VENTURA'S ITALIAN KITCHEN ON CORTEZ

Name: VENTURA'S ITALIAN KITCHEN ON CORTEZ
Address: 4805 CORTEZ RD W, BRADENTON, FL, 34210, US
Rating: 95.1

4805 CORTEZ RD W, BRADENTON, FL 34210

License #5105974

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95.1 Grade A / 100

Excellent Health Score

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VENTURA'S ITALIAN KITCHEN ON CORTEZ in BRADENTON currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 95.1 out of 100 — an A grade for consistent compliance with state food-safety standards. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on December 2, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 12 total violations — 3 critical, 1 major, 8 minor.

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Inspections on file

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Latest clean pass

August 15, 2025

The latest inspection on December 2, 2025 included 2 critical violations, 0 major, and 6 minor.

Inspection data quality

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Inspection coverage

67%

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DBPR

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Inspection History

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs on equipment oven door handle. Operator removed tongs.
[13-04-4] Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee engaged in food preparation on cook line without a beard guard.
[36-17-5] Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed cracked floor tile next floor drain in kitchen beside dish rack.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw chicken over a bucket of pickles in walk-in cooler. Operator moved pickles to different shelf.
[29-11-4] Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Observed standing water on floor next to dish machine. Operator stated that a pipe was leaking. Operator stated that a plumber had been called.
[35A-03-4] Dead roaches on premises. Observed one dead roach in bar area in back corner between well and beer cooler. Operator removed dead roach and cleaned area.
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed solo cup being used to dispense grated Parmesan cheese in single door flip top make station on front line. Operator removed solo cup.
[03F-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Observed pizza being held on time without a time mark. Operator stated pizza had been there for approximately 2 hours. Operator discarded pizza.

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