FORT MYERS, FL. A sushi and Japanese restaurant on Dani Drive racked up 10 high-severity violations in a single inspection last week, including citations for food from unapproved or unknown sources and for failing to cook food to required minimum temperatures, state records show.
Kumo Six Mile at 7950 Dani Drive led all Fort Myers restaurants in the week of July 26 through August 1, 2026, a stretch in which seven facilities collectively drew 30 high-severity violations. The week's findings touched nearly every category of serious food safety failure: sick employees allowed to work, shellfish with no traceability records, surfaces that were never properly sanitized, and toxic substances stored without proper identification.
What Inspectors Found
At Kumo Six Mile, inspectors documented a cascade of failures that spanned management, food sourcing, hygiene infrastructure, and cooking. The citation for food from unapproved or unknown sources is among the most serious a food service establishment can receive. It means inspectors could not verify that at least some of the food being served had passed through any federal safety inspection.
The same inspection found that no person in charge was present or performing duties, that an employee had not reported symptoms of illness, that handwashing facilities were inadequate, and that an employee was observed using improper hand and arm washing technique. Inspectors also cited the restaurant for inadequate shell stock identification records, meaning raw shellfish on the premises could not be traced to a licensed harvester if a customer became ill. Food contact surfaces were not properly cleaned or sanitized.
That is eight high-severity violations before counting the undercooking citation.
Token Ramen at 8001 Dani Drive drew three high-severity violations, including one for toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used. Inspectors also cited the ramen shop for food in poor condition, mislabeled, or adulterated, and for an employee not reporting symptoms of illness. An intermediate violation for improper sewage or wastewater disposal rounded out the findings.
Hot Pot and Korean BBQ at 9345 Six Mile Cypress Parkway received four high-severity violations. Inspectors found no person in charge present or performing duties, an employee not reporting illness symptoms, improper hand and arm washing technique, and food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized. An intermediate violation for multi-use utensils not properly cleaned was also cited.
Keke's Breakfast Cafe at 6891 Daniels Parkway drew four high-severity violations despite zero intermediate violations. Inspectors cited the breakfast chain for inadequate shell stock identification records, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and no allergen awareness demonstrated. For a breakfast restaurant, the absence of allergen awareness training is particularly notable, given that egg, milk, and wheat, all staples of the menu category, are among the most common allergy triggers.
Wendy's #12397 at 7977 Dani Drive was cited for food not cooked to required minimum temperatures, an employee not reporting symptoms of illness, and toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used. The location also drew three intermediate violations, including improper sewage or wastewater disposal and improper use of wiping cloths.
Tacos 239 at 17597 Rockefeller Circle was cited for no employee health policy or an inadequate one, improper hand and arm washing technique, and inadequate shell stock identification records. The shellfish traceability citation is an unusual finding for a taco restaurant and was not explained further in the available records.
Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurant at 13671 Olympic Court received three high-severity violations: no person in charge present or performing duties, an employee not reporting symptoms of illness, and food from an unapproved or unknown source. Cooper's Hawk is a national upscale dining chain, and the food sourcing citation raises questions the inspection record does not answer.
What These Violations Mean
The employee illness reporting failures documented at Kumo Six Mile, Token Ramen, Hot Pot and Korean BBQ, Wendy's, and Cooper's Hawk represent one of the most direct transmission routes for foodborne illness. A food worker who continues to prepare and handle food while experiencing vomiting or diarrhea can contaminate entire batches of food with Norovirus, which needs fewer than 20 viral particles to cause illness in a healthy adult. A written employee health policy, cited as absent at Tacos 239, is the first line of defense against that scenario.
The food from unapproved or unknown sources violations at Kumo Six Mile and Cooper's Hawk carry a specific danger that goes beyond the food itself. When food enters a kitchen outside the licensed supply chain, there is no traceability. If a customer gets sick, investigators cannot identify which farm, processor, or distributor was responsible, making it impossible to pull the product from other restaurants or stores.
Shellfish traceability failures at Kumo Six Mile, Keke's Breakfast Cafe, and Tacos 239 compound that risk. Oysters, clams, and mussels are among the highest-risk foods in food service because they are often consumed raw or barely cooked, and they filter large volumes of water, concentrating whatever pathogens or toxins are present. State law requires shellfish to arrive with certified shipper tags that remain on file for 90 days. Without those records, there is no way to link a sick customer to a specific harvest lot.
The undercooking citations at Kumo Six Mile and Wendy's describe a failure at the final kill step. Cooking to minimum required temperatures is the last opportunity to destroy Salmonella, E. coli, and Campylobacter that may have survived every earlier point in the supply chain. At a restaurant where food is also arriving from unapproved sources, as was the case at Kumo Six Mile, an undercooking violation is not a standalone problem.
The Longer Record
Kumo Six Mile has 37 prior inspections on record, the longest history of any facility cited this week. Thirty-seven inspections means state inspectors have visited this location repeatedly over its operating life, and the violations documented last week, including food from unapproved sources, inadequate handwashing infrastructure, and undercooking, are not minor paperwork lapses. They are substantive failures that appear in a facility with a long and documented regulatory history.
Token Ramen, Keke's Breakfast Cafe, and Tacos 239 each have 20 prior inspections on record. All three received high-severity violations this week. For Keke's, a regional breakfast chain, the allergen awareness and consumer advisory failures suggest gaps in staff training that 20 inspections have not resolved.
Hot Pot and Korean BBQ has 11 prior inspections, and Wendy's #12397 has 15. Both drew multiple high-severity violations this week, including management presence failures and food contact surface sanitation problems.
Cooper's Hawk has the shortest inspection history of any facility in this week's roundup, with only 10 prior inspections on record. It is also among the newest locations in the dataset. A food from unapproved sources citation at a restaurant with a decade-long national brand reputation and only 10 inspections in Fort Myers is a finding the available records do not explain.
What sourcing records, if any, Cooper's Hawk provided to inspectors to account for that food remains unresolved.
