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8799 CORTEZ RD W, BRADENTON, Manatee County. DBPR licence 5105114. 9 inspection visits from 2023-11-14 to 2026-09-08.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-09-08: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

3 of 6routine 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
2026-09-08	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2026-09-03	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	0	3		4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2026-02-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	0.78	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-09-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.78	1 area 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
2025-04-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	0	0.89	1 area 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-11-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	5	0.89	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2024-04-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	0.97	3 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-11-15	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	2		2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-11-14	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	7	0.97	9 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

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.