15 restaurants in Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, Palmetto get near-perfect health inspections

The Bradenton Herald regularly reports on local restaurants that don’t pass inspection by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation or otherwise raise concern due to food safety and cleanliness issues.

But over the past several years, readers have frequently asked which restaurants have done well during inspectors’ visits, too.

Passing inspection without flaw is no easy feat. Florida bases its inspection standards on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Food Code, which contains many, many possible violations. These Bradenton-area restaurants did more than pass their regular state inspection — they aced it.

Here are the restaurants and other food businesses that recently got perfect marks (no violations) or near-perfect marks (only a few minor violations) in Manatee County. These inspections were conducted between November 7-22, 2022.

AMC Bradenton 20, 2507 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton

Bigg Dogg BBQ LLC, 2910 63rd Ave. E., Bradenton

Buffalo Wild Wings, 4120 14th St. W., Bradenton

BurgerFi, 11563 S.R. 70 E., Bradenton (No violations)

Chipotle Mexican Grill, 11715 S.R. 70 E., Lakewood Ranch (No violations)

Culver’s, 4714 S.R. 64 E., Bradenton

Froggy’s Caribbean BBQ, 2525 27th St. E., Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)

J & J Barbecue, 2505 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton (Catering service)

Main Street Trattoria, 8131 Lakewood Main St., Lakewood Ranch

Super 8, 5218 17th St. E., Ellenton (No violations)

El Taco Loco, 6103 28th St. E., Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)

Tacos Bertha, 2608 Ninth St. W., Bradenton (Food truck) (No violations)

Tandoor Fine Indian Cuisine, 8453 Cooper Creek Blvd., Bradenton

La Tentacion del Sabor, 639 10th St. E., Palmetto (Mobile food business) (No violations)

Wendy’s, 11727 S.R. 70 E., 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.