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5802 E 20 ST, ELLENTON, Manatee County. DBPR licence 5104469. 16 inspection visits from 2023-09-18 to 2026-04-30.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-04-30: complaint inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

2 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Manatee County average that year (2 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

3inspections 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
2026-04-30	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2026-03-05	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	2	2		4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-03-04	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	2	2	0.78	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-08-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	4	0.78	6 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-05-20	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-03-19	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	1		2 areas 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-03-19	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-01-13	Complaint follow-up	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	3	7		6 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-01-13	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	5		6 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-11-12	Complaint follow-up	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	4	7		7 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-11-12	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	5		6 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-09-16	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	2		2 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-09-09	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	6	0.89	7 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-01-29	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	2		3 areas 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-12-20	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	6		7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-09-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	6	0.97	6 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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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.