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 Sept. 29 to Oct. 17.
Asian Essence, 21552 S.R. 64, Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)
Bamboo Island Bar, 119 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach
Big D’s Burritos n Tacos Catering Service (Mobile food business) (No violations)
Bonanno’s Bagels (Food truck) (No violations)
Buffalo Wild Wings, 5235 University Parkway, University Park (No violations)
Casa Blanca Modern Mexican Tequila Bar, 4230 14th St. W., Bradenton (No violations)
Chameleon Mobile Food (Mobile food service) (No violations)
Cristina’s Cocina, 5108 15th St. E., Bradenton
Cruisin’ Cuisine, 2801 14th St. W. #A, Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)
Dunkin’, 14405 S.R. 70 E. #101, Bradenton
Exotic Gourmet Catering (No violations)
FEWD Tent (Mobile food vendor) (No violations)
Five Guys, 8990 U.S. 301 #115, Parrish (No violations)
Freedom Concessions at Freedom Factory, 21050 S.R. 64, Bradenton (No violations)
Gelato-Go, 119 Bridge St. #150, Bradenton Beach
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Bradenton East-Lakewood Ranch, 5464 Lena Road, Lakewood Ranch (No violations)
Hyatt Place Sarasota / Lakewood Ranch, 6021 Exchange Way, Bradenton (No violations)
Ice Cream Shoppe Lakewood Ranch, 8151 Lakewood Main St., Lakewood Ranch (No violations)
Inner Compass Brewing Company, 10316 Technology Terrace, Bradenton (No violations)
Juniors Hotdogs, 4650 S.R. 64, Bradenton
Kuro Sushi, 8126 Lakewood Main St. #102, Lakewood Ranch (No violations)
Lakewood Ranch Cinemas, 10715 Rodeo Drive #8, Lakewood Ranch (No violations)
LongHorn Steakhouse, 7185 S.R. 64, Bradenton
Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant, 760 Broadway St., Longboat Key
Marco’s Pizza, 11161 S.R. 70 E. #104, Lakewood Ranch
Master Burger, 2801 14th St. W. #A, Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)
McDonald’s, 8164 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota
Michelangelo Pizzeria & Cucina SRQ, 2957 University Parkway, Sarasota
My Thai Restaurant, 633 Cortez Road W. #B2, Bradenton
Nibble + Nosh (Mobile catering) (No violations)
Outback Steakhouse, 12245 S.R. 70 E., Bradenton (No violations)
Papa Joes Sports Bar, 1242 Whitfield Ave., Sarasota (No violations)
The Park Grille, 7671 The Park Blvd., University Park
Peculiar Pub, 8141 Lakewood Main St. #103, Lakewood Ranch (No violations)
Percoco’s Pizza & Pasta, 8131 Lakewood Main St. #M101, Lakewood Ranch (No violations)
River Run Golf Links, 1801 27th St. E., Bradenton
Southern Smoked by JP, LLC (Food truck) (No violations)
Subway, 1755 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. # 3, Bradenton
Subway, 8408 N. Lockwood Ridge Road #35, Sarasota (No violations)
Subway, 8421 N. Tamiami Trail #3, Sarasota (No violations)
Taqueria Mi Pueblito, 2801 14th St. W. #A, Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)
Tropical Smoothie Cafe, 8477 Cooper Creek Blvd. #D, University Park (No violations)
Wolveshead Pizza & Wings, 5348 34th St. W., Bradenton (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.