APPLEBEE'S NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL & BAR

5908 18 ST E, ELLENTON, Manatee County. DBPR licence 5105013. 9 inspection visits from 2023-09-05 to 2026-07-23.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-23: licensing inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

2 of 5routine 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

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
2026-07-23	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2026-01-22	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	2		2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2026-01-21	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	2	8		9 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2025-11-07	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	5		3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2025-11-06	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	8	0.78	6 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x4) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-06-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.89	3 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-08-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	2	0.89	4 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-02-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.97	2 areas 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2)
2023-09-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.97	1 area 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.