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Charlotte County
What the state's inspectors have recorded in Charlotte County kitchens, as of the most recent nightly pull. Every line links to the record it came from, and every finding is quoted exactly as the inspector typed it.
How Charlotte grades
526 kitchens carry a grade. 58 show N/R — not inspected in about fifteen months, so we would rather say nothing than something stale. Grades are ours, not the state's.
Most recent high-priority finding
Live, small flying insects found. Observed approximately 15 small flying insects around clean equipment near a prep sink in the prep area.
Ordered shut
| Restaurant | City | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PIONEERS PIZZA | Port Charlotte | May 7, 2026 |
| LOS CUATES TACOS LLC | Englewood | Apr 8, 2026 |
| CHARLEY'S GRILLED SUBS | Port Charlotte | Mar 12, 2026 |
| LANDY'S RESTAURANT | Englewood | Sep 15, 2025 |
| BUFFALO WINGS AND RINGS | Port Charlotte | Mar 4, 2025 |
| COOL PICKLE IN PARADISE | Placida | Feb 11, 2025 |
| MARCO'S PIZZA | Englewood | Jan 24, 2025 |
| HEALTHY PHO | Port Charlotte | Jan 8, 2025 |
| MARCO'S PIZZA | Englewood | Oct 22, 2024 |
| SAKURA JAPAN | Port Charlotte | Jun 5, 2024 |
An emergency order stops a kitchen operating on the spot. Many reopen within days once the problem is fixed — each restaurant's page shows how its order ended.
Lowest scoring right now
| Restaurant | City | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| M'XUMA TACOS MEXICAN GRILL | Babcock Ranch | |
| SMOKIN JERRY'S TIKI BAR & GRILL | Placida | |
| NAN'S THAI NOODLE | Port Charlotte | |
| INKA GRILL PERUVIAN CUISINE | Port Charlotte | |
| IHOP RESTAURANTS | Port Charlotte | |
| LITTLE GUYS PIZZA & SUBS | Port Charlotte | |
| SWAAD | Port Charlotte | |
| GOLDEN CHINA | Port Charlotte | |
| LANDY'S RESTAURANT | Englewood | |
| HEALTHY PHO | Port Charlotte |
Biggest fines this year
| Restaurant | City | Final order | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANDY'S RESTAURANT | Englewood | Oct 8, 2025 | $800 |
| LAS HUALULITAS | Port Charlotte | Nov 3, 2025 | $600 |
| PIONEERS PIZZA | Port Charlotte | Jun 8, 2026 | $400 |
| TASTY CARIBBEAN | Port Charlotte | Dec 19, 2025 | $400 |
| CHARLEY'S GRILLED SUBS | Port Charlotte | May 19, 2026 | $400 |
| BLUE HERON PINES GOLF COURSE PRO SHOP | Punta Gorda | Sep 4, 2025 | $300 |
| INKA GRILL PERUVIAN CUISINE | Port Charlotte | Jun 10, 2026 | $200 |
| METRO DINER | Port Charlotte | Jun 10, 2026 | $200 |
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Every inspection on this site links to the state's own report for that visit. If something doesn't match DBPR's record, that's our bug and we want to hear about it — the record on their side is always the one that governs.
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Please don't call these official state grades. Florida does not issue letter grades to restaurants — it records what an inspector found and how the visit ended, and that is all. Every grade, score and badge on this site is ours, computed the same way for every kitchen in the state from the state's public records. The whole formula is published at how we grade. Inspection findings, closures and disciplinary records are unedited public records from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.