RJ GATOR'S SEA GRILL AND BAR

6100 CORTEZ RD W, BRADENTON, Manatee County. DBPR licence 5105588. 16 inspection visits from 2023-10-23 to 2026-10-14.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-10-14: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

6 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Manatee County average that year (1 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-06-09)

3inspections 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
2026-10-14	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-10-13	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	0	4	0.99	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2026-04-02	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3		2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2026-03-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	5	0.78	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2025-10-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	7	0.78	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2025-06-25	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	1		2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-06-24	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	1	7		10 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-06-09	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	2	5		3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2025-06-09	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	8	2	8		10 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 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 (x3) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-02-27	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	3		2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-02-26	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	1	11	0.89	12 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2024-07-25	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	1		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-07-24	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	3	8	0.89	9 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-02-22	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	2	2		2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-02-20	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	3	8	0.97	9 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 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 (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2023-10-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	7	0.97	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)

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.