EMPIRE BAGEL FACTORY

9961 INTERSTATE COMMERCE DR #195, FORT MYERS, Lee County. DBPR licence 4607632. 8 inspection visits from 2024-05-09 to 2026-03-20.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-03-20: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 4 basic violations

4 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Lee County average that year (1 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2024-05-09)

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
2026-03-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	4	0.93	7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 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 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-09-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	1	3	0.93	6 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-11-20	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	3		3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2024-11-18	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	3	0.90	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-07-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	0.90	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-07-08	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-05-09	Follow-up visit	Closure follow-up: more time given DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Time Extension	0	2	0		2 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
2024-05-09	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	3	2	3	1.01	7 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

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.