's Live Oak Suwannee Roach activity
Cavo Lounge Naples Collier Roach activity
Verona Grill Naples Collier Rodent activity
Happy House Fort Lauderdale Broward Roach activity
El Gallito Grill Miami Miami-Dade Temperature violations (storage)
Rincon Guatemalteco Tampa Hillsborough Roach & rodent activity
Belle&maxwells W Palm Beach Palm Beach Rodent activity
Bambu Mexican Restaurant INC Orlando Orange Roach & fly activity
Winghouse Bar and Grill Kissimmee Osceola Roach & rodent activity
Taqueria Ameca Margarita LLC Orlando Orange Roach & fly activity
Dwarf Chicken Pensacola Escambia Roach activity
Bokamper's Fort Lauderdale Broward Roach activity
Jalapeno's Fort Myers Lee Roach activity
Grace Restaurant Pompano Beach Broward Roach activity
Jan's Place Restaurant Jensen Beach Martin Fly activity
Flavors of India Bradenton Manatee Roach & rodent activity
Cafe Caribe Tampa Hillsborough Roach & fly activity
Brick Alley Tavern Lake Worth Palm Beach Roach activity
Wok N Roll Kenneth City Pinellas Roach & rodent activity
Bistro Paradise Restaurant & Bar Orlando Orange Roach activity
Daytona Taproom Daytona Beach Volusia Rodent activity
Nona Blue Ponte Vedra Beach St. Johns Roach activity
Brass Monkey Sports Bar and Grill Lake Worth Palm Beach Roach activity
Randevou Caribbean Bar and Grill II Orange Park Clay Rodent activity
Joyful Tasty Palace Orlando Orange Roach activity
Taco Miendo St Pete St Petersburg Pinellas Roach & rodent activity
Seasons 401 West Palm Beach Palm Beach Roach & fly activity
Quality Inn Ormond Beach-daytona Ormond Beach Volusia No handwashing sink
Leroy's Cuisine Orlando Orange Roach activity
Wicked Barley Brewing Co Jacksonville Duval Roach activity
Don Camaron Seafood Grill & Market Miami Miami-Dade Roach & fly activity
Mayajigua Restaurant Corp Hialeah Miami-Dade Roach activity
3five Bistro & Wine Bar Daytona Beach Volusia Rodent activity
Palermo Puerto Rican Kitchen Orange Park Clay Rodent activity
Tasty K-pot Merritt Island Brevard Rodent activity
Pittzza at Ironside Miami Miami-Dade Fly activity
Angry Moon Cafe Palm Beach Gardens Palm Beach Roach activity
Sushi Cafe Miami Miami-Dade Roach & rodent activity
La Nopalera Mexican Restaurant Jacksonville Duval Roach activity
Taqueria Don Gonzalo LLC Haines City Polk Roach activity
Ayiti Breeze Bar & Grill Orlando Orange Sewage issue/roach activity
Banana River Cafe Satellite Beach Brevard Fly activity
Las Perlas New Port Richey Pasco Rodent activity
Fisherman's Corner Restaurant Pensacola Escambia Rodent activity
Piccola Italia Bistro Tampa Hillsborough Roach activity
Ramen Hana and Sushi Stuart Martin Fly activity
El Paso of Crestview Crestview Okaloosa Roach activity
Garlic N Ginger Gainesville Alachua Roach activity
Cielo Azul Cocina Mexicana Jacksonville Duval Sewage back up
Moshi Moshi Miami Miami-Dade Roach activity
Izzy Pub and Sushi Bar Tallahassee Leon Roach activity
Corky Bell's Seafood & Steaks Fleming Island Clay Rodent activity
Hardees Weeki Wachee Hernando Rodent activity
Strathmore Bagel & Deli Lake Worth Palm Beach Roach & fly activity
Blue Anchor Delray Beach Palm Beach Rodent, Roach & Fly activity
Red Lobster #0019 St. Petersburg Pinellas Roach activity
Magic Snack Bar Greenacres Palm Beach Fly activity
Mochinut Greenacres Palm Beach Roach activity
Golf Club at South Hampton Saint Augustine St. Johns Rodent activity
Alleycat Boca Raton Palm Beach Roach activity
Green House West Palm Beach Palm Beach Roach & fly activity
J Lemon Pepper Jacksonville Duval Rodent activity
Key Lime Bistro #1097 Fort Myers Lee Fly activity
Meat Eatery and Taproom Islamorada Monroe Roach & rodent activity
M Waterfront Grille Naples Collier Roach & fly activity
Cristino's Restaurant Clearwater Pinellas Roach activity
No 1 Chinese Restaurant Apopka Orange Roach activity
Hacienda Corralejo Tarpon Springs Pinellas Roach activity
Mimi's Restaurant Orlando Orange Rodent activity
Party Cake Bakery Key Largo Monroe Rodent activity
Laquinta Inn Tampa Hillsborough Roach activity
Fusion Buffet Perry Taylor Roach activity
Blu Arroz Asian Bistro Stuart Martin Roach activity
Rosati's Pizza Pub Apopka Apopka Seminole Fly activity
Sawatdee Thai and Sushi Pinellas Park Pinellas No warewashing facilities
New York New York Pizza Riverview Hillsborough No handwashing sink
Cang Tong Sebring Highlands Roach activity
