DEEP DOWN SOUTH BBQ N SEAFOOD

2027 LINHART AVE, FORT MYERS, Lee County. DBPR licence 4651234. 6 inspection visits from 2023-10-18 to 2026-02-25.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-02-25: routine inspection, 5 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic violations

2 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Lee 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, 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
2026-02-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	5	0	4	0.93	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 50 Current license properly displayed (x2)
2025-03-21	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	3		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-03-19	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	0	5	0.90	4 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-04-10	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	2	4	1.01	6 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 50 Current license properly displayed (x2)
2024-01-12	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	3		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2023-10-18	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	8	1.01	7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 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 (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation

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.