Taco Bell
12098 Anderson Rd, Tampa, FL 33625 · Permanent Food Service · License 3919384
What drove the grade
Vacuum breaker missing at splitter added to mop sink faucet.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 11 routine inspection1 high priority (no follow-up needed), 2 intermediate (1 fixed on the spot)-8
- Safety score92
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 11, 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.
3 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Vacuum breaker missing at splitter added to mop sink faucet.
Intermediate2
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink.
Observed one employee washing her hands at the prep sink, located adjacent to the walk in cooler. Discussed with employee to wash hands only at designated hand washing sinks. Employee resumed hand washing at employee hand washing sink at time of inspection.
Fixed on the spot
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Cutting boards on the front line are soiled. Soda nozzles on the soda fountain and dining room area and drive-through area are soiled.
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.
- Vacuum breaker, backflow
- Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.