Look, I seen this movie before: Start with the state: Southwest Florida's failure rate is 16% above the Florida average. Southwest Florida sits at 149 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 cafes, 1 Bakery, 1 Jamaican, and 1 Japanese Steak. 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
51 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Capisce? Then read the citation: SHAKE STATION in Ellenton, BOATHOUSE (THE) in Naples and CHINA MAX in Sebring sat at the head of the Southwest Florida list. 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 Ice Cream. 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?
- SHAKE STATIONEllenton3 HP2 INT5 BASPestScore 375last visit 2026-06-30
- 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
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Near Miss
149 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: KUMO SIX MILE in Fort Myers, THE MOORINGS INC ZEST in Naples and DARRELLS RESTAURANT in Venice led the board in Southwest Florida. 149 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.
- KUMO SIX MILEFort Myers4 HP5 INT12 BASPestScore 512last visit 2026-01-08
- THE MOORINGS INC ZESTNaples4 HP2 INT1 BASScore 421last visit 2026-03-09
- DARRELLS RESTAURANTVenice4 HP6 INT11 BASPestScore 521last visit 2026-05-29
- COOPER'S HAWK WINERY AND RESTAURANTFort Myers3 HP1 INT1 BASScore 311last visit 2026-03-02
- CROISSANT & COVenice3 HP1 INT6 BASPestScore 366last visit 2026-05-20
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Closed/Delinquent
239 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.
Between you and me, it's a shame: NAKED FLAVOR LLC in Sarasota, ORANGE SKY CATERING LLC in Sarasota and AMORES PERROS LLC in Sarasota led the board in Southwest Florida. 2 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 16 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 286 social or silence signal and 186 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46). Confidence mix: 286 confirmed and 192 suspected. Velocity check: 18 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2010-11-01 to 2026-07-30. In plain Jersey: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures, capisce? What're you gonna do.
- NAKED FLAVOR LLCSarasotaclosure score 1
- ORANGE SKY CATERING LLCSarasotaclosure score 1
- AMORES PERROS LLCSarasotaclosure score 1
- LILLY'S COFFEEBradentonclosure score 1
- EL MORDISKO SWFLFort Myersclosure score 1
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
181 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.
Ya want the truth? The record's right here: 181 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. In plain Jersey: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator, capisce? Capisce?
- 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.
Listen, my friend, the numbers don't stutter: SLATER'S GOODS & PROVISIONS in Babcock Ranch, LA CASITA AZUL RESTAURANT INC #2 in Bradenton and PATRICK'S 1481 in Sarasota led the board in Southwest Florida. 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). In plain Jersey: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern, 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
- DEE'S PLACESebring1 INT5 BASPestScore 65
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Clean Plates
454 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Listen to me, I’m tellin’ ya, some of these mooks in the kitchen don't know how to handle a sanitizer bucket, but a few of 'em are actually doing the job. Across Southwest Florida, 454 licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger, which is just a fancy way of saying these guys kept their kitchens spotless during the last few months. I'm talking about spots like COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FORT MYERS, OLDIES PUB, and OBEES. Bada bing. These ain't some lucky breaks on a first date, capisce? These operators stayed on the law's good side with zero high-priority or intermediate violations across multiple inspections. It shows they aren't just winging it when the heat shows up. COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FORT MYERS is the real deal, a real heavy hitter in the game. They stretched a high-priority-free run—meaning no big-time safety failures—to 23 inspections covering roughly 5.8 years. That’s some serious consistency, kid. Fuhgeddaboudit.
- COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FORT MYERSFort Myers
- OLDIES PUBNorth Port
- OBEESEnglewood
- PASCONE'S RISTORANTEUniversity Park
- THE RANCHFort Myers
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🆕 New
Openings
41 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.
Whaddya gonna do, the file speaks for itself: Southwest Florida ledger: 41 opening signals. 13 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 5946 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include RICO CAFE in Cape Coral, CORNER CRUST in Englewood and BAYROOT CAFE in Fort Myers. Ledger type mix: 5946 new-license records and 13 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 3532 Unknown and 209 Pizza. Area concentration: 1016 NAPLES and 978 FORT MYERS. Velocity check: 77 opening signals in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-01 to 2026-07-29. 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? Capisce?
- RICO CAFECape Coral
- CORNER CRUSTEnglewood
- BAYROOT CAFEFort Myers
- NH 66 INDIAN RESTAURANTBonita Springs
- ICE CREAM FACTORY OF CAPE CORALFort Myers
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