FT. LAUDERDALE, FL. State inspectors ordered Belle Cuisine Caribbean Restaurant LLC at 1952 NW 9 Ave closed on June 8, 2026, after finding rodent activity on the premises, the third time in five years the Broward County restaurant has been shut down by emergency order.
The closure order required the restaurant to vacate by June 9. Inspectors returned that morning and the restaurant was cleared to reopen at 8:54 a.m., according to state records.
What Inspectors Found
Belle Cuisine: Recent Inspection History
The June 8 inspection that triggered the closure documented rodent activity alongside a combined 9 high-severity and 8 intermediate violations across two inspector visits on the same day. The violations included food in poor condition, mislabeled, or adulterated, a finding that inspectors classify as a food quality hazard capable of causing foodborne illness.
The follow-up inspection on June 9 still found one high-severity violation and one intermediate violation before the restaurant was permitted to reopen.
What These Violations Mean
Rodent activity in a food service facility is one of the conditions Florida law treats as an immediate threat to public health, which is why it triggers an emergency closure rather than a standard warning or fine. Rodents contaminate food preparation surfaces, utensils, and stored ingredients with droppings, urine, and hair, all of which carry pathogens that cause serious illness. Unlike a cracked floor tile or a missing label, the problem cannot be corrected while customers are still being served.
The citation for food in poor condition, mislabeled, or adulterated compounds the concern. Food that is spoiled, contaminated, or carrying a false label creates a traceability problem: if a customer becomes sick, investigators cannot reliably identify the source or the scope of the exposure. Mislabeled food also prevents customers with allergies from making informed choices.
Inadequate ventilation, the intermediate violation that carried through to the June 9 follow-up, allows grease-laden vapors and other byproducts to accumulate in a kitchen. That is a slower-developing hazard than rodents, but it points to a facility where basic maintenance is not keeping pace with state standards.
The Pattern
This closure was not a sudden finding at a restaurant with a clean record. State records show 38 inspections at this address, with 227 total violations documented across that history.
The most direct parallel to June 8 is July 19, 2021, when inspectors closed Belle Cuisine for roach and rodent activity. That closure lasted one day. The restaurant reopened July 20, 2021, after corrective action.
The record between those two pest-related closures shows a facility that has repeatedly accumulated high-severity violations and then corrected them under pressure. On March 31, 2026, inspectors found 3 high-severity and 3 intermediate violations. On April 1, 2026, a first inspection found 6 high-severity and 4 intermediate violations. A follow-up the same day showed zero.
That same-day swing from six high-severity violations to zero is a pattern the records show more than once. It suggests the restaurant can pass an inspection when it needs to, but the underlying conditions keep producing serious findings.
The Longer Record
Thirty-eight inspections over the life of this facility is a substantial body of evidence. The 227 violations on record average nearly six per inspection visit.
The two prior emergency closures, both involving pest activity, are the sharpest points in that record. The 2021 closure cited roaches and rodents. The 2026 closure cited rodents alone. The specific pest problem that ended the restaurant's operations five years ago reappeared and ended them again this June.
High-severity violations appeared in every recent inspection with one exception: the April 1 follow-up that showed zero violations after the same day's earlier inspection found six. Inspections in October 2025 and February 2025 each produced three or four high-severity violations.
The restaurant was licensed for permanent food service and had been operating continuously between closures. As of the June 9 reopening, one high-severity violation remained on the books from the follow-up inspection, a fact the state record documents without resolution.