Hot take incoming, and the stats back it: Florida baseline first: Southwest Florida's failure rate is 37% above the Florida average. Southwest Florida counts 92 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Brazilian Steak, 1 Cafe, 1 Chinese, and 1 Italian. Box-score translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. Come on now.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
56 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Buckle up, because the numbers got loud: Taqueria Ramirez in Fort Myers, Binto Thai Naples Blvd in Naples and THE BOWL CENTRAL in Naples topped the Southwest Florida ledger this round. 56 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. Box-score translation: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- 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 2026-06-30
- Happy Scoops Ice Cream & Caribbean Paradise SmoothFort Myers5 HP5 INT7 BASPestScore 607last visit 2026-06-30
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Near Miss
92 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Real talk, the scoreboard tells the whole story: AJI LIMON CEVICHE Y CARBON in Cape Coral, EL ESTADIO LATIN SPORTS BAR in Fort Myers and RESTAURANT IDALIA in Parrish owned the top of the Southwest Florida board. 92 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. Box-score translation: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. That is the box score.
- AJI LIMON CEVICHE Y CARBONCape Coral4 HP4 INT11 BASPestScore 501last visit 2025-10-20
- EL ESTADIO LATIN SPORTS BARFort Myers3 HP1 INT6 BASScore 316last visit 2025-10-09
- RESTAURANT IDALIAParrish3 HP3 INT5 BASScore 335last visit 2026-03-02
- NAMO IZAKAYASarasota3 HP1 INT2 BASScore 312last visit 2026-07-01
- TRES AMIGOS TAQUERIAFort Myers3 HP3 INT9 BASPestScore 389last visit 2026-07-01
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Closed/Delinquent
239 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.
Tip-off, and the kitchen's already in foul trouble: 941TACOS LLC in Bradenton, ANTOJITOS LOS 3 CARNALES in Bradenton and B-TOWN MARKET PLACE in Bradenton anchored the high end of the Southwest Florida file. 3 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 390 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 285 social or silence signal and 212 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46). Confidence mix: 284 confirmed and 219 suspected. Velocity check: 3 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days. Dated closure signals run from 2010-11-01 to 2026-05-29. Box-score translation: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. Come on now.
- 941TACOS LLCBradentonclosure score 2
- ANTOJITOS LOS 3 CARNALESBradentonclosure score 2
- B-TOWN MARKET PLACEBradentonclosure score 2
- BOATHOUSE TIKI BAR & GRILLCape Coralclosure score 2
- BREAKFAST 2 GO LLCGrove Cityclosure score 2
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
169 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.
Yo, listen up. We're talking about a parade of problems across Southwest Florida. Look at this—169 restaurants with chronic violation records surfacing in the 11-year pattern view. That’s not a small blip; that's a systemic failure. The worst offender in all this mess? CHINA KITCHEN in Panama City, SIAM THAI in Naples. These places are repeat offenders, and when we talk about an "11-year pattern view," what we mean is these operators have been slipping up for over a decade. That’s not just sloppy; that's negligent.
- CHINA KITCHENSarasota8 HP6 BASScore 806Active bad actorlast visit 10/31/2025
- SIAM THAIBradenton7 HP4 INT3 BASScore 743Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
- RICKEMA FOOD SERVICENaples6 HP7 INT4 BASScore 674Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 04/16/2026
- 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
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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.
Coming in off the bench, the cold facts: 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). Box-score translation: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. That is the box score.
- 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
459 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
First pitch, and they're already down a run: 459 Southwest Florida licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FORT MYERS, OLDIES PUB, OBEES among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FORT MYERS stretched a high-priority-free run to 22 inspections covering roughly 5.5 years. Box-score translation: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. Come on now.
- COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FORT MYERSFort Myers
- OLDIES PUBNorth Port
- OBEESEnglewood
- PASCONE'S RISTORANTEUniversity Park
- THE RANCHFort Myers
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🆕 New
New Owners
125 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Folks, this is a turnover at the worst time: CHIKEN'PIE in Ellenton, MEADOWS GOLF CLUB in Sarasota and BURGER MONGER in Fort Myers anchored the high end of the Southwest Florida file. 125 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. Box-score translation: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed.
- CHIKEN'PIEEllenton
- MEADOWS GOLF CLUBSarasota
- BURGER MONGERFort Myers
- TWIN PEAKSSarasota
- LOS 4 REYES LLCLabelle
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Openings
30 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.
Bottom line for the home crowd: Current Southwest Florida tally: 30 opening signals. 34 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 779 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include EL CIELO BAKERY AND COFFEE LLC in North Port, UMI SUSHI in Fort Myers and LIVE FISH in Clewiston. Ledger type mix: 779 new-license records and 34 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 274 Unknown and 50 Pizza. Area concentration: 134 FORT MYERS and 124 SARASOTA. Velocity check: 35 opening signals in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-07. 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. Box-score translation: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting.
- EL CIELO BAKERY AND COFFEE LLCNorth Port
- UMI SUSHIFort Myers
- LIVE FISHClewiston
- VYBEFort Myers
- EMPANADAS THE LA COLOMBIANABonita Springs
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