Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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TACOS MY FRIEND #3

1445 US HWY 17 S · BARTOW · Polk County · FL 33830

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateNovember 21, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number1321956
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10911182
DBPR license6350887

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority0 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical4 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

4 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 1

#4High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. pork (123F – Hot Holding); beef (125F – Hot Holding) inside the marinating.

Basic 3

#1Basic12B-09-5

Basic – Employee chewing gum while preparing food or while in a food prep/food storage/warewashing area.

#2Basic13-03-4

Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food on the cook line.

#3Basic10-17-4

Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives between backsplash and wall at the 3 compartment sink.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 17, 2026 8:26 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.