Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

TACO BELL

116 W. REA RD · WAUCHULA · Hardee County · FL 33873

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateOctober 25, 2023
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3375868
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8450162
DBPR license3500269

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority1 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical3 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 1

#2High Priority22-43-4

High Priority – Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Found at 150ppm corrected to 300ppm. Operator used hot water instead of required cool temp water. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 1

#3Intermediate11-26-1

Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Operator had employees read and sign during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 1

#1Basic23-01-4

Basic – Vending machine exterior soiled. Observed gaskets on slushie machine with black debris at gasket above cup fill area.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 19, 2026 2:51 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
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.