PAPA JOHN'S #2753

5838 E SR 70, BRADENTON, Manatee County. DBPR licence 5104474. 6 inspection visits from 2023-10-02 to 2026-10-27.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-27: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

1 of 4routine 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
2026-10-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.99	2 areas 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2026-05-27	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	0		2 areas 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-05-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0	0.78	1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-09-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.89	2 areas 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-05-29	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2		3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-10-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	0.97	3 areas 01 Approved source 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean

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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.