GULF DRIVE CAFE

900 N GULF DRIVE, BRADENTON BEACH, Manatee County. DBPR licence 5101916. 12 inspection visits from 2023-08-02 to 2026-10-12.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-12: routine inspection, 4 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 2 basic violations

4 of 9routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Manatee County average that year (5 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2024-01-23)

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Manatee County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-10-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	3	2	0.99	7 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2026-04-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	2	0.78	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-01-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1	0.78	3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-10-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	1	0.78	4 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-07-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	1	0.78	3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-05-30	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2025-04-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.89	3 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2025-01-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	4	0.89	5 areas 01 Approved source 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2024-04-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	4	0.97	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2024-01-24	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2024-01-23	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	1	4	0.97	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2023-08-02	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 29 Plumbing installed and maintained

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.