FLIPPER'S

8771/8767 ESTERO BLVD, FORT MYERS BEACH, Lee County. DBPR licence 4605245. 11 inspection visits from 2023-10-17 to 2026-07-27.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-07-27: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

6 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Lee County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Lee 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
2026-07-27	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2026-07-23	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	0	6		7 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
2026-03-23	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	0	2	0.93	3 areas 01 Approved source 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-11-06	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	0	0		1 area 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-10-28	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	1	3	0.93	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-03-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	3	0.90	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3)
2024-10-17	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-10-02	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	3	1	0.90	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-06-24	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-04-18	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	3	2	1.01	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x3) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-10-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	3	1	1.01	6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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.