2215 60TH AVE E, ELLENTON, FL 34222
GATEWAY SUBS has a mixed inspection record — 19 violations in the past year, including 3 high-priority. Not alarming, but worth knowing before you order. The trailing-year record shows 19 violations, including 3 high-priority and 0 Emergency Orders of Closure.
Scores higher than 50% of the 36 inspected restaurants in ELLENTON on the trailing-year record.
3 high-priority violations on the trailing-year record — above the Manatee County average of 1.8.
Full available history. The score uses only the most recent 365 days — older visits are shown for context, not counted.
Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.
Missing or expired food manager certification, or employee food-safety training not documented.
Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.
Cleaning chemicals or other toxic substances unlabeled or stored where they can reach food.
Roaches, rodents, flies, or other pests present — or doors and openings that let them in not protected.
A sick or symptomatic employee present, or staff unaware of when illness bars them from working with food.
Dish machine or sinks not set up or working properly, or missing sanitizer test kit and gauges.
Missing or expired food manager certification, or employee food-safety training not documented.
Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.
Dirty wiping cloths not stored in sanitizer, or soiled linens handled improperly.
Surfaces that touch food — cutting boards, ice bins, dish racks — soiled or not sanitized.
Other conditions related to sanitary and safe operation.
This visit closed with no further action required.
A sick or symptomatic employee present, or staff unaware of when illness bars them from working with food.
Water not safe, or hot (100°F) and cold water not available under pressure.
The establishment's license expired, not obtained, or not properly displayed.
A sick or symptomatic employee present, or staff unaware of when illness bars them from working with food.
Water not safe, or hot (100°F) and cold water not available under pressure.
The establishment's license expired, not obtained, or not properly displayed.
A sick or symptomatic employee present, or staff unaware of when illness bars them from working with food.
Water not safe, or hot (100°F) and cold water not available under pressure.
The establishment's license expired, not obtained, or not properly displayed.
Missing consumer advisory for raw or undercooked items, ready-to-eat food not date-marked, or food not properly labeled.
A sick or symptomatic employee present, or staff unaware of when illness bars them from working with food.
Every violation on this record falls into one of the state's standardized categories. Here is what each category covers and why inspectors check for it — in plain English, with the trailing-year count for this kitchen.
Cleaning chemicals and other toxic substances must be labeled and stored away from food and prep surfaces. A mislabeled or badly placed chemical can end up in food, which is why inspectors treat this as high-priority.
On this record, the category appears in 1 of the 3 trailing-year inspections. The written details for each entry are in the state inspection documents linked above.
Dirty Dish List is built from public inspection data published by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The inspection dates, dispositions, and violations on this report card mirror what the state has on file for License No. 5105083 — you can read the original documents yourself and compare.