SUBWAY 986

737 8TH AVE. WEST, UNIT 130, PALMETTO, Manatee County. DBPR licence 5103322. 9 inspection visits from 2023-08-02 to 2026-06-30.

Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-06-30: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic violations

0 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Manatee County average that year (3 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

2inspections 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
2026-06-30	Complaint follow-up	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	3		3 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-04-27	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	2	4		7 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-11-05	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-09-04	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	1	0.78	3 areas 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-03-18	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-01-13	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	4	1	0.89	3 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-07-23	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4		4 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2023-08-15	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	0		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2023-08-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.97	1 area 08 Food protection, cross-contamination

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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.