OOOOH YEAAH! Florida baseline first: Southwest Florida is near the Florida mean. Southwest Florida counts 181 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 diners, 1 American, 1 American Steak, and 1 Deli. BROTHER.
Emergency Orders
24 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
OH YEAH, MEAN GENE! HAAGEN DAZS in Naples, LA CASA DEL TACO MOLCAJETES in Naples and CILANTRO GRILL in Sarasota put the sharpest marks on Southwest Florida's list. 24 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 Ice Cream, 1 Mexican, and 1 Tacos. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. OH YEAH.
- HAAGEN DAZSNaples1 HP3 INT5 BASPestScore 185last visit 2026-05-20
- LA CASA DEL TACO MOLCAJETESNaples2 HP3 INT5 BASPestScore 285last visit 2026-05-14
- CILANTRO GRILLSarasota3 HP1 INT6 BASPestScore 366last visit 2026-05-12
- KING BUFFETArcadia4 HP3 INT6 BASPestScore 486last visit 2026-05-12
- FAFA INC CHINA BUFFETNorth Port5 HP5 INT11 BASPestScore 611last visit 2026-05-08
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Near Miss
181 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
THE CREAM RISES TO THE TOP — OH YEAH! TIKKA INDIAN CUISINE in Venice, PRIME STEAKHOUSE in Venice and APPLEBEE'S NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL AND BAR in Okeechobee led the board in Southwest Florida. 181 high-priority citations posted in the 30-day window — none of these resulted in an emergency-order closure (those are in Red Alert). They are the near-miss watch list: restaurants that drew inspector attention but stayed open. Any of them could receive a follow-up inspection. The recurring violation labels were HP and INT. THE MADNESS.
- TIKKA INDIAN CUISINEVenice3 HP1 BASScore 301last visit 2025-12-04
- PRIME STEAKHOUSEVenice4 HP2 INT2 BASPestScore 472last visit 2026-01-22
- APPLEBEE'S NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL AND BAROkeechobee3 HPScore 300last visit 2025-08-29
- MEDITERRANONaples3 HP3 INT3 BASPestScore 383last visit 2025-04-21
- UNIQUE CUISINEVenice3 HP2 INT5 BASPestScore 375last visit 2026-02-06
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Worst Offenders
226 records this window
Active enforcement targets and repeat offenders: restaurants carrying emergency-order history, chronic 11-year systemic violation patterns, or cross-flag enforcement tiers.
SKY'S THE LIMIT AND SPACE IS THE PLACE! 226 historical bad actors surface in Southwest Florida on the 11-year pattern view, led by FAFA INC CHINA BUFFET, COUNTRY GRILL T&T. The full repeat-offender record sits below.
- FAFA INC CHINA BUFFETNorth PortActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 05/08/2026
- COUNTRY GRILL T&TNaplesActive bad actorlast visit 04/02/2026
- LAKE JACKSON LANDINGSebringActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 04/07/2026
- CILANTRO GRILLSarasotaActive bad actorlast visit 05/12/2026
- EAGLES LANDING AT SABAL SPRINGSNorth Fort MyersActive bad actorlast visit 12/30/2025
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Closures
83 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.
SNAP INTO IT! GLADYS M LOPEZ in Punta Gorda, GUISADOS LA CUMBRE in Port Charlotte and OCHOA IVAN in Okeechobee carried the front of this Southwest Florida file. 83 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: 5 pizza spots, 5 sandwiches, 3 fast-food spots, and 2 burritos. 73 standalone restaurants and 10 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. OOOOH YEAH.
- GLADYS M LOPEZPunta Gordaclosure score 3
- GUISADOS LA CUMBREPort Charlotteclosure score 3
- OCHOA IVANOkeechobeeclosure score 3
- TASTY CARIBBEANPort Charlotteclosure score 3
- BUBBAKOO'S BURRITOSEsteroclosure score 3
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Off the Radar
513 records this window
Merged ghost + distressed licenses: active on paper but no DBPR inspection in 365+ days, or carrying administrative-lapse signals (status 45/46 grace, Sunbiz IFLAL, near-expiry).
NOBODY LIKES A QUITTER! 513 off-radar licenses surface in Southwest Florida this cycle — 114 DBPR-active licenses with no inspector visit in 365+ days (off-cadence under Florida statute 61C-1.002); 258 with formal DBPR distress signals (Status 45/46, IFLAL, annual inspection gap); 114 appearing in both categories. 62 additional licenses were escalated to Closures with stronger confirmation signals.
- VIET YUMFort Myers
- A+ GELATOFort Myers
- PALETERIA Y ANTOJITOS LA MORELIANAPalmetto
- LA COLADA CAFELehigh Acres
- CHOO CHOO'S CATERING INC.Parrish
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New Owners
35 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
FUNKY LIKE A MONKEY! BAGELS & BREWS CAFE MANATEE in Bradenton, OLD 41 RESTAURANT in Bonita Springs and CASEY KEY FISH HOUSE & TIKI in Osprey drew the loudest scorecard in Southwest Florida. 35 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.
- BAGELS & BREWS CAFE MANATEEBradenton
- OLD 41 RESTAURANTBonita Springs
- CASEY KEY FISH HOUSE & TIKIOsprey
- LA DO LLCSarasota
- BUBBAKOOS BURRITOSEstero
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Chain Activity
112 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
I REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN… 112 chain brands surface in Southwest Florida’s rollup, covering 418 locations between them: 147 FSQ-confirmed closures, 26 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Subway, Dunkin', Quality Brand Group Florida Llc. BROTHER.
- SubwayFlorida93 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida51 flagged locations
- Quality Brand Group Florida LlcFlorida23 flagged locations
- Taco BellFlorida39 flagged locations
- Burger KingFlorida33 flagged locations
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Most Improved
4 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
THE MADNESS IS RUNNING WILD! FOXBORO SPORTS TAVERN in Naples, EGGSPERIENCE EATERY in Bradenton and WOW STEAKHOUSE in Cape Coral led the board in Southwest Florida. 4 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. FOXBORO SPORTS TAVERN in Naples dropped HP+Critical counts from 7 to 3 across the two 12-month windows (57.1% better). BROTHER, BELIEVE THAT.
- FOXBORO SPORTS TAVERNNaples2 INT3 BASScore 23
- EGGSPERIENCE EATERYBradenton2 INT4 BASPestScore 74
- WOW STEAKHOUSECape Coral4 INT2 BASScore 42
- BUFFALO WILD WINGS GOSarasota2 INT1 BASPestScore 71
Openings
58 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.
I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, BROTHER — Southwest Florida ledger: 58 opening signals. 61 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include SOUL FOOD KITCHEN in Fort Myers, OKEE DOUGHKEE BAKERY LLC in Okeechobee and TACO WORX in Cape Coral. DIG IT, BROTHER.
- SOUL FOOD KITCHENFort Myers
- OKEE DOUGHKEE BAKERY LLCOkeechobee
- TACO WORXCape Coral
- FLAMINGO BAY BREWING COBradenton
- DA SPOT 11/77Bradenton
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Clean Plates
266 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
TOWER OF POWER, TOO SWEET TO BE SOUR! 266 Southwest Florida licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — LOUIE'S BISTRO, VICTORIA'S HONG KONG CAFE, CARIBBEAN GRILL & BAKERY 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. BELIEVE IT.
- LOUIE'S BISTROVenice
- VICTORIA'S HONG KONG CAFESarasota1 BASScore 1
- CARIBBEAN GRILL & BAKERYNaples
- MIMOSASEnglewood
- MONTERREY REAL ESTATEFelda
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