Florida comparison: Southwest Florida's failure rate is 33% above the Florida average. Southwest Florida lands at 491 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 Chinese spots, 2 seafood spots, 1 Beach, and 1 Brunch.
Worst of the Worst — flagged in 2+ dimensions
188 records this window
Restaurants concentrated across multiple red-flag dimensions: emergency orders + chronic offenders + closures + bad-actor pattern.
188 Southwest Florida restaurants carry red flags across multiple dimensions at once. 4 restaurants in Southwest Florida hit the triple-flag tier — under emergency order, lapsed license, AND classified as a bad actor. Lead: DAVID T'S KITCHEN. 18 more carry the acute combo: emergency order plus a bad-actor record. 9 have lapsed papers paired with bad-actor records.
- DAVID T'S KITCHENSebring
- POKEHUBVenice
- TAQUERIA MI REINABradenton
- VERONA GRILLNaples
- OLYMPIA RESTAURANTPort Charlotte
+183 more in this section on the live site.
Red Alert — Emergency Orders
29 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
LA CASA DEL TACO MOLCAJETES in Naples, KING BUFFET in Arcadia and CILANTRO GRILL in Sarasota drew the loudest scorecard in Southwest Florida. 29 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window — DBPR ordered the kitchen closed on the spot. These are the most actionable signals: faster than admin actions, faster than license cancellation, faster than corporate dissolution. Across the Red Alert cohort: 1 Buffet, 1 Mexican, and 1 Tacos. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut.
- LA CASA DEL TACO MOLCAJETESNaples2 HP3 INT5 BASPestScore 285last visit 2026-03-31
- KING BUFFETArcadia4 HP3 INT6 BASPestScore 486last visit 2025-10-23
- CILANTRO GRILLSarasota3 HP1 INT6 BASPestScore 366last visit 2025-10-22
- FAFA INC CHINA BUFFETNorth Port5 HP5 INT11 BASPestScore 611last visit 2026-05-08
- PIONEERS PIZZAPort Charlotte3 HP5 BASPestScore 355last visit 2026-05-07
+24 more in this section on the live site.
Distressed Licenses (admin lapse + IFLAL + near-expiry + annual gap)
706 records this window
Trouble brewing — DBPR Status 45/46 admin grace, Sunbiz IFLAL late filing, license expiring within 60 days, or 365+ days since last inspection.
706 licenses in Southwest Florida carry a formal DBPR delinquency flag — 378 marked delinquent (Status 45, in administrative grace) and 1 formally expired (Status 46). The state has already made the call; these aren't inferred risks.
- RAD MOTO MUNCHESOkeechobee
- BURGER KING 2962Fort Myers
- MCDONALD'S CORPORATIONBradenton
- CHINA BUFFETFort Myers
- BIRD KEY YACHT CLUBSarasota
+701 more in this section on the live site.
Bad Actors — 11-Year Pattern
556 records this window
Restaurants with systemic 11-year repeat patterns of emergency closures or complaint inspections.
556 historical bad actors surface in Southwest Florida on the 11-year pattern view, led by CHINA STAR, PHO HOUSE. The full repeat-offender record sits below.
- CHINA STARLehigh Acreslast visit 02/27/2026
- PHO HOUSEBradentonlast visit 05/07/2026
- TROPICAL CREOLE RESTAURANTFort Myerslast visit 05/06/2026
- 1592 WOOD FIRED KITCHEN & COCKTAILSSarasotalast visit 12/11/2025
- 9 THAI-SUSHI (#2; SELF SERVED)Esterolast visit 03/25/2026
+551 more in this section on the live site.
Most Improved — sustained 12-month turnaround
27 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
ROCK N BARREL in Bradenton, VERNONA GOURMET in Bradenton and PIG OUT in Bradenton put the sharpest marks on Southwest Florida's list. 27 restaurants met the sustained-improvement test: at least four inspections in each 12-month window, recent HP+Critical counts cut by 50% or more, and an active license. ROCK N BARREL in Bradenton dropped HP+Critical counts from 13 to 1 across the two 12-month windows (92.3% better).
- ROCK N BARRELBradenton
- VERNONA GOURMETBradenton1 INT2 BASScore 12
- PIG OUTBradenton3 BASPestScore 53
- LAKE JACKSON LANDINGSebring1 INT4 BASPestScore 64
- BUFFET CITYPort Charlotte1 HP4 INT6 BASPestScore 196
+22 more in this section on the live site.
Closures — what just stopped operating
181 records this window
The closed-door file: confirmed shutdowns, owner-validated closure posts, DBPR status signals, and external places data that say service has stopped.
PRIVATE CHEF SEBASTIAN MAZZZOTTA in Naples, LETY SABOR LATINO in Bradenton and FLAN WORLD CORP in North Fort Myers put the sharpest marks on Southwest Florida's list. 181 restaurants carry one or more defunct-indicator signals (silent inspector, license inactive, corp dissolved, or third-party verifier confirmation) in the 90-day public window. Across the closure-signal cohort: 23 fast-food spots, 13 cafes, 13 sandwiches, and 12 pizza spots. 115 standalone restaurants and 65 chain locations. Trend line: closure-signals volume is steady against the last public cut. These are signals, not all confirmed permanent closures — Closure Score 4/4 = third-party verified; lower scores = likely / probable / DBPR-flagged-inactive.
- PRIVATE CHEF SEBASTIAN MAZZZOTTANaplesclosure score 4
- LETY SABOR LATINOBradentonclosure score 4
- FLAN WORLD CORPNorth Fort Myersclosure score 4
- CAMACHO'S BEST TACOSBradentonclosure score 4
- CARMEN LATIN FOOD & CATERING SERVICES LLCSarasotaclosure score 4
+176 more in this section on the live site.
