CRACKER BARREL #506

2203 CORTEZ RD W, BRADENTON, Manatee County. DBPR licence 5105079. 11 inspection visits from 2023-09-18 to 2026-08-25.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-25: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

4 of 7routine 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
2026-08-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.99	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2026-04-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.78	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-01-14	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2025-12-19	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	5		6 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-08-22	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-08-21	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	0	4	0.78	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-02-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	9	0.89	10 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-08-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	9	0.89	6 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-02-08	Follow-up visit	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
2024-02-01	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	4	0.97	6 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-09-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	7	0.97	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)

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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.