COLD STONE CREAMERY

7476 CORTEZ RD W, BRADENTON, Manatee County. DBPR licence 5105166. 4 inspection visits from 2023-09-29 to 2026-09-30.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-30: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 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

0inspections 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
2026-09-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	0	0.99	2 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-07-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.78	1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-07-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.89	1 area 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2023-09-29	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	1	3	0.97	5 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed

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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.