Food & Drink

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. 17 to March 4.

Abuela’s Kitchen, 727 Seventh St. W., Palmetto

Anna Maria Island Frozen Yogurt & Acai, 5604 Marina Drive Unit B, Holmes Beach (No violations)

Avocado’s Cocina Mexicana & Bar, 6510 Cortez Road W., Bradenton

Bapa Pollo a la Brasa, 1210 Eighth Ave. W., Palmetto (No violations)

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s, 1795 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Bradenton

The Bridge Tender Inn Tiki Bar, 135 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach

Casa Tino Authentic Latin Cuisine, 8742 S.R. 70 E., Bradenton

Chick-fil-A, 4311 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton

Los Chiludos Fresh Mexican Grill, 3232 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach

La Crêperie, 3216 E Bay Drive, Holmes Beach

Dunkin’, 4415 34th St. W., Bradenton

Ferraro’s Italian Grille, 8348 U.S. 301, Parrish

First Watch, 14475 S.R. 70 E., Bradenton (No violations)

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

Freestyle Flamingos (Food truck) (No violations)

Good Liquid Brewing Co., 1008 Fourth Ave. W., Bradenton

El Guache Tacos & More, 2416 Ninth St. E., Bradenton (No violations)

Habibi Bowls, 4705 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton (Food truck) (No violations)

Jersey Brothers Pizza & Pasta, 8744 S.R. 70 E., Bradenton (No violations)

Latino’s Fashion, 1239 60th Ave. W., Bradenton

Little Saigon Cafe, 3211 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton (No violations)

Ni Chana Ni Juana, 2424 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton (Mobile food business)

Paletería y Heladeria Mexicana, 1308 Eighth Ave. W., Palmetto

La Placita Mexicana, 12341 U.S. 301, Parrish (Mobile food business)

Raven Pizza, 8255 U.S. 301, Parrish (No violations)

Sunny Seoul Korean Kitchen, 9750 S.R. 64, Bradenton (Food truck)

The Social at Palmetto Marriott Resort & Spa, 600 U.S. 41, Palmetto

Taco Bell, 9410 Buffalo Road, Palmetto (No violations)

Taco Bell, 15215 Garnet Trail, Bradenton

Tacos El Guero 4, 6008 15th St. E., Bradenton (Food truck)

Tacos Hidalgo, 7251 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota (Mobile food business) (No violations)

Tacos Pancha, 2801 14th St. W., Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)

Taqueria La Condensa, 5904 Cortez Road W., Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)

Taqueria Maty, 12255 U.S. 301, Parrish (Food truck)

Toasted Mango Cafe, 3240 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach

Whiskey Joe’s, 5313 19th St. E., Ellenton (Food truck)

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.

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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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