Which Bradenton-area restaurants aced their health inspections? Here’s 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 Jan. 22 to Jan. 31.
3Natives, 8980 U.S. 301 #122, Parrish (No violations)
Arby’s, 803 10th St. E., Palmetto
Arby’s, 11507 U.S. 301, Parrish
Below 716 (Food truck)
C & K Smokehouse BBQ, 12119 U.S. 301, Parrish
La Cajita SRQ (Food truck) (No violations)
Camacho’s Best Tacos, 1102 Eighth Ave. W., Palmetto (Mobile food business) (No violations)
Camacho’s Best Tacos, 1104 Eighth Ave. W., Palmetto (Mobile food business) (No violations)
Camacho’s Best Tacos, 1112 29th Ave. W., Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)
Camacho’s Best Tacos, 1112 29th Ave. W., Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)
Camacho’s Best Tacos, 1714 14th St. W., Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)
Camino Punto, 11000 U.S. 41 N., Palmetto (Mobile food business)
Carrabba’s Italian Grill, 5425 University Parkway, University Park
Chicken Salad Chick, 5434 Lockwood Ridge Road, Bradenton
Dairy Queen Grill & Chill, 7155 S.R. 70 E., Bradenton
Fav’s Italian Cucina, 419 12th St. W., Bradenton
Honey Tree Cafe, 8315 Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota
Jaxx Wing Co., 316 12th St. W., Bradenton
Keke’s Breakfast Cafe, 1121 Cortez Road W., Bradenton
Kelly’s Roast Beef, 5407 University Parkway, Bradenton
Lighthouse Pizza & Grill at Heritage Harbour Golf Club, 8000 Stone Harbour Loop, Bradenton
Livingston’s Billiards, 4828 14th St. W., Bradenton
M&J Kitchen, 3506 First St., Bradenton
McDonald’s, 6103 U.S. 301, Ellenton (No violations)
Piesanos Stone Fired Pizza, 14629 S.R. 70 E., Bradenton
Snax Express, 1832 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)
Wendy’s, 606 10th St. W., Palmetto
Wendy’s, 5420 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton
Yummy Sushi, 6220 14th St. W., Bradenton (No violations)
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 February 3, 2025 at 5:50 AM.