THE BROWN BAG

440 12 ST, BRADENTON, Manatee County. DBPR licence 5106119. 7 inspection visits from 2024-10-02 to 2026-08-13.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-13: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 1 basic violations

3 of 4routine 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
2026-08-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	0.99	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2026-04-30	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	3		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
2026-04-14	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	3		3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-02-11	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	3	0.78	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-08-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	0	0.78	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2025-03-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2	0.89	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2024-10-02	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0

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.