Red Lobster

3801 Cleveland Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33901

Passed · Jul 31, 2026 Directions
76
Fair BiteKarma score 76 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 6 of 7 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Jul 31, 2026: passed with 4 violations, 2 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized, cited 4 times, plus 8 other repeat issues.
  • 5 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jul 31

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Oct 15

    Complaint Inspection

    6 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  5. Passed Aug 14

    Callback Reinspection

    4 violations
    • Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Sewage and wastewater disposed properly
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  6. Passed Aug 6

    Routine Inspection

    9 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
    • Minor Sewage and wastewater disposed properly
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
    • Minor Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present

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