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TACO BELL #6132

16020 MAPLEDALE BLVD, Tampa FL 33624 · 813-960-3702

Last inspected Mar 27, 2026 · 7 visits since September 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats45
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA3916608
Grade history
NOV 24
DEC 24
APR 25
SEP 25
MAR 26
— STEADY

5 inspections within 26 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Badges — 1 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

7 visits, newest first

Mar 27, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed expired license on display.
Basic/50-09-4
Sep 24, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
Show 9 findings ▾
Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee picked up a bag of flour tortillas that fell to the floor at the steam table, front service line. Employee placed bag of tortilla on counter of steam table and continued to work without changing gloves or washing hands. Discussed with employee. Employee washed hands, changed gloves, clean and sanitized steam table counter during time of inspection.
High priority/12A-29-4/Corrective Action Taken
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb.
High priority/29-34-4/Repeat Violation
Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items.
Intermediate/11-07-5
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee drinking from an open container while walking through front service line station.
Basic/12B-12-5
Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee drinking from an open container while walking through front service line station.
Basic/12B-02-4
Food stored on floor. 3 bags of reddy ice on floor in Walk in freezer.
Basic/08B-38-4
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Basic/14-69-4
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda machine drain soiled with pink slime-like substance at drive-thru station. Interior cabinet of dining room soda machine soiled with food debris.
Basic/23-03-4/Repeat Violation
Apr 4, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Missing at hose located at mop sink.
High priority/29-42-4
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Underside of soda machine and soda machine drip tray soiled with white and green mold-like substance at drive-thru station. Employee began cleaning soda machine during time of inspection.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Corrective Action Taken/Repeat Violation
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda machine drain soiled with debris in dining room. Interior cabinet of dining room soda machine soiled with food debris.
Basic/23-03-4/Repeat Violation
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles on front line and Walk in cooler not labeled.
Basic/02D-01-5
Dec 2, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Container of pico not date marked inside Walk in cooler. Operator added date mark during time of inspection.
Intermediate/02C-03-5/Corrected On-Site
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Pink slime mold-like substance on soda machine nozzles next to drive-through take out window. Operator replaced all soiled soda nozzles during time of inspection.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Corrected On-Site
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. An educational pack with choking poster has been emailed to operator during time of inspection. Operator printed and posted choking poster at time of inspection.
Basic/51-13-4/Corrected On-Site
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior cabinet beneath soda machine in dining room soiled.
Basic/23-03-4
Nov 5, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paperwork towels available at 2 hand wash sinks in kitchen. Operator refilled during inspection.
Intermediate/31B-02-4/Corrected On-Site
Feb 27, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Sep 28, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic

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.