Food & Drink

Which Bradenton-area restaurants aced their health inspections? Take a look at the list

Looking for a place to eat around Bradenton?

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 Aug. 19 to Sept. 5.

AMC Bradenton 20, 2507 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton

AMC Concessionaire Services of Florida LLC, 2507 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton (No violations)

Another Broken Egg Cafe, 6115 Exchange Way, Lakewood Ranch

Appalachian Grill, 6832 14th St. W. #2, Bradenton (Catering business)

Arby’s, 803 10th St. E., Palmetto

Bahama Bar at Esplanade Golf and Country Club, 12825 Malachite Dr., Lakewood Ranch

Burger King, 5909 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton

Camacho’s Best Tacos LLC, 1112 29th Ave. W., Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)

Chameleon Mobile Food (Food trailer and catering) (No violations)

Clancy’s Sports Bar & Grill, 6218 Cortez Road W., Bradenton

Del Taco, 5610 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton

Dirty South Smoke Shack (Mobile barbecue business) (No violations)

Domino’s Pizza, 5606 Marina Dr., Holmes Beach

EggTown, 5820 Ranch Lake Blvd. #102, Bradenton

Five Guys, 8435 Cooper Creek Blvd., Bradenton (No violations)

gRub Tropical BBQ, 415 Pine Ave., Anna Maria (No violations)

Gulf Breeze Cafe, 6000 Airport Circle, Sarasota (Inside Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, post-security) (No violations)

Indian Kitchen King, 2801 14th St. W., Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)

Innovative Dining, 1431 Tallevast Road, Sarasota (Catering service)

Lakewood National Golf Club Dining, 17605 Lakewood National Parkway, Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club, 7650 Legacy Blvd., Lakewood Ranch

Millie’s Sweets & Treats, 251 12th St. W., Bradenton

MOD Pizza, 13220 S.R. 64, Bradenton

Mr. & Mrs. Crab, 497 Cortez Road W., Bradenton

Outback Steakhouse, 4402 Cortez Road W., Bradenton

Pizza Hut, 8963 U.S. 301, Parrish (No violations)

Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard, 1755 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Bradenton (No violations)

River Palm, 100 Riverfront Dr., Bradenton

Rosedale Golf & Country Club Snack Bar, 5100 87th St. E., Bradenton (No violations)

Smoqehouse, 1701 Gulf Dr. N., Bradenton Beach

Sonic Drive-In, 8803 U.S. 301, Parrish

Sweet Deli Cafe & Catering, 531 13th St. W., Bradenton

Taqueria Mi Rancho 2 , 3603 15th St. E., Bradenton (Mobile food business)

The Toasted Yolk Cafe, 5502 Cortez Road W., Bradenton (No violations)

Tropical Ice Cream at Ellenton Premium Outlets, 5461 Factory Shops Blvd., Ellenton (No violations)

Vampire Penguin, 6202 U.S. 301, Ellenton

Willy-Yums Hotdogs & More, 2003 14th St. W., Bradenton

Zaxby’s, 6591 S.R. 70 E., 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.

Fast-casual tropical barbecue restaurant gRub Tropical BBQ opened at 415 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, in 2022.
Fast-casual tropical barbecue restaurant gRub Tropical BBQ opened at 415 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, in 2022. James A. Jones Jr. jajones1@bradenton.com


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Ryan Ballogg
Bradenton Herald
Ryan Ballogg is a local news and environment reporter and features writer at the Bradenton Herald. His work has received awards from the Florida Society of News Editors and the Florida Press Club. Ryan is a Florida native and graduate of USF St. Petersburg. Support my work with a digital subscription
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