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 Dec. 1 to Dec. 12.
Apollonia Grill, 8235 Cooper Creek Blvd., Bradenton
Avocados Cocina Mexicana & Bar, 6510 Cortez Road W., Bradenton
Bonefish Grill, 8101 Cooper Creek Blvd., Sarasota (No violations)
Château 13, 535 13th St. W., Bradenton
Checkers, 8357 Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota (No violations)
Chick-fil-A, 5489 University Parkway, University Park (No violations)
Chicken Salad Chick, 8730 U.S. 301 #113, Parrish (No violations)
Chipotle Mexican Grill, 1608 Cortez Road W., Bradenton
Culver’s, 13020 State Road 64, Bradenton
Edible Cookie Dough Cafe (Mobile dessert vendor)
Fanatics Sports Bar & Grill, 4669 Cortez Road W., Bradenton
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 8306 Tourist Center Drive, Bradenton
Goodies Gelato & Coffee, 455 Cortez Road W., Bradenton
Manatee Palms, 1128 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton
Mission BBQ, 5231 University Parkway #109, University Park
Panda Express, 14525 State Road 70 E., Bradenton (No violations)
Papa Wally’s Cafe, 6515 14th St. W., Bradenton (No violations)
Paradise Ground (Breakfast and coffee food truck) (No violations)
Remy’s on Main, 8138 Lakewood Main St., Lakewood Ranch
SoFresh Lakewood Ranch, 11569 State Road 70 #106, Bradenton
Taco Bell, 5410 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton
Taco Bell, 8405 Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota
Wendy’s, 11727 State Road 70 E., 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.