Florida comparison: Southwest Florida's failure rate is 15% above the Florida average. Southwest Florida lands at 123 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Bagels, 1 Bakery, 1 Brunch, and 1 Cafe. 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
61 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
BOATHOUSE (THE) in Naples, CHINA MAX in Sebring and LEGACY 1912 in Sebring carried the front of this Southwest Florida file. 61 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, 1 Chinese, and 1 Seafood. 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.
- BOATHOUSE (THE)Naples5 HP2 BASPestScore 552last visit 2026-05-19
- CHINA MAXSebring1 HP1 INT7 BASPestScore 167last visit 2026-06-30
- 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
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Near Miss
123 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
OLD' CUBAN RESTAURANT & BAR in Cape Coral, AQUA SEAFOOD CAPE CORAL in Cape Coral and EJS MERIDIAN CAFE in Naples led the board in Southwest Florida. 123 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now.
- OLD' CUBAN RESTAURANT & BARCape Coral6 HP6 INT17 BASPestScore 727last visit 2026-01-28
- AQUA SEAFOOD CAPE CORALCape Coral6 HP6 INT12 BASPestScore 722last visit 2026-03-06
- EJS MERIDIAN CAFENaples5 HP1 BASScore 501last visit 2026-02-17
- LENNYS GRILL AND SUBSFort Myers4 HP2 INT10 BASPestScore 480last visit 2025-11-24
- HOUSE OF OMELETSCape Coral4 HP3 INT13 BASPestScore 493last visit 2026-02-23
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Closed/Delinquent
242 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.
LILLY'S COFFEE in Bradenton, EL MORDISKO SWFL in Fort Myers and HOBSON'S CHOICE BBQ in Sarasota anchored the high end of the Southwest Florida file. 3 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 13 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 287 social or silence signal and 190 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46). Confidence mix: 287 confirmed and 197 suspected. Velocity check: 16 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2010-11-01 to 2026-07-24. 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.
- LILLY'S COFFEEBradentonclosure score 1
- 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
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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.
The culinary landscape of Southwest Florida is currently hosting a 11-year pattern of repeat offenders, a timeline so long it suggests these kitchens have mastered the art of the recurring violation like a seasoned swamp predator perfecting its strike. This chronic cycle of mismanagement has left 178 restaurants with documented histories of failing to meet basic safety standards. FLAVORS OF INDIA and ANTHONYS MEXICAN RESTAURANT lead this parade of culinary culprits, consistently appearing on the record as bad actors. In the world of food safety, a bad actor is essentially a repeat offender who treats health codes as mere suggestions rather than the rules of engagement. The full record of these repeat-offender violations is listed below for those who prefer to know exactly which establishments have spent over a decade testing the patience of the inspectors.
- FLAVORS OF INDIABradenton5 HP6 INT7 BASScore 567Active bad actorlast visit 04/22/2026
- ANTHONYS MEXICAN RESTAURANTImmokalee8 HP5 INT9 BASScore 859Historical bad actorlast visit 04/02/2026
- BRIONaples5 HP3 INT9 BASScore 539Active bad actorlast visit 03/13/2026
- BONEFISH GRILLBonita Springs4 HP4 INT4 BASScore 444Active bad actorlast visit 04/14/2026
- ARBY'S #5992Fort Myers2 HP2 INT2 BASScore 222Active bad actorlast visit 04/09/2026
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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.
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). 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
- 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.
In a stretch of Southwest Florida where the humidity is heavy and the food safety standards can sometimes feel as thin as a cheap napkin, 458 licensees managed to navigate the last 90-day window without tripping over a single major violation. This isn't just about luck or a single favorable visit from a state inspector; it represents a clean plate, meaning these kitchens kept their records free of any significant red flags throughout multiple inspections in the second quarter of 2026. The list of operators maintaining this level of discipline includes OLDIES PUB and OBEES, along with COMMERCIAL KITCHEN in Fort Myers. The latter has turned cleanliness into a long-term endurance sport, stretching a streak of 22 consecutive inspections without a single high-priority violation across roughly 5.5 years.
- COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FORT MYERSFort Myers
- OLDIES PUBNorth Port
- OBEESEnglewood
- PASCONE'S RISTORANTEUniversity Park
- THE RANCHFort Myers
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🆕 New
Openings
44 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.
Total for Southwest Florida: 44 opening signals. 14 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 5940 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include SOUTH BEACH GRILLE in Fort Myers Beach, BOBA CAFE & MORE in Avon Park and FLAVAZ SLICE AND SPICE in Bradenton. Ledger type mix: 5940 new-license records and 14 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 3529 Unknown and 211 Pizza. Area concentration: 1016 NAPLES and 980 FORT MYERS. Velocity check: 85 opening signals in the last 90 days, 23 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-01 to 2026-07-23. 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.
- SOUTH BEACH GRILLEFort Myers Beach
- BOBA CAFE & MOREAvon Park
- FLAVAZ SLICE AND SPICEBradenton
- MISS RACHELLSArcadia
- LA PAMPARANorth Fort Myers
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