THE ISLANDS

1200 W RETTA ESPLANADE #47, PUNTA GORDA, Charlotte County. DBPR licence 1802001. 5 inspection visits from 2023-07-10 to 2026-03-24.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-03-24: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 1 basic violations

3 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Charlotte County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections 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
2026-03-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1	0.64	3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
2025-12-31	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2024-07-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	3	0	0.58	5 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-09-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	7	1	0.75	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2023-07-10	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	5	2	0.75	6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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.