UGLY GROUPER

5704 MARINA DRIVE, HOLMES BEACH, Manatee County. DBPR licence 5105746. 10 inspection visits from 2023-08-14 to 2026-09-01.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-01: routine inspection, 3 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic violations

5 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Manatee County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

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
2026-09-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	5	0.99	8 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 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 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2026-04-14	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	8		7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)
2025-10-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	5	0.78	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2025-05-09	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1		2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2025-04-10	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	2		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-04-02	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	2	5	0.89	6 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-09-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	4	0.89	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-03-21	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	6		7 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-08-15	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2023-08-14	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	5	3	13	0.97	13 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x3) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 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 (x3) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (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.