Ghost Licenses — 180+ Days Uninspected
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Active on paper but no DBPR inspection in 180+ days. Off-cadence under Florida statute 61C-1.002.
2015 ghost licenses surface in Southwest Florida this week — restaurants whose DBPR license is still active and whose Sunbiz corp is still active, but with no inspector visit in 180+ days. Off-cadence under Florida statute 61C-1.002.
- K & B'S SHACKFort Myers
- DOLO PIZZAIOLOFort Myers
- LATIN FLAVOR OF NAPLESNaples
- STREET EATZBradenton
- GULFSHORE PLAYHOUSENaples
+2010 more in this section on the live site.
Change of Ownership — Last 30 Days
34 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
UNCLE NICKS NY STYLE BAGELS SUBS AND DELI in Bradenton, OLD 41 RESTAURANT in Bonita Springs and SLIM CHICKENS in Lakewood Ranch put the sharpest marks on Southwest Florida's list. 34 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. Trend line: ownership-change volume is even with the last public cut. These are operator turnovers — a new owner-of-record on an existing license — not closures, cancellations, or revocations.
- UNCLE NICKS NY STYLE BAGELS SUBS AND DELIBradenton
- OLD 41 RESTAURANTBonita Springs
- SLIM CHICKENSLakewood Ranch
- HAMMOCK BAY GOLF & COUNTRY CLUBNaples
- TROPICAL SAZON & GRILLPunta Gorda
+29 more in this section on the live site.
Openings — fresh licenses and new rooms
57 records this window
New DBPR licenses plus confirmed opening signals: the places that just joined the map and still need their first public-record track record.
Southwest Florida count: 57 opening signals. 60 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include YULY'S CUBAN KITCHEN in Sarasota, GOURMET CHARIOT in Naples and LEONI'S PIZZERIA in Fort Myers.
- YULY'S CUBAN KITCHENSarasota
- GOURMET CHARIOTNaples
- LEONI'S PIZZERIAFort Myers
- LAKEWOOD RANCH GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUBLakewood Ranch
- A'S GIANT SANDWICHESSarasota
+52 more in this section on the live site.
Chain Activity — brand-level rollup
123 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
123 chain brands surface in Southwest Florida’s rollup, covering 607 locations between them: 155 FSQ-confirmed closures, 29 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Subway, Dunkin', Quality Brand Group Florida Llc.
- SubwayFlorida93 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida51 flagged locations
- Quality Brand Group Florida LlcFlorida23 flagged locations
- Taco BellFlorida39 flagged locations
- Burger KingFlorida33 flagged locations
+118 more in this section on the live site.
Clean Plates — Spotless This Quarter
56 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
56 Southwest Florida licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — LOUIE'S BISTRO, TAQUERIA LA MEXICANA, VICTORIA'S HONG KONG CAFE among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. LOUIE'S BISTRO stretched a high-priority-free run to 6 inspections covering roughly 1.5 years.
- LOUIE'S BISTROVenice
- TAQUERIA LA MEXICANAFort Myers
- VICTORIA'S HONG KONG CAFESarasota1 BASScore 1
- CARIBBEAN GRILL & BAKERYNaples
- MONTERREY REAL ESTATEFelda
+51 more in this section on the live site.
Near Miss — High-Priority Citations
491 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
SUSHI KAMI ENDLESS JAPANESE FUSION in Bradenton, JASMINE in Naples and MAIN PLAZA SPORTS BAR/ CATRINA CANTINA BAR/ TERRA MEXICAN RESTAU in Wauchula led the board in Southwest Florida. 491 high-priority citations posted in the 30-day window — none of these resulted in an emergency-order closure (those are in Red Alert). The recurring violation labels were HP and INT.
- SUSHI KAMI ENDLESS JAPANESE FUSIONBradenton5 HP4 INT8 BASPestScore 598last visit 2025-12-16
- JASMINENaples4 HP2 INT4 BASPestScore 474last visit 2025-12-17
- MAIN PLAZA SPORTS BAR/ CATRINA CANTINA BAR/ TERRA MEXICAN RESTAUWauchula3 HP3 INT7 BASPestScore 387last visit 2025-12-17
- PJK NEIGHBORHOOD CHINESENaples3 HP1 INT1 BASPestScore 361last visit 2025-11-13
- THE TWISTED CRAB SEAFOOD AND BARFort Myers3 HP1 INT4 BASScore 314last visit 2026-01-26
+486 more in this section on the live site.
Chronic Offenders — 180-Day Repeat Pattern
163 records this window
Top high-priority violation counts over the trailing 180 days.
Current Southwest Florida tally: 163 chronic listings. Top chronic name: CANG TONG in Sebring. Top three: CANG TONG in Sebring (complaint inspection), CHAO CAJUN F93 in Fort Myers (routine inspection) and CANTINA GRILL AND BAR INC in Bradenton (routine inspection). Trend line: the chronic board is steady against the last public cut. This is a repeat-pattern read, not a claim about kitchens outside the DBPR inspection window.
- CANG TONGSebring4 BASScore 4last visit 2026-05-07
- CHAO CAJUN F93Fort Myers1 HP2 INT1 BASScore 121last visit 2026-04-23
- CANTINA GRILL AND BAR INCBradenton1 HP2 INT1 BASScore 121last visit 2026-05-14
- RUMRUNNERSCape Coral1 INT1 BASScore 11last visit 2026-05-07
- TROPICAL CREOLE RESTAURANTFort Myers2 HP3 INT4 BASPestScore 284last visit 2026-05-06
+158 more in this section on the live site.