Measured statewide: Southwest Florida's failure rate is 22% above the Florida average. Southwest Florida logs 111 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 diners, 1 Bar, 1 Buffet, and 1 Deli. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
59 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
THE CACTUS TRUCK #2 in Fort Myers, COMPASS BAR AND GRILL in Lake Placid and EL ESTADIO LATIN SPORTS BAR in Fort Myers headlined the Southwest Florida rundown. 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 Australian Steak, 1 Bar, and 1 Sports Bar. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- THE CACTUS TRUCK #2Fort Myers4 HP5 INT5 BASScore 455last visit 2025-09-26
- COMPASS BAR AND GRILLLake Placid2 HP3 BASScore 203last visit 2026-02-23
- EL ESTADIO LATIN SPORTS BARFort Myers1 HP5 BASScore 105last visit 2026-07-07
- CHINA IHolmes Beach2 HP4 BASPestScore 254last visit 2026-02-17
- OUTBACK STEAKHOUSEFort Myers1 HP4 BASPestScore 154last visit 2025-12-03
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Near Miss
111 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
DELICIOUS PR LLC in Bradenton, LA SIERRA MEXICAN RESTAURANT AND BAR in Naples and FIN SUSHI PORT CHARLOTTE in Port Charlotte drew the loudest scorecard in Southwest Florida. 111 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now.
- DELICIOUS PR LLCBradenton5 HP1 INT2 BASPestScore 562last visit 2025-12-30
- LA SIERRA MEXICAN RESTAURANT AND BARNaples4 HP3 INT2 BASScore 432last visit 2026-03-09
- FIN SUSHI PORT CHARLOTTEPort Charlotte4 HP2 INT6 BASPestScore 476last visit 2026-06-30
- CAFE ON ST ARMANDSSarasota4 HP2 BASScore 402last visit 2025-12-17
- BUBBLE ROOM RESTAURANTCaptiva3 HPScore 300last visit 2026-06-30
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Closed/Delinquent
244 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.
BARE BLENDS SARASOTA in Sarasota, ESSIE OLD SOUTH BBQ in Moore Haven and SABOR A MY PUEBLO EL ZULIANO in Sarasota owned the top of the Southwest Florida board. 5 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 8 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 286 social or silence signal and 197 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46). Confidence mix: 287 confirmed and 201 suspected. Velocity check: 13 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2010-11-01 to 2026-07-16. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.
- BARE BLENDS SARASOTASarasotaclosure score 3
- 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
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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.
178 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: 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 actorlast 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
42 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
SLATER'S GOODS & PROVISIONS in Babcock Ranch, LA CASITA AZUL RESTAURANT INC #2 in Bradenton and PACIFIC COUNTER in Sarasota carried the front of this Southwest Florida file. 42 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). For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: 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.
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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking.
- 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.
Current Southwest Florida tally: 46 opening signals. 19 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 19 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 593 Unknown and 99 Pizza. Area concentration: 281 FORT MYERS and 244 SARASOTA. Velocity check: 86 opening signals in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2023-07-05 to 2026-07-16. 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: 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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