POPPO'S TAQUERIA

4220 53RD AVE EAST, BRADENTON, Manatee County. DBPR licence 5105667. 9 inspection visits from 2023-08-03 to 2026-07-16.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-16: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

1 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Manatee County average that year (6 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
2026-07-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.99	3 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-01-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	0.78	2 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-09-18	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	0	1		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-07-17	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	3	3	0.78	6 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-02-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	5	0.89	6 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 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
2024-07-24	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-07-17	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	2	4	0.89	8 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils 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 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-01-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.97	2 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-08-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	0.97	2 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints

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.