WARDOS SMOKIN TACOS & BBQ

2127 CORTEZ RD W, BRADENTON, Manatee County. DBPR licence 5105402. 8 inspection visits from 2023-08-24 to 2026-10-01.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-01: licensing inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

2 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Manatee County average that year (4 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
2026-10-01	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1		1 area 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2026-03-18	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-01-14	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	3	0.78	5 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 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 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-08-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	5	0.78	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-01-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	0.89	4 areas 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 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-07-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	6	0.89	5 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-02-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	5	0.97	6 areas 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 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-08-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.97	3 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 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

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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.