Hot take incoming, and the stats back it: 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. 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
60 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Buckle up, because the numbers got loud: 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. Box-score translation: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- LEGACY 1912Sebring1 HP1 INT7 BASPestScore 167last visit 2026-07-17
- COMPASS BAR AND GRILLLake Placid2 HP3 BASPestScore 253last visit 2026-07-16
- EL ESTADIO LATIN SPORTS BARFort Myers1 HP5 BASPestScore 155last visit 2026-07-16
- THE CACTUS TRUCK #2Fort Myers4 HP5 INT5 BASScore 455last visit 2026-07-16
- CHINA IHolmes Beach2 HP4 BASPestScore 254last visit 2026-07-15
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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.
Real talk, the scoreboard tells the whole story: 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. Box-score translation: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. That is the box score.
- THE SPECKLED EGGFort Myers5 HP1 INT10 BASPestScore 570last visit 2026-07-17
- FUGU HIBACHI SUSHINorth Port4 HP4 INT4 BASPestScore 494last visit 2026-07-17
- YARD HOUSE #8383Naples4 HP1 INT1 BASScore 411last visit 2026-07-17
- KRAB HUT HOUSEFort Myers3 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 363last visit 2026-07-17
- JOHN SKI'S HOUSE OF BREAKFASTPunta Gorda3 HP1 BASPestScore 351last visit 2026-07-17
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Closed/Delinquent
125 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: SKYLINE CHILI in Naples, TULIA ITALIAN STEAK in Naples and TACOS AND TEQUILA in Fort Myers led the board in Southwest Florida. 111 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 132 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Recency split: 40 in the last 90 days and 262 historical. Dated closure signals run from 2010-11-01 to 2026-07-22. 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.
- SKYLINE CHILINaplesclosure score 4
- TULIA ITALIAN STEAKNaplesclosure score 5
- TACOS AND TEQUILAFort Myersclosure score 3
- ALDO'SNaplesclosure score 5
- B2U'SNorth Fort Myersclosure score 5
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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 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
38 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 PATRICK'S 1481 in Sarasota pulled the heaviest numbers in Southwest Florida. 38 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
- 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.
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
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.
Bottom line for the home crowd: Total for Southwest Florida: 47 opening signals. 9 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 5937 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: 5937 new-license records and 9 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 3525 Unknown and 209 Pizza. Area concentration: 1022 NAPLES and 980 FORT MYERS. Velocity check: 80 opening signals in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-01 to 2026-07-21. 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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