Which Bradenton-area restaurants aced their health inspections? Take a look at the list

Ryan Ballogg
·2 min read
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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. 2, 2024, to Jan. 3, 2025.

3 Natives, 11577 S.R. 70, Lakewood Ranch (No violations)

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

C’est La Vie Lakewood Ranch, 9118 Town Center Parkway #102, Lakewood Ranch

Corwin’s Ice Cream, 1000 Barcarrota Ave., Bradenton

Culver’s, 13020 S.R. 64, Bradenton

Doggie Style Gourmet Hot Dogs, 3413 Cortez Road W., Bradenton (Hot dog vendor) (No violations)

Food + Beer, 4286 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton (No violations)

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

Jersey Mike’s Subs, 8980 U.S. 301 #130, Parrish (No violations)

Kurbside Classic BBQ (Food truck) (No violations)

Lo’ Key Island Grille, 5620 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key (No violations)

The Loaded Barrel Tavern, 450 12th St. W., Bradenton

Mi Rinconcito Criollo SRQ (Food truck) (No violations)

The Naked Potato, 3413 Cortez Road W., Bradenton (Mobile food business) (No violations)

Panera Bread, 2821 University Parkway, Sarasota

Pane e Amore Italian Cafe, 119 Bridge St. #130, Bradenton Beach

Pee Wee’s Canteen (Food truck) (No violations)

Stoner’s Pizza Joint, 3985 Cortez Road W., Bradenton

Subway, 4850 Cortez Road W., Bradenton

Taqueria Lucy, 925 15th St. E. Bradenton (Food truck)

Thai Seed, 5215 University Parkway #108, University Park

Wendy’s, 8220 Tourist Center Drive, University Park

Wendy’s, 11727 S.R. 70 E., Bradenton

Yoha’s Cuban Pizza (Mobile food business) (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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