Got in himmel — Against the statewide grid: Southwest Florida's failure rate is 28% above the Florida average. Southwest Florida registers 97 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Brazilian Steak, 1 Cafe, 1 Chinese, and 1 Hotel. Mija, in plain English: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. Pa'l carajo con esa cocina.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
59 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Mira lo que te digo — Taqueria Ramirez in Fort Myers, Binto Thai Naples Blvd in Naples and THE BOWL CENTRAL in Naples drew the loudest scorecard in Southwest Florida. 59 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 Juice/Smoothie, and 1 Sushi. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. Mija, in plain English: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. I should live so long.
- Taqueria RamirezFort Myers6 HP9 INT13 BASPestScore 753last visit 2026-06-22
- Binto Thai Naples BlvdNaples5 HP1 INT10 BASPestScore 570last visit 2026-06-16
- THE BOWL CENTRALNaples1 HPPestScore 150last visit 2026-06-09
- THREE GIRLSFort Myers1 HP3 BASScore 103last visit 2026-06-09
- Happy Scoops Ice Cream & Caribbean Paradise SmoothFort Myers5 HP5 INT7 BASPestScore 607last visit 2026-06-02
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Near Miss
97 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Vey iz mir, mija — NAMO IZAKAYA in Sarasota, EVIES TAVERN in Sarasota and TRES AMIGOS TAQUERIA in Fort Myers put the sharpest marks on Southwest Florida's list. 97 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. Mija, in plain English: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. Don't even ask, mija.
- NAMO IZAKAYASarasota3 HP1 INT2 BASScore 312last visit 2025-12-15
- EVIES TAVERNSarasota3 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 363last visit 2026-01-12
- TRES AMIGOS TAQUERIAFort Myers3 HP3 INT9 BASPestScore 389last visit 2025-10-10
- 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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Closed/Delinquent
31 records this window
Two tiers: confirmed closures (owner-validated posts, news, and external places data that say service has stopped) and DBPR delinquent/inactive licenses (Primary Status Code 45/46) — a regulatory state, not by itself a confirmed closure.
Listen, mein tateleh — LOS DELFINOS in Bradenton, MADE IN ROME ORGANIC GELATO in Sarasota and LUIGI'S PIZZERIA in Port Charlotte owned the top of the Southwest Florida board. 3 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Mija, in plain English: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. Mein gott, qué locura.
- LOS DELFINOSBradentonclosure score 2
- MADE IN ROME ORGANIC GELATOSarasotaclosure score 2
- LUIGI'S PIZZERIAPort Charlotteclosure score 2
- JOHNNY TOMATOESVeniceclosure score 2
- EL JALISCO ENGLEWOODEnglewoodclosure score 2
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
165 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.
Oy gevalt, qué desastre. Listen, mein kind, I am looking at the records from the last 11 years and my heart is just breaking for what people are eating. In Southwest Florida, there are 165 restaurants with chronic violation records—that means these bad actors keep making the same mistakes over and over again like it is a hobby. Mija, escuchame, some of these places have no shame at all. The list of repeat offenders is led by CHINA KITCHEN and SIAM THAI. It is a total shanda, truly. No tiene vergüenza.
- CHINA KITCHENSarasota8 HP6 BASScore 806Active bad actorlast visit 10/31/2025
- SIAM THAIBradenton7 HP4 INT3 BASScore 743Active bad actorlast visit 10/08/2025
- SUSHI & PHOBradenton4 HP7 BASScore 407Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 04/28/2026
- COUNTRY GRILL T&TNaples5 HP2 INT14 BASScore 534Active bad actorlast visit 04/02/2026
- WILDBERRY CAFENaples4 HP4 INT3 BASScore 443Active bad actorlast visit 12/12/2025
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
44 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Ay Dios mío del Cielo — SLATER'S GOODS & PROVISIONS in Babcock Ranch, LA CASITA AZUL RESTAURANT INC #2 in Bradenton and PACIFIC COUNTER in Sarasota sat at the head of the Southwest Florida list. 44 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. SLATER'S GOODS & PROVISIONS in Babcock Ranch dropped HP+Critical counts from 22 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (90.9% better). Mija, in plain English: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. A klog tsu Columbus's.
- SLATER'S GOODS & PROVISIONSBabcock Ranch
- LA CASITA AZUL RESTAURANT INC #2Bradenton1 BASScore 1
- PACIFIC COUNTERSarasota7 BASPestScore 57
- CULINARY CENTER AT ESPLANADE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUBLakewood Ranch
- FIRESTONE WOOD FIRED GRILLEFort Myers2 BASScore 2
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Clean Plates
465 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Mija, escuchame, sometimes you see something that actually makes me kvell. In this 90-day window—that is the last three months of records, mein kind—465 Southwest Florida licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections. Pa' que sepas, these are not just lucky breaks; they are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations. That means no big mistakes that put your health at risk, just pure consistency from the cooks. Among those who kept things kosher are COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FORT MYERS, OLDIES PUB, and BIGG DOGG BBQ LLC. Mira lo que te digo, COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FORT MYERS is doing it right. They stretched a high-priority-free run to 22 inspections covering roughly 5.5 years without any major trouble. Eat something — but not THERE.
- COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FORT MYERSFort Myers
- OLDIES PUBNorth Port
- BIGG DOGG BBQ LLCBradenton
- OBEESEnglewood
- PASCONE'S RISTORANTEUniversity Park
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🆕 New
New Owners
123 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Caramba, mein kindeleh — TWIN PEAKS in Sarasota, LOS 4 REYES LLC in Labelle and BRAZIL STREET FOOD in Cape Coral anchored the high end of the Southwest Florida file. 123 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. Mija, in plain English: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT.
- TWIN PEAKSSarasota
- LOS 4 REYES LLCLabelle
- BRAZIL STREET FOODCape Coral
- EBERT'S PIZZA KITCHENSebring
- METRO CAFE RESTAURANTEFort Myers
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Openings
29 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.
Pa' que sepas, hijita — Total for Southwest Florida: 29 opening signals. 34 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 777 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 53 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include LIVE FISH in Clewiston, VYBE in Fort Myers and EMPANADAS THE LA COLOMBIANA in Bonita Springs. Ledger type mix: 777 new-license records and 45 reopenings and 34 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 280 Unknown and 55 Pizza. Area concentration: 143 FORT MYERS and 132 SARASOTA. Velocity check: 36 opening signals in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-01. RiskyEats treats these as opening signals: license issue, announcement, or operational evidence can precede the first routine inspection, so the paragraph does not imply a clean inspection history. Mija, in plain English: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting.
- LIVE FISHClewiston
- VYBEFort Myers
- EMPANADAS THE LA COLOMBIANABonita Springs
- HEIDI'S GERMAN RESTAURANTFort Myers
- NEAPOLITAN IIBonita Springs
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