Food & Drink

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

Raining Berries offers coffee and food at 8512 Cooper Creek Boulevard in University Park.
Raining Berries offers coffee and food at 8512 Cooper Creek Boulevard in University Park.

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 Nov. 8 to Nov. 26.

88 Live, 6640 Cortez Road W., Bradenton (Mobile food business)

Bigg Dogg BBQ (Mobile food business)

Buonissimo Mobile Italian Kitchen (Food truck and catering)

Burger King, 5417 Lockwood Ridge Road, Bradenton

Chipotle Mexican Grill, 1608 Cortez Road W., Bradenton

Domino’s Pizza, 4507 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton

Duffy’s Tavern, Bar, and Grill, 5808 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach

FEWD Tent (Food truck and catering)

Firehouse Subs, 621 Cortez Road W., Bradenton

First Watch, 4324 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton

First Watch, 8990 U.S. 301 N., Parrish (No violations)

Five Star Pizza, 5942 34th St. W. #110, Bradenton

Florida Poutine Co (Food truck) (No violations)

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Bradenton West, 4450 47th St. W., Bradenton

Holy Cow Ice Cream & Other Cool Stuff, 3234 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach

Ice Cream Shoppe Lakewood Ranch, 8151 Lakewood Main St., Lakewood Ranch (No violations)

J & S Mobile, 5718 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)

Jake’s Dogs, 3413 Cortez Road W., Bradenton (Hot dog vendor) (No violations)

Legacy Golf Club At Lakewood Ranch, 8255 Legacy Blvd., Bradenton (No violations)

Miss Empanadas y Mas, 3401 14th St. W., Bradenton (Food truck) (No violations)

Miss Empanadas y Mas, 3401 14th St. W., Bradenton (Food truck) (No violations)

Mo’s Meats and More, 5718 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton (Hot dog cart) (No violations)

Olive & Vine at Esplanade at Azario Lakewood Ranch, 4030 Santa Caterina Blvd., Bradenton (No violations)

Papa Joes Sports Bar, 1242 Whitfield Ave., Sarasota

Panera Bread, 8980 U.S. 301 #102, Parrish (No violations)

Pascone’s Ristorante, 5239 University Parkway, Sarasota

Raining Berries, 8512 Cooper Creek Blvd., University Park (No violations)

The River Club Halfway House, 6600 River Club Blvd., Lakewood Ranch (No violations)

Tacos Juan (Food truck) (No violations)

Taqueria Maty, 12205 U.S. 301, Parrish (Food truck) (No violations)

Subway, 3517 53rd Ave. W., Bradenton

Subway, 5016 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton

Subway, 8408 N. Lockwood Ridge Road #35, Sarasota (No violations)

Sunny Seoul Korean Kitchen, 9750 S.R. 64, Bradenton (Food truck) (No violations)

Sweeney’s Weenies, 3413 Cortez Road, Bradenton (Hot dog cart)

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.

This story was originally published December 4, 2024 at 5:50 AM.

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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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