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) Fort Pierce St. Lucie Rodent activity
Subway #31891 Jacksonville Duval Rodent activity
May 2026 76 closures
DateBusinessCityCountyReason
Nero’s Cafe/tini Martini Bar St Augustine St. Johns Rodent activity
Keys Jam-rock Grill Tarpon Springs Pinellas Roach activity
Mi Lindo Ecuador Miami Miami-Dade Roach activity
Cypress Creek Golf Club Sun City Center Hillsborough Rodent activity
Ichi Ni San Daytona Beach Volusia Rodent activity
Brick Alley Tavern Lake Worth Palm Beach Roach & rodent activity
Cooks Buffet Cafe Bakery Deland Volusia Roach activity
Kalalou Caraibbean Bar and Grill LLC Orlando Orange Roach & fly activity
Dunkin & Baskin Robbins Store 336447 Jacksonville Duval Fly activity
Cajun Beach Flagler Beach Flagler Rodent & fly activity
Brass Monkey Sports Bar and Grill Lake Worth Palm Beach Roach & rodent activity
Beirut Grill and Deli Oviedo Seminole Fly activity
Longwood Country Kitchen Longwood Seminole Roach activity
Haystax Restaurant Mount Dora Lake Roach activity
Duffys Sports Grill Palm Beach Gardens Palm Beach Fly activity
Zen Noodles Bar Gainesville Alachua Roach activity
El Riconcito Colombiano Palm Springs Palm Beach Rodent, Roach & Fly activity
Cmx Wellington Cask and Shaker Wellington Palm Beach Roach & fly activity
Maui Bus Stop Fort Walton Beach Okaloosa Roach activity
Flame BBQ & Soulfood Mangonia Park Palm Beach Roach & fly activity
Renegades on the River Crescent City Putnam Roach & fly activity
Luv'n Oven Ale House Sunrise Broward Roach activity
Red Phoenix Palm Beach Gardens Palm Beach Fly activity
China Lee Orlando Orange Roach & rodent activity
Denny's Restaurant #8698 Coral Gables Miami-Dade Fly activity
Longhorn Steakhouse 5197 Jacksonville Duval Roach & rodent activity
Steak N Shake Sunrise Broward Rodent activity
Miam CafÉ Miami Beach Miami-Dade Sewage back up
A&t Buffalo Wings LLC Orlando Orange Rodent, Roach & Fly activity
Conch House Marina Resort Saint Augustine St. Johns Rodent activity
Tacology Miami Miami-Dade Roach activity
La Casa Del Taco Molcajetes Naples Collier Fly activity
Hong Kong South Pasadena Pinellas Roach activity
Cmx Brickell Stone Sports Bar Miami Miami-Dade Rodent activity
Discovery Indian Cuisine Palm Harbor Pinellas Rodent activity
Sweet Delight Jamaican Cuisine Palm Bay Brevard Roach activity
Ocean 5 Cafe Miami Beach Miami-Dade Roach activity
Club De La Milanesa Miami Miami-Dade Rodent activity
Cold Stone Creamery Indialantic Brevard No restrooms
King Buffet Arcadia DeSoto Rodent activity
Cilantro Grill Sarasota Sarasota Roach activity
Dairy Queen Fernandina Beach Nassau Roach activity
Manatee Pub Homosassa Citrus Rodent activity
Tacocraft Taqueria and Tequila Bar Plantation Broward Roach & fly activity
Bluefin Sushi Wesley Chapel Pasco Roach activity
Colorados Prime Steak Sanford Seminole Roach & fly activity
Fafa INC China Buffet North Port Sarasota Roach activity
Mosey's Dowtown Panama City Bay Roach activity
Macker Seafood Daytona Beach Volusia Rodent activity
Pioneers Pizza Port Charlotte Charlotte Roach & rodent activity
Thai Island Orlando Restaurant Orlando Orange Roach activity
Xing Xing Kitchen Lakeland Polk Rodent activity
Chiang Mai Clearwater Pinellas No warewashing facilities
Winghouse Bar and Grill Kissimmee Osceola Roach & rodent activity
Wingstop Lakeland Polk Rodent activity
Westin Tampa Bay Aqua Tampa Hillsborough No warewashing facilities
Whiskey Park Naples Collier Roach activity
Mr Han Restaurant Gainesville Alachua Rodent activity
Greeks of Tarpon Springs Tarpon Springs Pinellas Roach activity
Island Pancake House Merritt Island Brevard Rodent, Roach & Fly activity
Cajun Beach Saint Augustine Saint Augustine St. Johns Roach activity
Currents Tarpon Springs Pinellas Rodent activity
Romy's Kissimmee Osceola No warewashing facilities
Tuptim Thai Restaurant & Sushi Bar Gainesville Alachua Roach activity

2026 vs 2025 — Year-Over-Year Comparison

3712026 Closures
1,4902025 Closures
-75.1%Year-Over-Year
1,119Fewer Closures

2026 saw 1,119 fewer emergency closures than 2025 (-75.1%). 2025 archive →

2026 Florida Restaurant Closures: FAQ

How many Florida restaurants were closed in 2026?
DBPR health inspectors ordered 371 emergency restaurant closures in 2026, affecting 277 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.