TACO BELL # 134
3500 W BROWARD BLVD, Fort Lauderdale FL 33312 · 954-581-1717
Last inspected Jul 21, 2026 · 10 visits since July 2023
5 inspections within 8 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 3 live small flying insects flying above box with employee left over foods in dry storage room/ employee break room. Operator discarded box, killed flies, cleaned and sanitized area during inspection. Violation will be reviewed at the next routine per M. Atassi.
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Disciplinary actions
2 cases · $760
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2--2023040499 | Jul 7, 2023 | Dec 18, 2023 | $200 |
| 2--2016007121 | Feb 9, 2016 | Jun 9, 2016 | $560 |
Inspection history
10 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Ceiling vents soiled with accumulated mold-like substance in lobby area.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Taco Station- Shredded Cheeses (41-49F - Cold Holding). Per Manager food items in unit less than 4 hours. Items not prepared or portioned today. Observed pans overfilled. Manager removed top portions and stored in walk in cooler to quick chill.
Exit door locked. For reporting purposes only. Empty boxes, garbage cans and mop buckets stored in front of exit door. Removed during inspection.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Next to back door
Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Next to restroom
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. At the triple sink, a metal bowl was stored with an old label still attached and residue around it. The bowl was removed to the triple sink to be rewashed and sanitized.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. At the back door. The cord is not attached to anything.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cellphone stored with foil paper and single use bags in the dry storage room. The phone was removed.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. At the back door
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. A open gallon container of bleach was stored on the shelf with napkins. The container was moved down to a lower shelf.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Walk In Cooler
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Employee replaced sanitizing solution
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 9 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 3 live small flying insects flying above box with employee left over foods in dry storage room/ employee break room. Operator discarded box, killed flies, cleaned and sanitized area during inspection. Violation will be reviewed at the next routine per M. Atassi.
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided procedures to manager.
Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing in dry storage room, both sides of entrance door way.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Equipment in poor repair. Heated cabinet bottom door handle not properly fixed / attached to door next to dry storage room.
Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
Hole in or other damage to left wall in dry storage room.
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.