License No. 3500278|Public Food Service Establishment|Hardee County, FloridaInspected Aug 12, 2026

State of Florida Inspection Record

GATOR'S PIZZAS AND MORE

131 COCONUT ST, BOWLING GREEN, FL 33834

GATOR'S PIZZAS AND MORE has a mixed inspection record — 8 violations in the past year, including 1 high-priority. Not alarming, but worth knowing before you order. The trailing-year record shows 8 violations, including 1 high-priority and 0 Emergency Orders of Closure.

Spotty

70.5

Trailing year of inspections

How this kitchen compares

Against BOWLING GREEN

Scores higher than 60% of the 5 inspected restaurants in BOWLING GREEN on the trailing-year record.

70.5

Lowest scoreCity median · 41.3Highest score

Against Hardee County

1 high-priority violation on the trailing-year record — below the Hardee County average of 2.2.

This kitchen1

County average2.2

Below county average

Computed from the trailing-year records of all inspected restaurants in the same city and county. Official State of Florida inspection data — scores calculated by this site.

The Inspection Record

2 inspections

Visit 01 — Routine - Food

Aug 12, 2026

Disposition

Warning Issued

Raw-food separation & protection

Raw meat, poultry, or seafood not separated from ready-to-eat food, or food left unprotected during prep, storage, or display.

High-priority

Advisories, date marking & labeling

Missing consumer advisory for raw or undercooked items, ready-to-eat food not date-marked, or food not properly labeled.

Intermediate×2

Thermometers

Missing or inaccurate food and equipment thermometers.

Intermediate

Dishwashing facilities & test kits

Dish machine or sinks not set up or working properly, or missing sanitizer test kit and gauges.

Intermediate

Manager certification & training

Missing or expired food manager certification, or employee food-safety training not documented.

Intermediate

In-use utensil storage

Scoops and other in-use utensils stored improperly (e.g. handle down in the food).

Basic

Garbage & premises

Garbage overflowing or uncovered, or the premises not maintained.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Visit 02 — Food-Licensing Inspection

Mar 3, 2026

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations on record for this visit

This visit closed with no further action required.

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

What the violations mean

Violation categories, explained

8 violations · 7 categories

Every violation on this record falls into one of the state's standardized categories. Here is what each category covers and why inspectors check for it — in plain English, with the trailing-year count for this kitchen.

Raw meat, poultry, and seafood must be kept away from ready-to-eat food, and all food must be protected during prep, storage, and display. Inspectors treat separation seriously because raw-food drips and splashes carry pathogens onto food that will not be cooked again.

On this record, the category appears in 1 of the 2 trailing-year inspections. The written details for each entry are in the state inspection documents linked above.

^† Item numbers refer to the State of Florida’s standardized inspection form; the same item recurring across visits indicates an unresolved problem. Severity groupings and the sanitation score are explained in How it works.

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Dirty Dish List is built from public inspection data published by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The inspection dates, dispositions, and violations on this report card mirror what the state has on file for License No. 3500278 — you can read the original documents yourself and compare.

License on file

3500278

Inspected

Aug 12, 2026

Scoring

Trailing-year aggregate — How it works

Official State of Florida inspection records Opens myfloridalicense.com — the state's public inspection search

Official State of Florida inspection data — scores calculated by this site