Press Room / DeSoto
DeSoto County
What the state's inspectors have recorded in DeSoto 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 DeSoto grades
77 kitchens carry a grade. 16 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
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw tilapia over a container of soup in the reach in cooler in kitchen, operator moved the tilapia.
Ordered shut
| Restaurant | City | Date |
|---|---|---|
| KING BUFFET | Arcadia | May 12, 2026 |
| CHINA KITCHEN | Arcadia | Dec 1, 2025 |
| AZUL TEQUILA MEXICAN RESTAURANT LLC | Arcadia | Sep 8, 2025 |
| YIYI'S BARS BEERS CIGARS AND DELI SHOP | Arcadia | May 30, 2025 |
| ROSÉ CAFÉ | Arcadia | Jan 6, 2025 |
| OAK STREET DELI LLC | Arcadia | Dec 4, 2024 |
| BURGER KING #3140 | Arcadia | Oct 3, 2024 |
| WHEELERS ARCADIA LLC | Arcadia | Sep 30, 2024 |
| ROSÉ CAFÉ | Arcadia | Sep 20, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CHINA KITCHEN | Arcadia | |
| KING BUFFET | Arcadia | |
| AZUL TEQUILA MEXICAN RESTAURANT LLC | Arcadia | |
| EL DORADO MAYA RESTAURANTE MEXICANO TIENDA Y TAQUERIA | Arcadia | |
| WHEELER'S RETURNS | Arcadia | |
| BEEF O BRADYS | Arcadia | |
| ROSÉ CAFÉ | Arcadia | |
| LAS 3 PRINCESAS | Arcadia | |
| GIUSEPPE'S BROOKLYN OVEN I LLC | Arcadia | |
| COUNTRY CAFE | Arcadia |
Biggest fines this year
| Restaurant | City | Final order | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPEN ROAD BAR | Arcadia | Oct 29, 2025 | $640 |
| CHINA KITCHEN | Arcadia | Jan 12, 2026 | $400 |
| KING BUFFET | Arcadia | Jun 10, 2026 | $400 |
| AZUL TEQUILA MEXICAN RESTAURANT LLC | Arcadia | Mar 25, 2026 | $400 |
| AZUL TEQUILA MEXICAN RESTAURANT LLC | Arcadia | Dec 4, 2025 | $400 |
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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.