Taco Bell #6132
16020 Mapledale Blvd, Tampa, FL 33624 · Permanent Food Service · License 3916608
What drove the grade
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 18 routine inspection2 high priority (1 no follow-up needed, 1 fixed on the spot, 1 repeat), 1 intermediate, 5 basic-16
- Safety score84
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 18, 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.
8 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority2
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135°F.
Refried beans temped at 116f in the hot holding table and were prepared less than 30 minutes prior. Manager reheated to 167f.
Fixed on the spot
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
Brass valve attached to orange hose in hose at mop sink. Vacuum breaker present, but was not attached. Manager stated that the vacuum breaker did not fit the hose. Suggested to change out the hose to manager.
Repeat violation
Intermediate1
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Observed build up in reach-in hot holding unit next to fryer near cook line. Observed build up in right side hot water tap in interior of the nozzle. Food build up in main make line reach in cooler on side with hand wash sink.
Basic5
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Equipment in poor repair.
Observed cracked container holding chips in the hot holding station parallel to the drive-through window.
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Observed build up on gaskets in reach in hot holding unit next to cook line. Build up observed underneath ice shoot at the drive through soda machine. Observed build up on exterior of soda bibb hoses.
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler underneath main make line across from drive through window, parallel to soda machine.
Code 33, Garbage and refuse: Heavy leaf debris build up in enclosed dumpster area.
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Observed build up of trash and food debris on right side of soda machine in the self serving customer area.
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
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.
- 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.
- Vacuum breaker, backflow
- Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.