These 14 restaurants around Bradenton earned near-perfect health inspections

The Bradenton Herald regularly reports on local restaurants that don’t pass inspection by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation or otherwise raise concern due to food safety and cleanliness issues.

But over the past several years, readers have frequently asked to know which restaurants have done well during inspectors’ visits, too.

Passing inspection without flaw is no easy feat. Florida bases its inspection standards on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Food Code, which contains many, many possible violations. These Bradenton-area restaurants did more than pass their regular state inspection — they aced it.

Here are the restaurants and other food businesses that recently got perfect marks (no violations) or near-perfect marks (only a few minor violations) in Manatee County. These inspections were conducted between Dec. 20, 2021 and Jan. 15, 2022.

Best restaurant inspections

Arby’s, 803 10th St. E., Palmetto. (No violations)

Birdrock Taco Shack, 1213 13th Ave. W., Bradenton (No violations)

C&M Soulfood, 624 Ninth Ave. W., Bradenton

Corwin’s Ice Cream, 1000 Barcarrota Ave., Bradenton

Fat & Happy Barbeque & More (food truck)

Gram-Slam Bar-B-Que (food truck)

Jaxx Sports Bar and Grill, 1035 Hasko Road, Palmetto

Jennings Downtown Provisions, 417 12th St. W., Bradenton

Kiko’s Tacos (food truck) (No violations)

The Loaded Barrel Tavern, 450 12th St. W., Bradenton

El Molcajetes, 901 10th St. E., Palmetto

Peggys Corral, 4511 U.S. 41, Palmetto

Southern Smoked by JP (food truck). (No violations)

Takeria Alexander, 5025 15th St. E., Bradenton (food truck)

Restaurants in Florida are licensed and routinely inspected by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Diners can report health and cleanliness issues at a restaurant anywhere in the state by filing a complaint with the agency.