Florida inspected Palm Beach Gardens restaurants 165 times from July 1 to Oct. 8, 2026; 64% needed no further action. How to read results and look one up.
Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Figures come from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s food service inspection file for District 2, downloaded Oct. 9, 2026, through the state’s public records page. We refresh it monthly.
October 2026: state inspectors visited 56 Palm Beach Gardens food businesses Oct. 1-30. Every October result, by name.
In Florida, restaurants are inspected by the state, not the county health department. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants licenses and inspects every public food service business. Florida gives no numeric scores or letter grades; each inspection lists violations and ends with an outcome.
Who to call
- Division of Hotels and Restaurants: 850-487-1395
- Look up a restaurant: MyFloridaLicense.com license search
- File a complaint: MyFloridaLicense.com
Palm Beach Gardens since July 1
From July 1 to Oct. 8, 2026, state inspectors made 165 first-visit inspections at 159 food service businesses with Palm Beach Gardens addresses. Most were routine (139); 17 followed a complaint and nine were licensing inspections of new businesses. Some Palm Beach Gardens mailing addresses are outside the city limits.
| Outcome of the first visit | Inspections | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Inspection completed, no further action | 106 | 64% |
| Warning issued (a follow-up visit is set) | 12 | 7% |
| Administrative complaint recommended | 42 | 25% |
| Emergency order recommended (closure until fixed) | 5 | 3% |
Forty-nine of the 165 inspections found no high-priority violations. The middle inspection found three violations of all kinds. Florida’s file lists outcomes, not reasons a business was or was not closed, and a recommended action is not a final finding.
How to read an inspection
According to the division’s inspections page:
- High priority violations are those that could contribute directly to foodborne illness or injury, such as holding food at the wrong temperature, bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food and signs of rodents or insects.
- Intermediate violations could lead to those risks if not fixed.
- Basic violations are, in the state’s words, “considered best practices to implement.”
Each restaurant gets one to four unannounced inspections a year, depending on its risk: the food it serves, how it prepares it and its record. Complaints can bring extra visits.
The outcomes:
- No further action: the inspection is complete.
- Warning issued: violations must be corrected by a set date, and the inspector returns.
- Administrative complaint recommended: high-priority violations, or violations not corrected after an earlier visit, need administrative action to ensure compliance.
- Emergency order recommended: the inspector recommended closing the business until violations are corrected. A callback visit shows whether it complied.
Look up a restaurant
Search any Palm Beach Gardens restaurant by name or address on the state’s license search. The full inspection reports list each violation in the inspector’s words. The raw data, statewide and by district, is on the public records page; District 2 covers Broward, Palm Beach and Martin counties.
New restaurants that passed their state licensing inspection this summer are in our new businesses roundup.
Method
We counted rows in the state’s District 2 file whose location city is Palm Beach Gardens (including seven rows where the state spelled it “Plam Beach Gardens”) and whose inspection date is July 1 to Oct. 8, 2026, using only first visits (visit number 1) so follow-ups are not counted twice. Shares are rounded. We do not rank or name restaurants by result on this page; individual results are in the state’s records.
What this means for you
- A Florida inspection has no score; read the outcome and the high-priority count.
- One bad visit is often followed by a callback; check the latest report, not just one.
- Saw something wrong? Report it to the state, not the city.
Related: new businesses and things to do this month.
Frequently asked questions
Who inspects restaurants in Palm Beach County?
The state. Florida’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants, part of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, licenses and inspects public food service businesses one to four times a year each.
Do Florida restaurants get inspection scores or letter grades?
No. Florida gives no numeric scores or grades. Each inspection lists violations by level and ends with an outcome, such as no further action or a warning.
How do I look up a restaurant’s inspection in Palm Beach Gardens?
Search the business name or address on the state’s MyFloridaLicense.com license search, or download the state’s District 2 inspection file, which covers Palm Beach County.
What does an emergency order mean on a Florida restaurant inspection?
The inspector recommended closing the business until the violations are corrected. A callback visit shows whether it complied.
How do I report a restaurant in Palm Beach County?
File a complaint with the Division of Hotels and Restaurants through MyFloridaLicense.com or call 850-487-1395.
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