Look, I seen this movie before: Start with the state: Southwest Florida is near the Florida mean. Southwest Florida sits at 100 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Cafe, 1 Chinese, 1 Diner, and 1 Donuts. In plain Jersey: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county, capisce? Capisce?
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
59 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Capisce? Then read the citation: LEGACY 1912 in Sebring, COMPASS BAR AND GRILL in Lake Placid and EL ESTADIO LATIN SPORTS BAR in Fort Myers pulled the heaviest numbers in Southwest Florida. 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 American Steak, 1 Bar, and 1 Sports Bar. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. In plain Jersey: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it, capisce?
- 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
100 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Honest to God, you can't make this up: WILDERS PIZZA LLC in Bradenton, SOUTH PHILLY CHEESESTEAKS in Bradenton and PHO BAMBOO in Fort Myers put the sharpest marks on Southwest Florida's list. 100 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. In plain Jersey: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now, capisce? What're you gonna do.
- WILDERS PIZZA LLCBradenton5 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 564last visit 2026-02-05
- SOUTH PHILLY CHEESESTEAKSBradenton5 HP2 INT1 BASScore 521last visit 2025-12-15
- PHO BAMBOOFort Myers3 HP6 BASPestScore 356last visit 2025-12-30
- DAILY'S DINERBradenton3 HP2 INT3 BASPestScore 373last visit 2025-12-29
- MARIAS PUPUSERIA & TAQUERIABradenton3 HP3 INT2 BASPestScore 382last visit 2025-12-11
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Closed/Delinquent
241 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.
Listen, my friend, the numbers don't stutter: EL MORDISKO SWFL in Fort Myers, HOBSON'S CHOICE BBQ in Sarasota and MASTER HOT DOGS in North Fort Myers owned the top of the Southwest Florida board. 4 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 12 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 286 social or silence signal and 190 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46). Confidence mix: 286 confirmed and 196 suspected. Velocity check: 16 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2010-11-01 to 2026-07-22. In plain Jersey: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures, capisce?
- EL MORDISKO SWFLFort Myersclosure score 1
- HOBSON'S CHOICE BBQSarasotaclosure score 1
- MASTER HOT DOGSNorth Fort Myersclosure score 1
- PATINELLA'S CHICKEN GRILLNaplesclosure score 1
- WINDY CITY EATZNorth Portclosure score 1
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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.
Listen to me, I’m tellin’ ya, the law is lookin’ at the books and the numbers don’t lie. In Southwest Florida, we found 178 restaurants with chronic violation records over an 11-year pattern. That’s a long time to be actin' like a mook, just skippin' the rules while the neighborhood is eatin' their food. FLAVORS OF INDIA in Southwest Florida and SIAM THAI in Southwest Florida are leadin' the pack of these repeat offenders. These guys are the real jamokes, keepin' the same bad habits for over a decade without fixin' a thing. Mama mia, you gotta wonder how they still have the lights on.
- FLAVORS OF INDIABradenton5 HP6 INT7 BASScore 567Active bad actorlast visit 04/22/2026
- 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
- LAKE JACKSON LANDINGSebring5 HP8 INT11 BASScore 591Active bad actorlast visit 04/07/2026
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
36 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Ya want the truth? The record's right here: SLATER'S GOODS & PROVISIONS in Babcock Ranch, LA CASITA AZUL RESTAURANT INC #2 in Bradenton and PATRICK'S 1481 in Sarasota topped the Southwest Florida ledger this round. 36 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). In plain Jersey: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern, capisce? Capisce?
- 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
458 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
I'm tellin' ya, it ain't all bad news in Southwest Florida. In the 90-day window—that's the last three months of business, capisce?—458 licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections. You got spots like COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FORT MYERS, OLDIES PUB in Fort Myers, and OBEES in Fort Myers all keeping things straight. Madonn', it's actually impressive to see these mooks doing it right. These places had repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations, which means they didn't just get lucky once; they stayed on top of the law every time they walked through the door. COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FORT MYERS even stretched a high-priority-free run to 22 inspections covering roughly 5.5 years. Good for you, kid.
- COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FORT MYERSFort Myers
- OLDIES PUBNorth Port
- OBEESEnglewood
- PASCONE'S RISTORANTEUniversity Park
- THE RANCHFort Myers
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🆕 New
Openings
43 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.
Between you and me, it's a shame: Southwest Florida ledger: 43 opening signals. 14 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 5937 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include FLAVAZ SLICE AND SPICE in Bradenton, MISS RACHELLS in Arcadia and LA PAMPARA in North Fort Myers. Ledger type mix: 5937 new-license records and 14 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 3521 Unknown and 211 Pizza. Area concentration: 1018 NAPLES and 979 FORT MYERS. Velocity check: 84 opening signals in the last 90 days, 21 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-01 to 2026-07-22. 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. In plain Jersey: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting, capisce? What're you gonna do.
- FLAVAZ SLICE AND SPICEBradenton
- MISS RACHELLSArcadia
- LA PAMPARANorth Fort Myers
- KARMAA EXPRESS INDIAN KITCHENFort Myers
- CAFE ON THE BAYNaples
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