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TROPICAL CREOLE RESTAURANT

3440 FOWLER ST UNIT C, FORT MYERS, Lee County. DBPR licence 4606684. 15 inspection visits from 2023-10-30 to 2026-09-25.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-09-25: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations
6 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Lee County average that year (0 had none)
1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-12-18)
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, Lee County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
DateVisitResultHighInter.BasicCounty avgWhat was cited
2026-09-25 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
012
2 areas
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
2026-09-24 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
249 0.89
11 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2)
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2026-05-06 Complaint inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
234
7 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3)
  • 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-02-20 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
110
1 area
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
2026-02-19 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
211 0.93
2 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2025-12-19 Complaint follow-up Allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied
110
2 areas
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-12-18 Complaint inspection Emergency closure recommended
DBPR: Emergency order recommended
420
4 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-12-08 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
136 0.93
8 areas
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
  • 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-03-05 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
102 0.90
3 areas
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-10-23 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
002
2 areas
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-10-22 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
203 0.90
4 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-10-22 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
101
2 areas
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-04-23 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
112 1.01
4 areas
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-11-01 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
103
3 areas
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2023-10-30 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
325 1.01
9 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
  • 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.