COLLIER COUNTY, FL. A waterfront restaurant on Marco Island drew six high-severity violations in a single inspection last week, including food sourced from unapproved suppliers and no person in charge present or performing duties, the worst single-facility finding in a week that saw 12 Collier County restaurants cited for multiple critical violations.
State inspectors conducted 30 inspections across 27 facilities between July 9 and July 15, 2026. Twelve of those facilities carried two or more high-severity violations, a category that captures the findings most directly linked to foodborne illness outbreaks.
The Worst of the Week
Snook Inn at 1215 Bald Eagle Drive on Marco Island led the county with six high-severity citations. Inspectors found no person in charge present or performing duties, an employee not reporting illness symptoms, improper hand and arm washing technique, food sourced from an unapproved or unknown supplier, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, and no consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods. That combination, management absent, sick-worker protocols ignored, and food of unknown origin being served, represents nearly every category of systemic failure inspectors look for.
Nunzio's Taste of Italy at 3375 Pine Ridge Road in Naples followed with five high-severity violations. Like Snook Inn, inspectors cited no person in charge, an employee not reporting illness symptoms, improper handwashing technique, food from an unapproved or unknown source, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked items.
Red Rooster of Marco LLC at 1821 San Marco Road on Marco Island drew four high-severity and two intermediate violations. Inspectors documented food in poor condition or adulterated, inadequate shell stock identification records, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned, and no consumer advisory, along with intermediate findings for multi-use utensils not properly cleaned and improper use of wiping cloths.
Napoli on the Bay II at 4270 Tamiami Trail East in Naples was cited for four high-severity violations, including parasite destruction procedures not followed, food contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized, food not cooked to the required minimum temperature, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods. An intermediate violation for equipment in poor repair rounded out the inspection.
Komoon Thai Sushi and Ceviche at 1575 Pine Ridge Road in Naples accumulated four high-severity violations: no person in charge, an employee not reporting illness symptoms, inadequate handwashing by food employees, and food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized.
Swan River Seafoods at 3741 Tamiami Trail North in Naples was cited for three high-severity violations, including no person in charge, an employee not reporting illness symptoms, and inadequate handwashing facilities. Without functioning handwashing infrastructure, proper hygiene is structurally impossible regardless of employee intent.
Brick Coffee and Bar at 531 5th Avenue South in Naples drew three high-severity findings: an employee not reporting illness symptoms, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods.
19th Hole Glades C C at 174 Teryl Road in Naples carried three high-severity violations including no employee health policy, an employee not reporting illness symptoms, and no consumer advisory, plus intermediate citations for improperly cleaned multi-use utensils and inadequate toilet facilities.
#1 Wok Naples at 4350 Thomasson Drive was cited for no employee health policy, inadequate shell stock identification records, and food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, along with an intermediate violation for inadequate ventilation and lighting.
Chez Guy at 5447 Airport Pulling Road in Naples drew two high-severity citations for no employee health policy and improper hand and arm washing technique.
Denny's #9678 at 3871 Tamiami Trail East in Naples was cited for improper handwashing technique and food not cooked to the required minimum temperature.
Szechuan Chinese Restaurant at 3753 Tamiami Trail East in Naples drew a single high-severity citation for toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled near food.
What These Violations Mean
The most frequently cited high-severity violation this week was the failure to report employee illness symptoms, documented at Snook Inn, Nunzio's Taste of Italy, Komoon Thai Sushi and Ceviche, Swan River Seafoods, Brick Coffee and Bar, and 19th Hole Glades C C. Food workers who prepare or handle food while infected with Norovirus are the single most common cause of multi-victim restaurant outbreaks. Norovirus spreads with as few as 18 viral particles, and an infected worker can contaminate hundreds of meals before anyone gets sick.
The food from unapproved sources finding at both Snook Inn and Nunzio's Taste of Italy carries a different kind of risk. Food purchased outside licensed, inspected supply chains has no traceability. If a customer becomes ill, investigators cannot trace the product back to its origin, cannot issue recalls, and cannot determine how many other restaurants received the same contaminated batch. Listeria, Salmonella, and hepatitis A have all been linked to uninspected food sources.
Napoli on the Bay II was cited for parasite destruction procedures not followed and for food not cooked to the required minimum temperature. These two violations together describe a scenario where parasites that survive in raw or undercooked fish, including Anisakis and tapeworm, are never killed at the freezing stage and are then served without reaching the internal temperatures that would destroy them at the cooking stage. There is no secondary safety net.
The inadequate shell stock identification records finding at Red Rooster of Marco LLC and #1 Wok Naples addresses a specific traceability requirement for shellfish. Oysters, clams, and mussels are typically consumed raw or lightly cooked. When a restaurant cannot document where its shellfish came from, health officials investigating a potential outbreak cannot identify the harvest bed, cannot pull product from other restaurants, and cannot warn the public quickly.
The Longer Record
The data does not include prior inspection counts for these facilities, which limits direct comparison of their cumulative histories. What the records do show is that several of this week's worst performers share violation patterns that inspectors treat as indicators of persistent management culture rather than one-time lapses.
The cluster of facilities cited for both no person in charge and employee illness reporting failures, specifically Snook Inn, Nunzio's Taste of Italy, Komoon Thai Sushi and Ceviche, and Swan River Seafoods, is notable because those two violations almost always appear together. When management is absent or disengaged, the employee health policies that require workers to report symptoms before they handle food are the first protocols to break down.
Snook Inn's combination of six high-severity violations, including food from unapproved sources alongside absent management and ignored illness reporting requirements, is the kind of profile that typically reflects conditions that developed over time rather than a single bad day.
Red Rooster of Marco LLC's shell stock identification failure, combined with food in poor condition and unsanitized food contact surfaces, describes a facility where the documentation and sanitation practices that protect consumers eating raw shellfish are both absent at the same time.
