TACO BELL #17693
40976 N US HWY 19, Tarpon Springs FL 34689 · 727-937-6207
Last inspected May 4, 2026 · 7 visits since August 2023
5 inspections within 11 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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 operator with printed copy of form 5030-104
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach under food storage rack across from cook line, operator removed roach and sanitized area
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No soap provided at handwash sink. At cook line left side. Created hand soap dispenser during inspection
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chicken wings walk in cooler made on Tuesday put date marked during inspection.
Food stored on floor. Box of oil on floor
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink splitter added to mop sink faucet. Threaded faucet on splitter, no vacuum breaker
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. Amber pans for hot holding
Accumulation of black/grey mold-like substance in the interior of the ice chute and around nozzles in lobby. Around nozzles of ice machine
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. Cutting board stained with black substance.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Soda machine ice chute in dining room soiled with black substance.
Ice buildup on walk-in freezer door.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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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 operator with printed copy of form 5030-104
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers on rack by back door
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Provided operator with printed copy of form 5030-105
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Quaternary sanitizer in 3 compartment sink at 0ppm, manager changed out sanitizer water, now at 200ppm
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. shredded cheddar cheese (48F - Cold Holding) 42F; shredded lettuce (46F - Cold Holding) 43F side of make table by 3 compartment sink, manager removed from line and put in cooler to get down to temperature
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket at 0ppm, manager refilled sanitizer buckets, now at 200ppm
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Equipment in poor repair. Sanitizer sink at 3 compartment sink has a leak in it, plumber has fixed the sink
Water draining onto floor surface. Sanitizer water from 3 compartment sink leaking onto floor, manager put pans under sink to catch the water, plumber has been called out. Plumber showed up during inspection, sink has been fixed, it is no longer leaking
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.