TACO BELL 3297
5096 N US HIGHWAY 41, Apollo Beach FL 33572 · 813-641-3598
Last inspected Jul 15, 2026 · 5 visits since September 2023
5 inspections trending up, 14 points better than where it started.
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Tongs handle in fries. Manager removed at time of inspection.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Manager hung at time of inspection.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food stored on floor. Box of tortillas on floor, manager removed at time of inspection.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hot holding unit door soiled. Exterior of soda machine.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler soiled.
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. 3 compartment sink tested 0 ppm, operator remade tested 200 ppm quaternary ammonium.
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Splitter missing vacuum breaker.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda machine.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink next to soda machine.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting next to walk in cooler.
In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Scoop handle in cheese. Operator removed at time of inspection.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of soda machine.
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket tested 0 ppm, operator remade tested 200 ppm quaternary ammonium.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Splitter missing vacuum breaker.
Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. 3 Compartment Sink tested 500+ppm Quaternary ammonia, operator remade tested 400ppm.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting next to walk in cooler.
Ten (10) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in walk-in cooler. Light in walk in cooler not working.
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.