5 Manatee County restaurants around Bradenton, Ellenton get poor health inspections
Florida’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants routinely inspects restaurants, food trucks and other food service establishments for public health and cleanliness issues.
The reports are public information.
During the most recent inspections in Manatee County, local restaurants were cited for issues including dead roaches in the kitchen and moldy equipment.
Here is what inspectors found:
My Thai Restaurant, 3633 Cortez Road W. # B2, Bradenton
- An inspector observed three rodent droppings on the floor next to a reach-in cooler. Corrective action was taken. A person in charge cleaned and sanitized the floor.
- There were two dead roaches on the floor behind a reach-in cooler in the main kitchen. Corrective action was taken.
- Raw pork was stored over cooked chicken in a reach-in cooler. Corrective action was taken.
- A cutting board was soiled and stained.
- A can opener was soiled with mold-like substance. Corrective action was taken.
- There was no proof provided that food employees were informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
- Cooked chicken and noodles that were being held for future use were not date-marked. Corrective action was taken.
- Hood filters were soiled with grease.
- The interior of a microwave was soiled.
- An employee was eating on a food preparation table. Corrective action was taken.
- The ceiling and/or ceiling tiles were water-damaged throughout the kitchen.
- The restaurant met inspection standards.
Jersey Brothers Pizza & Pasta, 8744 S.R. 70 E., Bradenton
- An inspector observed an employee handling a cell phone and then touching clean equipment without first washing hands. Corrective action was taken.
Spray bottles containing cleaning fluid were stored next to single service cutlery. Corrective action was taken.
The restaurant was operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Three cans of olives were dented at the seams. Corrective action was taken.
A can opener blade was soiled.
There was no proof provided that food employees were informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
An employee cell phone was stored on a cutting board. Corrective action was taken.
A follow-up inspection was required.
Mac Pizza & Wings, 9648 S.R. 64, Bradenton
- The business was operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Corrective action was taken.
Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeded the maximum concentration allowed. Corrective action was taken.
A can opener was soiled.
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution was not at the proper minimum strength. Corrective action was taken.
Cheese and dough balls were stored on the floor in a walk-in freezer. Corrective action was taken.
Several food employees were not wearing hair restraints.
A follow-up inspection was required.
WingHouse Bar & Grill, 2015 60th Ave. E., Ellenton
- Raw chicken breast was cold held at a temperature greater than 41 degrees. Corrective action was taken.
- No test kits were at hand to measure the strength of sanitizer in use for warewashing and/or wiping cloths.
- Water did not reach at least 100 degrees at an employee handwash sink.
There was a black, slimy mold-like substance in the interior of an ice machine.
Dish racks were heavily soiled.
Buckets of pickles were stored on the floor of a walk-in cooler. Corrective action was taken.
Two employees with facial hair were preparing food without beard guards.
Cutting boards on the cook line were heavily grooved.
There was a buildup of food debris on a cooler.
The restaurant met inspection standards.
China City Express, 810 First St. W., Bradenton
Raw animal foods (chicken and shrimp) were not properly separated from one another in a walk-in cooler based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Corrective action was taken.
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution exceeded the maximum concentration allowed. Corrective action was taken.
A can opener was soiled.
Chicken and cooked pork that were being held for future use were not date-marked. Corrective action was taken.
There was no proof provided that food employees were informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
Unwrapped plastic forks were stored near a handwash sink and exposed to splash. Corrective action was taken.
One hood vent was soiled with grease. Another was soiled with mold-like substance.
A food storage rack was soiled with dried food particles.
Food was stored on the floor in the kitchen, a walk-in cooler and a walk-in freezer. Corrective action was taken.
An employee was preparing food without a hair restraint. Corrective action was taken.
There was an accumulation of mold-like substance in the interior of an ice machine/bin.
The restaurant met inspection standards.
Editor’s Note: According to the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation, these reports are a “snapshot” of the conditions present at the time of the inspection and are public record. The agency is required to inspect every licensed restaurant at least once per year, but new and “high-risk” establishments tend to be inspected more frequently.
When an emergency shutdown order is given by an inspector, it must first be reviewed and approved by agency supervisors. In order for a business to reopen, an inspector will continue visiting the establishment daily until compliance is met. Some citations may include a financial penalty. Inspectors may also respond to complaints, which can be filed at www.myfloridalicense.com.
The Bradenton Herald’s weekly dirty dining reports list restaurants where inspectors found issues that might concern the average diner — such as unsafe food temperatures, employee hand-washing issues or moldy drink machines — regardless of whether or not the businesses passed inspection.