Got in himmel — Zoomed out to Florida: Southwest Florida's failure rate is 18% above the Florida average. Southwest Florida reports 108 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 bars, 1 Brunch, 1 Cafe, and 1 Gastropub. 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
60 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Mira lo que te digo — LEGACY 1912 in Sebring, COMPASS BAR AND GRILL in Lake Placid and EL ESTADIO LATIN SPORTS BAR in Fort Myers drew the loudest scorecard in Southwest Florida. 60 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 American Steak, 1 Bar, and 1 Sports Bar. 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.
- LEGACY 1912Sebring1 HP1 INT7 BASScore 117last visit 2026-02-17
- 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
- THE CACTUS TRUCK #2Fort Myers4 HP5 INT5 BASScore 455last visit 2025-09-26
- CHINA IHolmes Beach2 HP4 BASPestScore 254last visit 2026-02-17
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Near Miss
108 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Vey iz mir, mija — THE SPECKLED EGG in Fort Myers, FUGU HIBACHI SUSHI in North Port and YARD HOUSE #8383 in Naples led the board in Southwest Florida. 108 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 BAS. 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.
- THE SPECKLED EGGFort Myers5 HP1 INT10 BASPestScore 570last visit 2025-11-14
- FUGU HIBACHI SUSHINorth Port4 HP4 INT4 BASPestScore 494last visit 2026-06-30
- YARD HOUSE #8383Naples4 HP1 INT1 BASScore 411last visit 2026-06-30
- KRAB HUT HOUSEFort Myers3 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 363last visit 2026-01-28
- JOHN SKI'S HOUSE OF BREAKFASTPunta Gorda3 HP1 BASPestScore 351last visit 2025-10-28
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Closed/Delinquent
249 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.
Pa' que sepas, hijita — BARE BLENDS SARASOTA in Sarasota, ESSIE OLD SOUTH BBQ in Moore Haven and SABOR A MY PUEBLO EL ZULIANO in Sarasota led the board in Southwest Florida. 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: 287 social or silence signal and 196 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46). Confidence mix: 288 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. Mija, in plain English: 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.
Ay Dios mío del Cielo — 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. Mija, in plain English: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator. A klog tsu Columbus's.
- 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
39 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Listen, mein tateleh — SLATER'S GOODS & PROVISIONS in Babcock Ranch, LA CASITA AZUL RESTAURANT INC #2 in Bradenton and PATRICK'S 1481 in Sarasota pulled the heaviest numbers in Southwest Florida. 39 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. Mein gott, qué locura.
- SLATER'S GOODS & PROVISIONSBabcock Ranch
- LA CASITA AZUL RESTAURANT INC #2Bradenton1 BASScore 1
- PATRICK'S 1481Sarasota1 BASScore 1
- 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.
Caramba, mein kindeleh — 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. Mija, in plain English: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT.
- 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.
Nu? — y por qué no me sorprende — Total for Southwest Florida: 46 opening signals. 7 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 5932 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: 5932 new-license records and 7 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 3516 Unknown and 206 Pizza. Area concentration: 1022 NAPLES and 979 FORT MYERS. Velocity check: 79 opening signals in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-01 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. Mija, in plain English: 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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