These 28 Bradenton-area restaurants, food trucks earn near-perfect health inspections
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Manatee County restaurants are routinely inspected by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation for health and food safety issues and cleanliness.
Florida bases its inspection standards on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Food Code, which contains many, many possible violations.
Passing inspection without flaw is no easy feat, so we like to let our readers know which restaurants did exceptionally well during recent inspections.
Here are the local businesses that earned perfect or near-perfect health inspections from July 8 to July 19.
3 Natives, 11577 S.R. 70 E., Lakewood Ranch (No violations)
Applebee’s Grill + Bar, 4301 Cortez Road W., Bradenton
Big Mama’s Boricua Café (Food truck) (No violations)
Bravo Catering and More, 3401 14th St. W., Bradenton (No violations)
BurgerFi, 11563 S.R. 70 E., Bradenton
Checkers, 1001 Eighth Ave. W., Palmetto
Chick-fil-A, 5489 University Parkway, University Park (No violations)
Chicken Salad Chick, 5434 Lockwood Ridge Road, Bradenton
Chuck E. Cheese, 905 44th Ave. W., Bradenton
Compass Bar and Chill, 12324 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton
Coquina Beach Cafe, 2650 Gulf Dr. S., Bradenton Beach
Firehouse Subs Bradenton, 621 Cortez Road W., Bradenton
First Watch, 7118 Cortez Road W., Bradenton
Fresh Kitchen, 8491 Cooper Creek Boulevard #101, Bradenton
Jennings Downtown Provisions, 417 12th St. W., Bradenton (No violations)
Jersey Girl Bagels, 5275 University Parkway #103, Bradenton (No violations)
Joey D’s Chicago Style Eatery, 6401 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton
Keke’s Breakfast Cafe, 5405 University Parkway #104, University Park
Lakewood Ranch Deli, 8225 Natures Way #111, Lakewood Ranch (No violations)
Miss Empanadas y Mas, 3401 14th St. W., Bradenton
The Original Rainbow Cone, 4414 53rd Ave. E, Bradenton
Panera Bread, 2821 University Parkway, Sarasota
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, 11840 S.R. 64, Bradenton (No violations)
San Remo Pizza & Pasta, 1914 14th St. W., Bradenton (No violations)
Subway, 7461 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton
Subway, 8919 U.S. 301, Parrish
Thai Seed, 5215 University Parkway #108, University Park (No violations)
Wingstop, 3553 First St., Bradenton
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.