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2621 FOWLER ST, FORT MYERS, Lee County. DBPR licence 4651525. 12 inspection visits from 2024-03-23 to 2026-02-27.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-02-27: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 1 basic violations

2 of 2routine 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 2025-08-26)

4inspections 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
2026-02-27	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	2	1		3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2026-02-25	Complaint follow-up	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	4	1		3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure (x3) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2026-02-23	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	4	2		4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure (x3) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2026-01-12	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	3		6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-12-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	5	0.93	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-08-27	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	1		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2025-08-26	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	3	2	2		7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure (x2) 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2025-02-17	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2024-12-17	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	2	1	0.90	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-12-17	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	1	1		3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-07-09	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	4	4		8 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) 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-03-23	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0

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.