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Fort Lauderdale FRI Dashboard

KPI snapshot for each major Florida metro.

Fort Lauderdale is carrying 5,612 active licenses and 33 anomaly flags on record. The dashboard combines FRII structural counts, IRL inspection risk, and CTI turnover pressure so the first read is market condition, not a pile of disconnected records.

Updated 2026-09-01 14:33 UTC

Active licenses 5,612 RiskyEats calculation · current published snapshot · Fort Lauderdale
Delinquent licenses (DBPR 45/46) 121 RiskyEats calculation · current published snapshot · Fort Lauderdale
Emergency-order rate 1.6% RiskyEats calculation · last 365 days · Fort Lauderdale
HP per inspection 1.01 RiskyEats calculation · last 365 days · Fort Lauderdale
Same-address concept churn 72 RiskyEats calculation · last 365 days · Fort Lauderdale
Anomaly flags on record 33 RiskyEats calculation · current published snapshot · Fort Lauderdale
Extended property vacancy 162 RiskyEats calculation · All-time property record (3-year absolute threshold) · Fort Lauderdale

Counts here are DBPR licenses in delinquent/inactive status (Primary Status Code 45 or 46) -- a public-record regulatory state, not a confirmed business closure. This delinquent population is much larger than the metro Closures dimension's confirmed-closed count, which additionally requires Google/news/field corroboration. A delinquent license is not by itself proof the business has shut. Same-address concept churn counts addresses with three or more distinct business names in the inspection record, within the scope shown, over the last 365 days. Basis revised 2026-08: earlier pages reported an all-time statewide total on every metro. Extended property vacancy counts addresses whose most recent gap between recorded restaurant tenants — including an address with no tenant since its last closure — is 1,095 days (3 years) or more. Gaps under 90 days are treated as ownership transfers, not vacancy, and are excluded. This is a property record, not an assessment of any current operator.

Current findings

HIGH

ABOVE THE REST RESTAURANT & BAKERY in Lauderhill

Lauderhill · inspection severity well above peer cuisines · anomaly score 76 of 100

 HIGH

BEL-AIR RESTARUANT AND LOUNGE in Pembroke Pines

Pembroke Pines · inspection severity well above peer cuisines · anomaly score 75 of 100

 ELEVATED

CURRY EXPRESS in Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale · inspection severity well above peer cuisines · anomaly score 74 of 100

Twelve-month operating signals

Inspections per month

Inspections per month. 12 plotted observations, ranging from 218.00 to 1675.00. Open the data table for exact values.

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Delinquent licenses (DBPR 45/46) per month

Delinquent licenses (DBPR 45/46) per month. 12 plotted observations, ranging from 1.00 to 27.00. Open the data table for exact values.

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High-priority citations per month

High-priority citations per month. 12 plotted observations, ranging from 190.00 to 1724.00. Open the data table for exact values.

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New licenses per month

New licenses per month. 12 plotted observations, ranging from 17.00 to 48.00. Open the data table for exact values.

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FRI report grid

Cuisines

Statewide Cuisine Rankings

Closure, rebrand-count, and rebrand-rate rankings by cuisine.

 Counties

All Florida Counties Ranked

County-level closure pressure, same-address churn pressure, and cuisine saturation.

 Anomalies

Unusual Restaurant-Record Activity

Reviewed time-series anomaly stories with scope, period, and evidence type.

 Forecasts

Forecast Explorer

One selected model trajectory with history, baseline, and limitations.

 Data Lab

FRI Data Lab

Chooser-driven access to governed calculations, anomaly signals, and model trajectories.

 Weekly brief

Weekly Inspection-Pattern Brief

Weekly inspection-pressure narrative for operators and journalists. View full brief ->

 Monthly brief

Monthly Cuisine-Turnover Brief

Monthly closure, operator-churn, and concept-change narrative by cuisine. View full brief ->

 Monthly brief

Monthly Statewide Industry Brief

Monthly state-of-industry narrative for Florida restaurants. View full brief ->

 Quarterly brief

Quarterly Market-Pressure Brief

Quarterly six-factor survival-pressure narrative. View full brief ->

 Semiannual brief

Semiannual Closure-Pressure Outlook

Aggregate six-month outlook with model limits and named results withheld. View full brief ->

 Operators

Chain Operator Dashboard

Multi-unit operator footprint, severity, and DBPR inactive/delinquent-license rate rollups.

 Cohorts

License-Age Cohorts

Kaplan-Meier-style survival curves for restaurant license cohorts.

 Timeline

Statewide Restaurant Timeline

Chronological feed of closure, EOR, cuisine, and anomaly events.

 Inspector Activity

Inspector District Trends

Inspection activity, citation spikes, and potential coverage gaps by district.

 High Turnover Areas Statewide

Statewide High-Turnover Areas

Neighborhood-level closure hot spots across Florida.

 Portal Index

RiskyEats Intelligence

Verified Florida restaurant findings linked to public records.

 Storefront Lifecycle

Storefront Lifecycle

Concept changes, silent ownership turnover, address churn, and governed premises-history analysis.

 Closure Velocity

Closed/Delinquent Velocity

Quarterly DBPR license-delinquency (status 45/46) acceleration by cuisine, county, and market slice. Delinquency is a regulatory state, not confirmed closure.

