APPLEBEE'S

24467 SANDHILL BLVD, PUNTA GORDA, Charlotte County. DBPR licence 1801817. 9 inspection visits from 2023-07-07 to 2026-09-22.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-22: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations

3 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Charlotte County average that year (4 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

2inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Charlotte County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-09-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	1.17	3 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-02-05	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1		2 areas 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-11-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.64	2 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2025-08-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	0.64	2 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-02-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	0.58	3 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2024-09-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2	0.58	4 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-04-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.75	3 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-10-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	0.75	3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2023-07-07	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	0		2 areas 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed

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A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.