Three years of inspection records tell this story: Set against the state: Southwest Florida is near the Florida mean. Southwest Florida carries 127 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 seafood spots, 1 Brunch, 1 Deli, and 1 Diner. Translation for the public record: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. The numbers are the story.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
51 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
The inspection record spans eleven years; the pattern is clear: BOATHOUSE (THE) in Naples, CHINA MAX in Sebring and LEGACY 1912 in Sebring ran away with the Southwest Florida count. 51 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. Translation for the public record: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- BOATHOUSE (THE)Naples5 HP2 BASPestScore 552last visit 2026-07-22
- CHINA MAXSebring1 HP1 INT7 BASPestScore 167last visit 2026-07-21
- 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
127 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Trajectory tells the truth statistics hide: USS NEMO in Naples, VENEZIA in Sarasota and LEONIS PIZZERIA in Fort Myers carried the front of this Southwest Florida file. 127 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. Translation for the public record: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
- USS NEMONaples4 HP2 INT2 BASScore 422last visit 2026-07-24
- VENEZIASarasota4 HP1 INT2 BASScore 412last visit 2026-07-24
- LEONIS PIZZERIAFort Myers4 HP3 INT4 BASPestScore 484last visit 2026-07-24
- ENCLAVEPunta Gorda3 HP1 INT2 BASScore 312last visit 2026-07-24
- OLD' CUBAN RESTAURANT & BARCape Coral6 HP6 INT17 BASPestScore 727last visit 2026-07-23
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Closed/Delinquent
237 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.
An admin complaint clears a different liability than a closure does: LILLY'S COFFEE in Bradenton, EL MORDISKO SWFL in Fort Myers and HOBSON'S CHOICE BBQ in Sarasota owned the top of the Southwest Florida board. 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 184 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46). Confidence mix: 287 confirmed and 190 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. Translation for the public record: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. The numbers are the story.
- 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
180 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.
Read the EOR action codes the way auditors do: 180 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in Southwest Florida on the 11-year pattern view, led by VALENTI RESTAURANT, FLAVORS OF INDIA. The full repeat-offender record sits below. Translation for the public record: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator.
- VALENTI RESTAURANTVenice7 HP1 INT18 BASScore 728Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 06/29/2026
- 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
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
35 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Public records, properly weighted, leave little room for spin: SLATER'S GOODS & PROVISIONS in Babcock Ranch, LA CASITA AZUL RESTAURANT INC #2 in Bradenton and PATRICK'S 1481 in Sarasota carried the front of this Southwest Florida file. 35 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). Translation for the public record: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
- 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
456 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Cross-reference Sunbiz dissolution against DBPR active status — the gap matters: 456 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 23 inspections covering roughly 5.8 years. Translation for the public record: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. The numbers are the story.
- 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.
Look at the 11-year repeat list and the same ZIP codes appear: Current Southwest Florida tally: 46 opening signals. 14 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 5946 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include SABOR DE MI RANCHO 4 in Fort Myers, NYAMM N CHILL in Cape Coral and M.A.D. COFFEE CO in Venice. Ledger type mix: 5946 new-license records and 14 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 3536 Unknown and 210 Pizza. Area concentration: 1013 NAPLES and 980 FORT MYERS. Velocity check: 85 opening signals in the last 90 days, 22 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-01 to 2026-07-24. 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. Translation for the public record: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting.
- SABOR DE MI RANCHO 4Fort Myers
- NYAMM N CHILLCape Coral
- M.A.D. COFFEE COVenice
- FIVE NINE GRILL & TAVERNOsprey
- SOUTH BEACH GRILLEFort Myers Beach
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