OOOOH YEAAH! Florida baseline first: Southwest Florida is near the Florida mean. Southwest Florida counts 167 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 American, 1 Bar, 1 Brunch, and 1 Fast Food. 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
167 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! LITTLE GUYS PIZZA & SUBS in Port Charlotte, POKEHUB in Venice and MISAKI SUSHI in Port Charlotte drew the loudest scorecard in Southwest Florida. 167 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 BAS. THE MADNESS.
- LITTLE GUYS PIZZA & SUBSPort Charlotte4 HP2 INT9 BASPestScore 479last visit 2026-05-01
- POKEHUBVenice6 HP3 INT16 BASPestScore 696last visit 2026-02-20
- MISAKI SUSHIPort Charlotte5 HP2 INT6 BASPestScore 576last visit 2026-02-17
- JOYS KOUZINEVenice4 HP4 BASPestScore 454last visit 2025-11-20
- BOB EVANS RESTAURANT 467Venice3 HP4 INT9 BASPestScore 399last visit 2025-09-23
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Worst Offenders
210 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! 210 historical bad actors surface in Southwest Florida on the 11-year pattern view, led by CHINA KITCHEN, CANG TONG. The full repeat-offender record sits below.
- CHINA KITCHENSarasotaActive bad actorlast visit 10/31/2025
- CANG TONGSebringActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 04/30/2026
- FAFA INC CHINA BUFFETNorth PortActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 05/08/2026
- TAQUERIA MI REINABradentonActive bad actorlast visit 04/17/2026
- RICKEMA FOOD SERVICENaplesActive bad actorlast visit 04/16/2026
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Closures
38 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! CHASIN CHICKEN in Venice, PEPSI CART - SUMMERTIME CONCESSIONS in Fort Myers and ANNIE P'S FOOD TRUCK in Port Charlotte led the board in Southwest Florida. 38 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: 2 ice-cream shops, 2 tacos, 1 Burritos, and 1 Cafe. 33 standalone restaurants and 5 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.
- CHASIN CHICKENVeniceclosure score 3
- PEPSI CART - SUMMERTIME CONCESSIONSFort Myersclosure score 3
- ANNIE P'S FOOD TRUCKPort Charlotteclosure score 3
- CAFFE' DA MICHELEEsteroclosure score 3
- CAMACHO'S BEST TACOSPALMETTOclosure score 2
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New Owners
33 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 ASTON GARDENS AT PELICAN MARSH in Naples drew the loudest scorecard in Southwest Florida. 33 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
- ASTON GARDENS AT PELICAN MARSHNaples
- ISLAS MEDITERRANEAN RESTAURANTNaples
- LOTUS THAI BISTROFort Myers
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Chain Activity
112 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, BROTHER — 112 chain brands surface in Southwest Florida’s rollup, covering 401 locations between them: 147 FSQ-confirmed closures, 18 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Subway, Dunkin', Quality Brand Group Florida Llc. DIG IT, BROTHER.
- SubwayFlorida93 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida51 flagged locations
- Quality Brand Group Florida LlcFlorida23 flagged locations
- Burger KingFlorida33 flagged locations
- Taco BellFlorida39 flagged locations
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Most Improved
2 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! EGGSPERIENCE EATERY in Bradenton and WOW STEAKHOUSE in Cape Coral put the sharpest marks on Southwest Florida's list. 2 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. EGGSPERIENCE EATERY in Bradenton dropped HP+Critical counts from 4 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (50.0% better). BROTHER, BELIEVE THAT.
- EGGSPERIENCE EATERYBradenton2 INT4 BASPestScore 74
- WOW STEAKHOUSECape Coral4 INT2 BASScore 42
Openings
55 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.
NOBODY LIKES A QUITTER! Current Southwest Florida tally: 55 opening signals. 58 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include MRT LAWN AND GARDEN CENTER in Venice, CASA COTZELLI in Naples and HECTOR TACOS in Bradenton.
- MRT LAWN AND GARDEN CENTERVenice
- CASA COTZELLINaples
- HECTOR TACOSBradenton
- LETI CUBAN SANDWICHESSarasota
- EL COMEDOR DEL CHAPIN EN USABradenton
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Clean Plates
332 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! 332 Southwest Florida licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — NEW ENGLAND MOORINGS SEA REST, PINCHERS CRAB SHACK, POLLOS KIKY among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. NEW ENGLAND MOORINGS SEA REST stretched a high-priority-free run to 20 inspections covering roughly 5 years. BELIEVE IT.
- NEW ENGLAND MOORINGS SEA RESTCape Coral
- PINCHERS CRAB SHACKNaples
- POLLOS KIKYNaples
- FIRST RESPONSE CATERINGBradenton Beach
- TWO NICHOLS COPort Charlotte
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