Food & Drink

See which Bradenton-area restaurants aced their health inspections

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 March 2 to March 13, 2026.

AMI Salty Dogs (Hot dog boat) (No violations)

Ananda Farm Eats, 579 Ken Hubbard Road, Terra Ceia (Mobile food business) (No violations)

Anna Maria Oyster Bar Cortez, 6696 Cortez Road W., Bradenton

Applebee’s Grill + Bar, 4638 State Road 64, Bradenton

Baja Fresh Mix, 5375 Factory Shops Blvd., Ellenton (Inside Ellenton Premium Outlets) (No violations)

Beach House Waterfront Restaurant, 200 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach

Bellabean, 3549 53rd Ave. W., Bradenton (No violations)

Burger King, 8907 U.S. 301, Parrish (No violations)

C & K Smokehouse BBQ, 12119 U.S. 301, Parrish

Los Carnales Mexican Food, 2801 14th St. W., Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)

Chili’s Grill & Bar, 6010 U.S. 301, Ellenton

Culver’s, 10824 U.S. 301, Parrish (No violations)

Denny’s, 610 44th Ave. W., Bradenton

Domino’s Pizza, 8163 U.S. 301, Parrish (No violations)

Fresh Kitchen, 8491 Cooper Creek Blvd. #101, Bradenton

The Granary, 2547 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch

El Guache Tacos & More, 2416 Ninth St. E., Bradenton

Hampton Inn & Suites Bradenton Downtown Historic District, 309 10th St. W., Bradenton (No violations)

Holy Smokes Barbecue, LLC, 1431 Tallevast Road, Sarasota (Catering business) (No violations)

Inner Compass Brewing Company, 10316 Technology Terrace, Bradenton (No violations)

Lazy Lobster, 5350 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key

Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub, 760 Broadway St., Longboat Key

Olive & Dough - Pizza & Pasta, 9648 State Road 64, Bradenton (No violations)

Paradise Concessions LLC, 5895 Post Blvd., Lakewood Ranch (Concession stand) (No violations)

Pomegranate Frozen Yogurt, 9023 U.S. 301, Parrish (No violations)

Restaurant iDalia, 8743 Fort Hamer Road, Parrish (No violations)

Star Fish Company, 12306 46th Ave. W., Cortez

Taco Bell, 5410 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton

El Taco Loco, 6103 28th St. E. #G, Bradenton (Mobile food business)

Tim’s Gourmet Pizza, 1035 26th Ave. E., Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)

Tropical Smoothie Cafe, 8730 U.S. 301 #107, Parrish (No violations)

Waffle House, 1515 51st Ave. E., Ellenton

Wendy’s, 5865 Ft Hamer Road, Parrish (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.

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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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