 Closure Seasonality

Closure Seasonality

Which months Florida restaurants fail most — tourist-season bimodal pattern: April and November worst.

 Supertransition Velocity

Supertransition Velocity

Retail-rebrand acceleration and same-address churn pressure.

 Supertransition Churn Vs Failure

Silent Ownership Turnover vs Concept Replacement

Same concept with a qualifying new operator versus a materially different restaurant at the same normalized unit.

 Revival Maps

Revival Maps

Where dead restaurant locations reactivate and change concepts.

 Ownership Turnover

Ownership Turnover

Operator changes by cuisine family, kept separate from confirmed closures and financial-failure claims.

 Inspector Consistency

Inspector Consistency Score

District and inspector-coverage variance checks for IRL credibility.

 Operator Mobility

Operator Mobility Tracker

Serial closers, aggressive expanders, and emerging local chains.

 Cuisine Displacement

Cuisine Displacement Index

From-cuisine to to-cuisine turnover proxies across same-address churn.

 Ghost Kitchens

Ghost Kitchen Tracker

Virtual-brand and commissary-operation detection surface.

 Violation Escalation

Health Violation Escalation Paths

Inspection sequence and EOR-predecessor pathway report.

 Permit Backlog

Permit Backlog Tracker

County approval-to-inspection latency and regulatory capacity proxy.

 Co License Networks

Co-License Networks

Operator-to-license network concentration across high-risk establishments.

 Mobile Food

Mobile Food / Food Trucks

MFDV dynamics, density, inspections, cuisine mix, and closure caveats.

 Venue Types

Venue-Type Segmentation

Delinquency share by the kind of premises a licence is — truck, strip-mall suite, airport concession.

 Agent Umbrellas

Corporate Umbrellas

Registered agents representing 5+ distinct DBPR food-service licenses statewide — holding companies and management entities behind the storefronts.

 Multi County Operators

Cross-County Operators

DBPR licensees operating food-service in 3+ Florida counties — cross-metro operator pattern.

 Authentic Hub

Authentic-Cuisine Guides — South Florida

Editorial best-by-authenticity lists from Foodies Who Review South Florida

 Authentic Chinese

The Comprehensive Guide to Chinese Food In South Florida

Version 7, February 2026 — Cantonese, Sichuan, Hot Pot, Dumplings, and the rise of Chifa

 Authentic Israeli

The South Florida Israeli Restaurant List

Version 5, January 2026 — Curated by Foodies Who Review South Florida

 Authentic Lgbtq South Florida

LGBTQ+ Restaurants of South Florida

Where food, identity, and community come together — from historic gay bars that survived the AIDS crisis to modern drag brunches that have become global destinations

 Authentic Sushi

Japanese-Owned & Operated Sushi Restaurants in South Florida

The chefs quietly holding the Edomae line

 Authentic Taqueria

The South Florida Authentic Taqueria List

Version 2.0 — affordable, antojito-focused, community-grounded

 Authentic Thai

Authentic Thai Cuisine in South Florida (1985–2025)

Forty years from sushi-counter Thai to bold, regional, unapologetic

 Authentic Waterfront

South Florida Waterfront Restaurants

Edited and selected by Leslie Fine, Jason Perlow, and Richard Quintana

 Metro Dashboard

Miami

Metro-scoped FRI KPI and chart dashboard.

 Metro Dashboard

Fort Lauderdale

Metro-scoped FRI KPI and chart dashboard.

 Metro Dashboard

West Palm Beach

Metro-scoped FRI KPI and chart dashboard.

 Metro Dashboard

Port St. Lucie

Metro-scoped FRI KPI and chart dashboard.

 Metro Dashboard

Key West

Metro-scoped FRI KPI and chart dashboard.

 Metro Dashboard

Tampa

Metro-scoped FRI KPI and chart dashboard.

 Metro Dashboard

Orlando

Metro-scoped FRI KPI and chart dashboard.

 Metro Dashboard

Jacksonville

Metro-scoped FRI KPI and chart dashboard.

 Metro Dashboard

Fort Myers

Metro-scoped FRI KPI and chart dashboard.

 Metro Dashboard

Tallahassee

Metro-scoped FRI KPI and chart dashboard.

 Methodology

Florida Restaurant Intelligence methods

Definitions, evidence labels, and model limits.

 Methodology

Cuisine turnover methods

Definitions, evidence labels, and model limits.

 Methodology

Market survival-pressure methods

Definitions, evidence labels, and model limits.

 Methodology

Inspection-pattern watch methods

Definitions, evidence labels, and model limits.

 Methodology

Closure-pressure model card

Definitions, evidence labels, and model limits.

 Methodology

Statewide industry snapshot methods

Definitions, evidence labels, and model limits.

 Ownership Atlas

Florida Restaurant Ownership Atlas

Every multi-license operator in Florida, ranked by portfolio size — search owners and see their venues.

Data sources: Inspection data · License records · Turnover trends. Built from DBPR public inspection records, Florida Sunbiz business filings, and Foursquare/OSS location data. All counts are derived from public records — no estimates or projections unless labeled as forecast.

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