SOUTHERN CHARM BISTRO & BAKERY

10970 S CLEVELAND AVE, STE 103, FORT MYERS, Lee County. DBPR licence 4607099. 8 inspection visits from 2023-11-08 to 2026-09-16.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-16: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

2 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Lee County average that year (5 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, 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
2026-09-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.89	3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles
2026-02-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.93	2 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2025-10-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	0.93	3 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles
2025-06-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	1	0.90	3 areas 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-02-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4	0.90	4 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-05-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	6	1.01	7 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-01-11	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-11-08	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	8	1.01	9 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 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.