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 Feb. 5 to Feb. 15.
Appalachian Grill, 6832 14th St. W. #2, Bradenton (Catering business)
The Barnyard, 620 Ninth Ave. W., Bradenton
Big Chef American Cuisine (Mobile food business) (No violations)
The Bistro at Courtyard by Marriott, 100 Riverfront Blvd., Bradenton
Black Napkin Culinary Services (Catering) (No violations)
Checkers, 5220 15th St. E., Bradenton
Chipotle Mexican Grill, 6020 U.S. 301, Ellenton
Crawfish & Crab Bayou Fish Market & Restaurant, 3412 U.S. 301 N., Ellenton (No violations)
First Watch, 7118 Cortez Road W., Bradenton
Good Liquid Brewing Co., 8980 U.S. 301 #138, Parrish
The Granary Breakfast & Lunch Restaurant, 2547 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch
Grandma Wan Thai Mix Kitchen, 1128 30th Ave. W., Bradenton
Kacey’s Seafood & More, 7602 Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota
Key Royale Club, 700 Key Royale Drive, Holmes Beach,
Kracked Krab & More (Mobile food business) (No violations)
McDonald’s, 3631 Cortez Road W., Bradenton (No violations)
Miss Empanadas y Mas, 3401 14th St. W., Bradenton
Papa John’s, 4224 Cortez Road W., Bradenton
Paradise Ground (Mobile food business) (No violations)
Pork Belly’s Eatery and Catering Co., 9516 Cortez Road W., Bradenton (No violations)
Robin’s Downtown Cafe, 428 12th St. W., Bradenton
Silver Star East Restaurant, 36251 S.R. 70, Myakka City
Strawberry King, 6804 Cortez Road W., Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)
Taqueria Mi Rancho, 3603 15th St. E., Bradenton (Food truck)
Topsail Steamer Seafood, 5321 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach
Traveling Kitchen (Food truck) (No violations)
Two Scoops, 101 N Bay Blvd., Anna Maria (No violations)
Wendy’s, 5904 20th St. E., Ellenton
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 18, 2025 at 5:50 AM.