While a Sarasota County pizza restaurant was temporarily closed recently after a health inspector found rodent droppings near a rear exit, nine Manatee County dining spots were cited for high-priority violations.
Those included popular dining spots in Bradenton, Palmetto and Parrish and an Anna Maria Island icon.
Florida restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you.
You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name.
For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring warnings or administrative action, visit our Manatee County restaurant inspections site.
Here's the breakdown for recent health
inspections in Manatee County, Florida, for the week of Aug. 31-Sept. 6, 2026. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.
Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation describes an inspection report as a 'snapshot' of conditions present at the time of the inspection. On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment.
For full restaurant inspection details, visit our Manatee County restaurant inspection site.
Which Manatee County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?
These restaurants met all standards during their Aug. 31-Sept. 6 inspections and no violations were found.
- Bahama Bar at Esplanade Golf & Country Club, 12825 Malachite Drive, Lakewood Ranch
- Slim's Place, 204 Palmetto Ave, Anna Maria**
- Staybridge Suites Sarasota-Bradenton Airport, 2645 University Pkwy, Sarasota
- Taco Bell, 8347 Sr 64, Bradenton
- Taco Bell, 15215 Garnet Trail, Bradenton
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which Manatee County restaurants had high priority violations?
Chateau Anna Maria
5325 Marina Dr, Holmes Beach
Complaint Inspection on Sept. 3
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
9 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
- High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed in a reach in cooler: Milk (50F - Cold Holding); Butter (50F - Cold Holding); Heavy whipping cream (50F - Cold Holding) Operator stated they had been there for over a day. Operator willingly dispose of the product. **Warning**
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in a reach in cooler: Milk (50F - Cold Holding); Butter (50F - Cold Holding); Heavy whipping cream (50F - Cold Holding) Operator stated they had been there for over a day. Operator willingly dispose of the product. Observed at the bar: Cheese olives (61F - Cold Holding). Operator stated they had been out for approximately 2hrs. Operator placed them in a reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed chemical spray bottles improperly stored with alcohol bottles at the bar. Operator moved the chemicals. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Dunkin Donuts
5285 69 St E, Palmetto
Routine Inspection on Sept. 3
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
8 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
- High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed Sanitizer spray bottle stored above bags of coffee beans in dry storage area. **Warning**
Flavors Of India
6103 14th St W, Bradenton
Routine Inspection on Sept. 2
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
5 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
- High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed in reach in cooler on cooks line chicken (53F - Cold Holding); cheese (52F - Cold Holding); cooked vegetables (54F - Cold Holding); butter (58F - Cold Holding); cream (57F - Cold Holding).Person in charge stated it had been in the region and cooler for over four hours. Person in charge voluntarily discarded all items. **Warning**
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in reach in cooler on cooks line chicken (53F - Cold Holding); cheese (52F - Cold Holding); cooked vegetables (54F - Cold Holding); butter (58F - Cold Holding); cream (57F - Cold Holding).Person in charge stated it had been in the region and cooler for over four hours. Person in charge voluntarily discarded all items. **Warning**
Jasmine Dragon
6813 Buffalo Rd Unit 103, Palmetto
Routine Inspection on Sept. 3
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
2 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
- High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed mop sink utilizing splitter without vacuum breaker. **Warning**
La Familia
602 10 St W, Palmetto
Routine Inspection on Sept. 2
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
5 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs stored above ready to eat salsa in dry storage area. Operator corrected storage. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Pesto
8799 Cortez Rd W, Bradenton
Complaint Inspection on Sept. 3
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
4 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in a cook line cooler: Chopped lettuce (49F - Cold Holding); Sliced tomatoes (50F - Cold Holding); Feta cheese (50F - Cold Holding). Operator stated they had the product setup approximately 2hrs ago. Operator placed the product in a separate cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Simple Mexican Grill
11235 US Hwy 301 N Ste 105, Parrish
Routine Inspection on Sept. 1
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
8 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
- High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Observed container lined with non food grade paper towel in direct contact with tortillas. Operator removed paper towel. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed the following items in cook line reach in cooler with temperature above 41F: Butter (55F - Cold Holding); Chicken (49F - Cold Holding); Beef (55F - Cold Holding). Items were placed in reach in cooler 2 and a half hours prior to inspection per operator. Operator removed all items listed above and placed them in walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Skinny's Place
3901 Gulf Dr, Holmes Bch
Routine Inspection on Sept. 1
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
5 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed on the top part of the make table: Sliced cheese (50F - Cold Holding); Sliced tomatoes (50F - Cold Holding); Chopped lettuce (56F - Cold Holding). Operator stated they had been out for approximately 2hrs. Operator took half the product and placed in a cooler and put the rest on ice. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
T & T Habachi
Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Routine Inspection on Aug. 31
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
7 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
- High Priority - Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee drink from personal bottle with gloves on and proceeded to touch cooking utensils. Employee removed gloves and washed hands. Employee removed and sanitized utensils. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed frozen egg rolls stored in direct contact with to go bag in reach in freezer. **Warning**
What agency inspects restaurants in Florida?
Routine regulation and inspection of restaurants is conducted by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The Department of Health is responsible for investigation and control of food-borne illness outbreaks associated with all food establishments.
How do I report a dirty restaurant in Florida?
If you see abuses of state standards, report them and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation will send inspectors. Call the Florida DBPR at 850-487-1395 or report a restaurant for health violations online.
Get the whole story at our restaurant inspection database.
What does all that terminology in Florida restaurant inspections mean?
Basic violations are those considered against best practices.
A warning is issued after an inspector documents violations that must be corrected by a certain date or within a specified number of days from receipt of the inspection report.
An administrative complaint is a form of legal action taken by the division. Insufficient compliance after a warning, a pattern of repeat violations or existence of serious conditions that warrant immediate action may result in the division initiating an administrative complaint against the establishment. Says the division website: "Correcting the violations is important, but penalties may still result from violations corrected after the warning time was over."
An emergency order when a restaurant is closed by the inspector is based on an immediate threat to the public. Here, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants director has determined that the establishment must stop doing business and any division license is suspended to protect health, safety or welfare of the public.
A 24-hour call-back inspection will be performed after an emergency closure or suspension of license.
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: 9 Bradenton-area restaurants cited for high-priority violations
