APPLEBEE'S NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL & BAR

4301 W CORTEZ RD, BRADENTON, Manatee County. DBPR licence 5103869. 9 inspection visits from 2023-07-12 to 2026-10-16.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-16: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

1 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Manatee County average that year (6 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

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
2026-10-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.99	2 areas 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2026-06-24	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2		2 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
2025-12-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	0.78	3 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-08-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	0.78	2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-03-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	0.89	2 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2024-07-25	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1		1 area 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-07-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.89	1 area 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
2023-12-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	6	0.97	6 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2023-07-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	3	0.97	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded

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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.