CHICKEN AND TACO LOCO
535 E BRANDON BLVD · BRANDON · Hillsborough County · FL 33511
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
41-07-4High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Vaseline stored on shelf with food items . Employee removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Thank you bags holding cut onions. Operator voluntarily discarded onions. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 4
35A-11-4Intermediate – Evidence of feeding stray/wild animals – food/water bowls provided outside. Observed pet food and water bowls under front of unit. **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink blocked by large portable ac unit Pepper container in hand wash sink – employee removed container **Warning**
51-16-7Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Secondary trailer used for storage, containing 2 operating chest freezers, single use items and food items. **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked , pork, chicken , various items in reach in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 11
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In sugar, operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse, headphones on and above prep table. Items were removed by employees. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employees put on hair nets. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Clean cooking oil in secondary storage unit. **Warning**
08B-42-4Basic – Food stored outside. Large reach in cooler holding drinks stored outside food trailer **Warning**
10-06-5Basic – In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. In cheese, operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
51-06-4Basic – Mobile food dispensing vehicle connected to utilities on more than a temporary basis. Waste line hard plumbed no easy disconnect. Plumbing waste line pipe goes into ground. **Warning**
14-47-4Basic – Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Wood shelf in secondary storage trailer not sealed **Warning**
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers. Operator inverted. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. At three compartment sink **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 16, 2026 12:42 PM.
Violation category totals
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.