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CANTINA GRILL AND BAR INC

5108 15TH STREET EAST, BRADENTON, Manatee County. DBPR licence 5106095. 8 inspection visits from 2024-05-28 to 2026-05-14.

Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-05-14: follow-up visit, 1 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 1 basic violations
3 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Manatee County average that year (0 had none)
2emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-12-03)
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.
DateVisitResultHighInter.BasicCounty avgWhat was cited
2026-05-14 Follow-up visit Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine
DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
121
4 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-03-12 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
588 0.78
14 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3)
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2)
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
  • 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
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 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
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x3)
2025-12-04 Follow-up visit Allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied
100
1 area
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-12-03 Routine inspection Emergency closure recommended
DBPR: Emergency order recommended
773 0.78
12 areas
  • 01 Approved source (x2)
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2)
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2)
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-04-02 Licensing inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
012
2 areas
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-11-16 Follow-up visit Closure follow-up: more time given
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Time Extension
022
3 areas
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-11-15 Routine inspection Emergency closure recommended
DBPR: Emergency order recommended
257 0.89
8 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3)
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x4)
  • 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-05-28 Licensing inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
002
2 areas
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 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

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.