Taco Bell
410 N Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island, FL 32953 · Permanent Food Service · License 1502917
What drove the grade
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Nov 6 routine inspection1 intermediate (fixed on the spot, 1 repeat), 3 basic-6
- Safety score94
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitNov 6, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
4 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
Intermediate1
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Drink nozzles in drive thru, manager cleaned nozzles
Fixed on the spotRepeat violation
Basic3
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.
Bowl in pico container in walk in cooler. Manager removed bowl.
Fixed on the spot
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Shelf underneath tortillas on cook line prep has food debris, manager cleaned.
Fixed on the spot
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing.
Front counter by dining area, cove molding missing. Cove molding missing between triple sink and mop sink.
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.