OOOOH YEAAH! Statewide frame: Southwest Florida's failure rate is 23% above the Florida average. Southwest Florida's current board shows 170 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Brazilian Steak, 1 Chinese, 1 Hotel, and 1 Pizza. BROTHER.
Emergency Orders
24 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
OH YEAH, MEAN GENE! THREE GIRLS in Fort Myers, PAPOTAS in Fort Myers and HAAGEN DAZS in Naples drew the loudest scorecard in Southwest Florida. 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 Ice Cream, 1 Mexican, and 1 Tacos. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. OH YEAH.
- 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
170 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! METRO CAFE in Fort Myers, SAMBA BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE in Sarasota and CHINA PALACE in Naples led the board in Southwest Florida. 170 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.
- METRO CAFEFort Myers4 HP1 INT2 BASPestScore 462last visit 2026-03-23
- SAMBA BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSESarasota4 HP2 BASScore 402last visit 2025-08-11
- CHINA PALACENaples3 HP3 INT4 BASPestScore 384last visit 2026-02-19
- CAPTAIN HOOK'S SUSHI/ PHO/THAICape Coral4 HP2 INT4 BASPestScore 474last visit 2026-01-26
- GIUSEPPE'S RISTORANTE AND PIZZERIANorth Venice4 HP1 INT2 BASPestScore 462last visit 2025-08-13
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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.
SKY'S THE LIMIT AND SPACE IS THE PLACE! 208 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! Cantina Grill And Bar in Bradenton, CAMACHO'S BEST TACOS in Palmetto and CAMACHO'S BEST TACOS in Bradenton carried the front of this Southwest Florida file. 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: 3 cafes, 2 burritos, 2 ice-cream shops, and 2 Mexican spots. 37 standalone restaurants and 1 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.
- 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
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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 OASIS RESTAURANT in Fort Myers put the sharpest marks on Southwest Florida's list. 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
- OASIS RESTAURANTFort Myers
- D.AMERICO'S PIZZERIA LLCBradenton
- LUNKERS SPORTS GRILLEOkeechobee
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Chain Activity
90 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, BROTHER — 90 chain brands surface in Southwest Florida’s rollup, covering 451 locations between them: 156 FSQ-confirmed closures, 16 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Subway, Dunkin, Quality Brand Group Florida Llc. DIG IT, BROTHER.
- SubwayFlorida89 flagged locations
- DunkinFlorida49 flagged locations
- Quality Brand Group Florida LlcFlorida23 flagged locations
- Taco BellFlorida42 flagged locations
- Furman'S IncFlorida10 flagged locations
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Most Improved
1 record 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 carried the front of this Southwest Florida file. 1 restaurant 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
Openings
84 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! Southwest Florida ledger: 84 opening signals. 3 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 59 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include JASMINE DRAGON in Palmetto, HEIDI'S GERMAN RESTAURANT in Fort Myers and FRIENDLY & AMIGO RESTAURANT in Naples.
- JASMINE DRAGONPalmettoconfirmed open
- HEIDI'S GERMAN RESTAURANTFORT MYERSconfirmed open
- FRIENDLY & AMIGO RESTAURANTNAPLESconfirmed open
- TEXAS BEST BARBECUE LLCENGLEWOODconfirmed open
- COLUMBIA RESTAURANTSARASOTAconfirmed open
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Clean Plates
361 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! 361 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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