Listen, I'm tellin' ya, things ain't lookin' so good down in Southwest Florida. The failure rate in this neck of the woods is sitting at 21% above the Florida average. Madonn'. In recent weeks, the area racked up 163 high-priority hits from the law. It's a real mess, featuring 1 Bakery, 1 Beach, 1 Donuts, and 1 Haitian spot. Fuhgeddaboudit.
Emergency Orders
24 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
THREE GIRLS in Fort Myers, PAPOTAS in Fort Myers, and HAAGEN DAZS in Naples led the pack of bad actors in Southwest Florida. I'm tellin' ya, when the law shows up with an emergency order, you know they found somethin' real nasty. The DBPR ordered 24 kitchens closed on the spot during the 90-day window. These shutdowns happen way faster than a license cancellation or some corporate dissolution. Madonn', it is what it is. Looking at that Red Alert group, you got 1 Ice Cream, 1 Mexican, and 1 Tacos joint caught in the middle. The volume of these emergency orders is stayin' steady compared to the last public cut. Capisce?
- THREE GIRLSFort Myers1 HP3 BASScore 103last visit 2025-03-04
- PAPOTASFort Myers4 HP4 INT5 BASPestScore 495last visit 2026-06-02
- 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
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Near Miss
163 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
DUNKIN' in Okeechobee, BOGEY'S RESTAURANT & SPORTS PUB in Venice, and LA OAXAQUENA TAQUERIA & GROCERY STORE INC in Naples drew the most heat from the law recently. They are sitting right on the edge of a real problem. Madonn', it is not a pretty sight. In the 30-day window, these spots racked up 163 high-priority citations across Southwest Florida. Now, none of 'em got hit with an emergency order to shut 'em down, so they are still serving customers for now. They are what we call near-misses—the kind of mooks that the inspectors keep a close eye on. I'm tellin' ya, they better watch their backs because any one of them could get a follow-up inspection any day now. The violations they walked out with were HP and INT. Fuhgeddaboudit.
- DUNKIN'Okeechobee3 HPScore 300last visit 2025-11-14
- BOGEY'S RESTAURANT & SPORTS PUBVenice3 HP5 BASScore 305last visit 2025-07-28
- LA OAXAQUENA TAQUERIA & GROCERY STORE INCNaples3 HP3 INT2 BASScore 332last visit 2025-11-03
- LE GOUTEFort Myers3 HP6 INT7 BASPestScore 417last visit 2025-12-16
- PERKINS RESTAURANT & BAKERY #1066North Port3 HP1 INT2 BASPestScore 362last visit 2026-04-23
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Worst Offenders
208 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.
Madonn', some of these mooks just don't learn. The 11-year pattern view shows 208 historical bad actors surfacing in Southwest Florida. Leading the pack of repeat offenders are CHINA KITCHEN in [City] and CANG TONG in [City]. Madonn', you see the same names popping up year after year. Fuhgeddaboudit.
- 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
36 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.
Cantina Grill And Bar in Bradenton, CAMACHO'S BEST TACOS in Palmetto and CAMACHO'S BEST TACOS in Bradenton were the ones making headlines in this Southwest Florida file. Madonn', these places are front and center for all the wrong reasons. 36 restaurants are showing closure signals across Southwest Florida in the 90-day window, meaning they're likely defunct or just went dark. You got 2 ice-cream shops, 2 tacos, 1 Burritos, and 1 Cafe in that group. It is what it is. Out of those 36, you're looking at 31 standalone spots and 5 chain locations. Listen to me, these are just signals, not all confirmed permanent closures yet. Some are third-party verified with a score of 4/4, but the rest are just likely or probable based on what the law found. I'm tellin' ya.
- Cantina Grill And BarBradentonclosure score 5
- CAMACHO'S BEST TACOSPALMETTOclosure score 2
- CAMACHO'S BEST TACOSBRADENTONclosure score 2
- CAMACHO'S BEST TACOSBRADENTONclosure score 2
- CAMACHO'S BEST TACOSBRADENTONclosure score 2
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New Owners
30 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
BAGELS & BREWS CAFE MANATEE in Bradenton, OLD 41 RESTAURANT in Bonita Springs, and DELICIAS DE LIAM in Fort Myers led the pack with violations in Southwest Florida. I'm tellin' ya, these are the names you gotta watch. The paperwork shows 30 ownership-change filings in the 30-day window. Now listen to me, these are just operator turnovers where a new owner-of-record takes over an existing license. It ain't no closures or cancellations, capisce?
- BAGELS & BREWS CAFE MANATEEBradenton
- OLD 41 RESTAURANTBonita Springs
- DELICIAS DE LIAMFort Myers
- OH GREEKEllenton
- PERUVIAN GRILLSarasota
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Chain Activity
112 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Fuhgeddaboudit, you look at the numbers in Southwest Florida and it’s a real mess. We got 112 chain brands surfacing in the rollup, covering 402 locations between them. It is what it is, but some of these mooks can't keep the lights on. The list shows 147 FSQ-confirmed closures and 18 lapsed licenses across those brands. Subway, Dunkin', and Quality Brand Group Florida Llc are the big names leading the pack. Capisce?
- 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.
Madonn', 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). What're you gonna do.
- EGGSPERIENCE EATERYBradenton2 INT4 BASPestScore 74
- WOW STEAKHOUSECape Coral4 INT2 BASScore 42
Openings
99 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.
Fuhgeddaboudit, Southwest Florida ledger: 99 opening signals. 3 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 58 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include UNIDOS A LATIN KITCHEN & BAR in Naples, JASMINE DRAGON in Palmetto and HEIDI'S GERMAN RESTAURANT in Fort Myers. Capisce?
- UNIDOS A LATIN KITCHEN & BARNaplesconfirmed open
- JASMINE DRAGONPalmettoconfirmed open
- HEIDI'S GERMAN RESTAURANTFORT MYERSconfirmed open
- FRIENDLY & AMIGO RESTAURANTNAPLESconfirmed open
- TEXAS BEST BARBECUE LLCENGLEWOODconfirmed open
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Clean Plates
352 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
352 licensees across Southwest Florida ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger, and I'm tellin' ya, it’s not easy to keep the law off your back like that. Names like NEW ENGLAND MOORINGS SEA REST, PINCHERS CRAB SHACK, and POLLOS KIKY all pulled it off across multiple inspections. These ain't just one-hit wonders getting lucky; these are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations. You gotta respect the consistency, capisce? Even NEW ENGLAND MOORINGS SEA REST managed to stretch a high-priority-free run to 20 inspections covering roughly 5 years. Good for you, kid.
- NEW ENGLAND MOORINGS SEA RESTCape Coral
- PINCHERS CRAB SHACKNaples
- POLLOS KIKYNaples
- FIRST RESPONSE CATERINGBradenton Beach
- TWO NICHOLS COPort Charlotte
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