Hot take incoming, and the stats back it: Measured statewide: Southwest Florida is near the Florida mean. Southwest Florida logs 95 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 bars, 2 seafood spots, 1 Buffet, and 1 Japanese Steak. 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: PERKINS RESTAURANT AND BAKERY 1251 in Cape Coral, CUISINE LAKAY TAKE-OUT AND GROCERIES in Naples and THE OMELET SHOP/DRIFTERS in Cape Coral drew the loudest scorecard in Southwest Florida. 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 Diner, and 1 Fast Food. 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.
- PERKINS RESTAURANT AND BAKERY 1251Cape Coral6 HP4 INT18 BASPestScore 708last visit 2026-07-09
- CUISINE LAKAY TAKE-OUT AND GROCERIESNaples2 HP7 INT1 BASScore 271last visit 2026-07-10
- THE OMELET SHOP/DRIFTERSCape Coral5 HP1 INT9 BASPestScore 569last visit 2026-07-09
- MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS OF FLORIDA INCWauchula1 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 164last visit 2026-07-08
- Taqueria RamirezFort Myers6 HP9 INT13 BASPestScore 753last visit 2026-06-22
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Near Miss
95 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: SNOOK INN in Marco Island, LEFTY'S OYSTER & SEAFOOD BAR in Sarasota and BAYSIDE SEAFOOD GRILL & BAR in Naples anchored the high end of the Southwest Florida file. 95 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.
- SNOOK INNMarco Island5 HP2 BASPestScore 552last visit 2026-06-30
- LEFTY'S OYSTER & SEAFOOD BARSarasota3 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 364last visit 2026-01-27
- BAYSIDE SEAFOOD GRILL & BARNaples3 HPScore 300last visit 2026-06-30
- WAVES ISLAND BARFort Myers Beach3 HP6 INT2 BASPestScore 412last visit 2025-12-01
- POPEYE'S FAMOUS FRIED CHICKENClewiston3 HP1 BASScore 301last visit 2025-12-17
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Closed/Delinquent
233 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: ESSIE OLD SOUTH BBQ in Moore Haven, SABOR A MY PUEBLO EL ZULIANO in Sarasota and 2 SCOOPS AND SPRINKLES in Fort Myers sat at the head of the Southwest Florida list. 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: 286 social or silence signal and 198 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46). Confidence mix: 287 confirmed and 202 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. 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.
- 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
177 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.
Folks, this is a turnover at the worst time: 177 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in Southwest Florida on the 11-year pattern view, led by SIAM THAI, RICKEMA FOOD SERVICE. The full repeat-offender record sits below. Box-score translation: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator.
- SIAM THAIBradenton7 HP4 INT3 BASScore 743Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 07/09/2026
- 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
- LAKE JACKSON LANDINGSebring5 HP8 INT11 BASScore 591Active bad actorlast visit 04/07/2026
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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.
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 owned the top of the Southwest Florida board. 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). 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
457 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: 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. 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
Openings
46 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: Southwest Florida ledger: 46 opening signals. 21 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 1757 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: 1757 new-license records and 21 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 590 Unknown and 102 Pizza. Area concentration: 282 FORT MYERS and 246 SARASOTA. Velocity check: 91 opening signals in the last 90 days, 23 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2023-07-05 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. Box-score translation: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting.
- 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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