PENNYS ICE CREAM

5610 GULF OF MEXICO DR UNIT 3, LONGBOAT KEY, Manatee County. DBPR licence 5106070. 6 inspection visits from 2024-01-26 to 2026-01-28.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-01-28: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

2 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Manatee County average that year (1 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
2026-01-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	0.78	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
2025-11-17	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	3		2 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x2)
2025-09-17	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	3	4	0.78	6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x2) 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2024-09-20	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-07-22	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	4	2	0.89	5 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-01-26	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1		1 area 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean

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.