Look, I seen this movie before: Set against the state: Southwest Florida's failure rate is 16% above the Florida average. Southwest Florida carries 145 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 seafood spots, 1 Brazilian Steak, 1 Cafe, and 1 Chinese. In plain Jersey: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county, capisce? Capisce?
Emergency Orders
28 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
THE BOWL CENTRAL in Naples, THREE GIRLS in Fort Myers, and PAPOTAS in Fort Myers are leading the pack for all the wrong reasons. In the last 90 days, the law handed out 28 emergency orders across Southwest Florida. That means inspectors walked in, saw something nasty, and ordered the kitchen closed on the spot before they even left. Madonn'. When you see an emergency order, it's a red alert—the state is stepping in to shut 'em down immediately because the health risk is too high. It happens much faster than waiting for some paperwork or a license cancellation. Bada bing. Looking at this group of shutdowns, we got 1 Ice Cream spot, 1 Juice/Smoothie shop, and 1 Tacos place that couldn't keep up. The number of these sudden closures is staying steady compared to the last time I checked the records. It is what it is. Eh.
- THE BOWL CENTRALNaples1 HPPestScore 150last visit 2026-06-09
- THREE GIRLSFort Myers1 HP3 BASScore 103last visit 2026-06-09
- 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
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Near Miss
145 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Madonn', look at this mess across Southwest Florida. Fourteen five high-priority citations got slapped down in a short window for some joints. Forget about it. LA FONTANELLA RISTORANTE in Bonita Springs made the top of that list, along with FINS AT SHARKY'S in Venice and PLACIDA GRILL in Englewood. These aren't places shut down by the law—those are 'Red Alert' cases, capisce? It is what it is. These spots just got dinged up by the inspectors; they stayed open, but the law can come back for ya any minute. Those HP and BAS violations mean serious stuff went wrong in those kitchens.
- LA FONTANELLA RISTORANTEBonita Springs3 HP2 INT5 BASScore 325last visit 2026-02-03
- FINS AT SHARKY'SVenice3 HP1 INT1 BASPestScore 361last visit 2026-03-30
- PLACIDA GRILLEnglewood3 HP2 BASPestScore 352last visit 2026-03-27
- SAMBA BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSESarasota4 HP2 BASScore 402last visit 2026-06-12
- METRO CAFEFort Myers4 HP1 INT2 BASPestScore 462last visit 2026-06-12
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Chronic Violation Record
214 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.
I'm tellin' ya, you look at the long game and it's enough to make you sick. A view of an 11-year pattern—that means these mooks have been breaking the rules for over a decade—shows 214 restaurants in Southwest Florida with chronic violation records. Madonn'. The list of bad actors, or the real repeat offenders that keep catching heat from the law, is led by CHINA KITCHEN in Cang Tong. These guys don't learn, they just keep on goin'. 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
58 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.
Mama mia, look at this mess in Southwest Florida. AOK UNIVERSAL LLC in Englewood, CAMACHO'S BEST TACOS in Bradenton and SKYLINE CHILI in Naples are leading the charge on filth. Fuhgeddaboudit. There's 5 confirmed shut-downs—that means the law officially pulled the plug on those spots. Two others surfaced from social media chatter, still being checked out by the inspectors; they ain't locked down yet, capisce? It is what it is. These closures aren't some little slip-up; when a place gets hit like this, it means somethin’ rotten was happening under the hood.
- AOK UNIVERSAL LLCEnglewoodclosure score 3
- CAMACHO'S BEST TACOSBradentonclosure score 2
- SKYLINE CHILINaplesclosure score 2
- BUFFALO WINGS & RINGSFort Myersclosure score 1
- 41 BISTROFort Myersclosure score 2
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New Owners
32 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Madonn', they got thirty-two operators shuffling things around in Southwest Florida recently. Forget about it. These are just owner turnovers—some new guy took over the license for an old joint, capisce? BAGELS & BREWS CAFE MANATEE in Bradenton, OLD 41 RESTAURANT in Bonita Springs, and LATITUDE 26 in Punta Gorda were among those slapped with the sharpest marks. It is what it is. The law posted these filings over the last 30 days; no big jump from before. What're you gonna do? These folks are changing hands, not closing up shop for good. Eh.
- BAGELS & BREWS CAFE MANATEEBradenton
- OLD 41 RESTAURANTBonita Springs
- LATITUDE 26Punta Gorda
- PALMS GOLF COURSE INCSarasota
- BIKINI RANCHFort Myers
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Chain Activity
90 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Madonn', these chains, they're doin' somethin' strange down in Southwest Florida. Ninety chain brands just popped up in a rollup, covering 451 spots in total. The law found that 156 of those places are confirmed closed—that means they went out of business for good. Plus, 16 licenses lapsed, which is when the papers just stop comin' in, see? Forget about it. Subway and Dunkin’ were two of the big names involved in this mess. Quality Brand Group Florida Llc was another one that popped up on the list.
- 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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Openings
167 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.
Ya want the truth? The record's right here: in Southwest Florida. They got 167 opening signals just sitting there for us to look at. Those are the guys who haven't even had the law walk through yet, capisce? I'm tellin' ya, they got 481 new-license records logged by the state. That’s how many fresh permits came in, and we see a few names like LA SABROSURA II in Cape Coral. And STREET DOGZ 2GO LLC in Sarasota is one of 'em. What're you gonna do with all that noise? They got announcements too, 57 of those, plus some transfers—those are when the owner changes hands, which just means somebody new took over the spot. It’s a big mix of stuff they’re tracking across Cape Coral and Sarasota. Fuhgeddaboudit about cleaning up. They’ve seen 175 opening signals in the last 90-day window; that's basically any sign a joint is open, even before the first inspection. It just means some places are popping up faster than cannolis at Christmas.
- LA SABROSURA IICape Coral
- COSMIC YOGURTSebring
- STREET DOGZ 2GO LLCSarasota
- BAYVIEW MASTER ASSOCIATION INCBonita Springs
- EXTREME PIZZABradenton
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Clean Plates
378 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Honest to God, you can't make this up: 378 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. In plain Jersey: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking, capisce? What're you gonna do.
- NEW ENGLAND MOORINGS SEA RESTCape Coral
- PINCHERS CRAB SHACKNaples
- POLLOS KIKYNaples
- FIRST RESPONSE CATERINGBradenton Beach
- TWO NICHOLS COPort Charlotte
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