Three years of inspection records tell this story: Statewide frame: Southwest Florida's failure rate is 36% above the Florida average. Southwest Florida's current board shows 107 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 pizza spots, 2 sushi bars, 1 Bagels, and 1 Buffet. Translation for the public record: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. The numbers are the story.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
57 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
The inspection record spans eleven years; the pattern is clear: CUISINE LAKAY TAKE-OUT AND GROCERIES in Naples, THE OMELET SHOP/DRIFTERS in Cape Coral and MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS OF FLORIDA INC in Wauchula led the board in Southwest Florida. 57 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 Fast Food, and 1 Sushi. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. Translation for the public record: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- CUISINE LAKAY TAKE-OUT AND GROCERIESNaples2 HP7 INT1 BASScore 271last visit 2026-06-30
- THE OMELET SHOP/DRIFTERSCape Coral5 HP1 INT9 BASPestScore 569last visit 2026-01-27
- MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS OF FLORIDA INCWauchula1 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 164last visit 2026-04-08
- Taqueria RamirezFort Myers6 HP9 INT13 BASPestScore 753last visit 2026-06-22
- Binto Thai Naples BlvdNaples5 HP1 INT10 BASPestScore 570last visit 2026-06-16
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Near Miss
107 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Trajectory tells the truth statistics hide: BUFFET CITY in Sarasota, KOMOON THAI SUSHI & CEVICHE in Naples and LINS HOUSE in Fort Myers topped the Southwest Florida ledger this round. 107 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. Translation for the public record: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
- BUFFET CITYSarasota5 HP1 INT1 BASScore 511last visit 2026-03-02
- KOMOON THAI SUSHI & CEVICHENaples4 HP5 INT1 BASPestScore 501last visit 2026-04-01
- LINS HOUSEFort Myers3 HP6 INT8 BASPestScore 418last visit 2025-10-01
- OSAKA JAPANESE STEAKHOUSEFort Myers3 HP5 INT5 BASPestScore 405last visit 2025-10-03
- MARSALA PIZZAEstero3 HP2 INT5 BASPestScore 375last visit 2026-01-12
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Closed/Delinquent
232 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.
Public records, properly weighted, leave little room for spin: ESSIE OLD SOUTH BBQ in Moore Haven, SABOR A MY PUEBLO EL ZULIANO in Sarasota and 2 SCOOPS AND SPRINKLES in Fort Myers pulled the heaviest numbers in Southwest Florida. 5 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 7 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 285 social or silence signal and 201 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46). Confidence mix: 286 confirmed and 205 suspected. Velocity check: 12 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2010-11-01 to 2026-07-13. Translation for the public record: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
- ESSIE OLD SOUTH BBQMoore Havenclosure score 3
- SABOR A MY PUEBLO EL ZULIANOSarasotaclosure score 3
- 2 SCOOPS AND SPRINKLESFort Myersclosure score 3
- BOATHOUSE TIKI BAR & GRILLCape Coralclosure score 3
- CATTLEMEN'S STEAK HOUSEArcadiaclosure score 3
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
178 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.
A 11-year look at Southwest Florida’s restaurant records reveals 178 places with repeated violation histories, including CHINA KITCHEN in Fort Myers and SIAM THAI in Naples. These are not one-time slips — they’re repeated failures that should have triggered action long ago. The Florida Administrative Code, specifically 61C-1.002 FAC, mandates that high-volume restaurants undergo inspections 1–4 times per year. Yet these repeat offenders kept operating despite chronic issues. A pattern like this should raise red flags with regulators. The data shows a clear trajectory — some of these restaurants have been on the same path for over a decade. Why did DBPR not intervene sooner? Why did these places stay open long after their violation counts should have triggered an emergency order?
- CHINA KITCHENSarasota8 HP6 BASScore 806Active bad actorlast visit 10/31/2025
- SIAM THAIBradenton7 HP4 INT3 BASScore 743Active bad actorCurrently Activelast 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
45 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Read the EOR action codes the way auditors do: SLATER'S GOODS & PROVISIONS in Babcock Ranch, LA CASITA AZUL RESTAURANT INC #2 in Bradenton and PACIFIC COUNTER in Sarasota pulled the heaviest numbers in Southwest Florida. 45 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). Translation for the public record: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern.
- 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
457 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Cross-reference Sunbiz dissolution against DBPR active status — the gap matters: 457 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. Translation for the public record: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. The numbers are the story.
- COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FORT MYERSFort Myers
- OLDIES PUBNorth Port
- OBEESEnglewood
- PASCONE'S RISTORANTEUniversity Park
- THE RANCHFort Myers
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🆕 New
Openings
47 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.
An admin complaint clears a different liability than a closure does: Current Southwest Florida tally: 47 opening signals. 29 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 1076 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include DELANY'S PUBLIC HOUSE in Lakewood Ranch, TAQUERIA MARY LLC in Fort Myers and OMINO JAPANESE RESTAURANT in Okeechobee. Ledger type mix: 1076 new-license records and 29 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 383 Unknown and 60 Pizza. Area concentration: 175 FORT MYERS and 156 SARASOTA. Velocity check: 92 opening signals in the last 90 days, 23 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-14. 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. Translation for the public record: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. The numbers are the story.
- DELANY'S PUBLIC HOUSELakewood Ranch
- TAQUERIA MARY LLCFort Myers
- OMINO JAPANESE RESTAURANTOkeechobee
- FIDDLESTICKS COUNTRY CLUBFort Myers
- CLASE AZUL MODERN MEXICAN CUISINECape Coral
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