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 May 28 to June 6.
Alvarez Mexican Restaurant, 1431 Eighth Ave. W., Palmetto (No violations) (Not yet reopened)
AMC Bradenton 20, 2507 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton
Applebee’s Grill + Bar, 5908 18th St. E., Ellenton
Bradentrucky (Food truck)
Beach Bistro, 6600 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach (No violations) (Not yet reopened)
Boiler Room, 5600 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton (No violations) (Not yet open)
City Pier Grill, 100 N. Bay Blvd., Anna Maria (No violations) (Not yet reopened)
Coco & Mango, 2801 14th St. W. #A, Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)
Cortez Kitchen, 4528 119th St. W., Cortez
Gulf Drive Cafe, 900 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach (No violations)
Hacienda Grill, 3401 14th St. W., Bradenton (Food truck) (No violations)
Indo Hibachi, 2801 14th St. W. #A, Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)
J&J Barbecue (Mobile food business)
McDonald’s, 7300 Cortez Road W., Bradenton
Monty Jones, 4460 Tallevast Road, Sarasota (food truck) (No violations)
North River Pizza Company (Mobile food business)
Oma Pizza, 201 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach (No violations) (Not yet reopened)
The Palm Bar at Star Farms, 18380 Star Farms Loop, Lakewood Ranch (No violations)
Riverhouse Waterfront Restaurant Second Floor, 995 Riverside Drive, Palmetto (No violations)
Sabor Tropical Grill, 1007 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)
Self Defense Emporium Coffee Shop, 1012 10th St. E., Palmetto
Subway, 4850 Cortez Road W. #4850, Bradenton (No violations)
Taco Bell, 5298 33rd St. E., Bradenton
Taqueria Candy, 2801 14th St. W. #A, Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)
Wendy’s, 6600 S.R. 64, 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.
This story was originally published June 9, 2025 at 5:50 AM.