TACO BELL #6144
25630 SIERRA CENTER BLVD, Lutz FL 33559 · 813-948-4773
Last inspected Jul 9, 2026 · 7 visits since October 2023
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— STEADY
5 inspections within 18 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. -license expired 2/1/2023
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Jul 9, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzles interior soiled and black mold like substance buildup in dinning room
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Vertical reach in freezer gaskets soiled with black mold like substance build up.
Mar 25, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzles interior soiled and black mold like substance buildup.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee no beard guard while engaging food preparation, discussed with operator andheput beard guard on,
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor soiled with food debris under cooking equipments in kitchen
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gasket soiled and black mold like substance buildup under prep table.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. vertical hot warmer interior soiled with food debris.
Oct 15, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate0 Basic
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Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee engaged food preparation without washing hands after jawing wet wiping cloth cleaned prep table in front line. Manager asked him washed hand properly
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Sanitizer bucket stored on floor by triple sink. Operator restored it properly
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzles interior soiled and black mold like substance buildup
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Tools stored in hand wash sink by prep sink. Manager removed tools
Jan 27, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook potatoes 78 f 2nd temp 170 f
Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand washing sink by serving line tested at 68 f ran over 2 minutes
Jul 18, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler Cold holding cut tomatoes 52 f cheese 52 f main prep lime employee removed to freezer 2nd temp 43 f. Cheese cut tomatoes 46 f
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee speaker above single service items on prep line.
Mar 8, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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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.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee drink in reach in freezer employee removed.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop Handle touching cheese in make table reach in cooler.
Oct 30, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority1 Intermediate7 Basic
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Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. -employee in to go window touched clean cup filled with ice after touching headphones without washing hands, discussed proper hand washing with manager
Employee used the bathroom and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands upon returning to employee area. -Employee left bathroom, entered kitchen and place a bag of cheese into hot water without washing hands. She then left for bank., discussed proper hand washing with manager
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. -license expired 2/1/2023
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. -Stainless steel cleaner left on cutting board opposite to kitchen line. -Chemicals stored above and below Kay release agent.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -Ice Shute and self serving soda nozzles on customer side soiled. -Soda nozzles on Togo service machine soiled.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. -Cutting board on cook line grooved.
Dumpster rusted out on bottom. -Dumpster bottom rusted and leaking.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. -Pancake mix and syrup stored next to RIC opposite cook line. Management moved to designated employee bin
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors under soda syrup storage soiled
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Reach in cooler gaskets on cook line soiled.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. -Reach in cooler below cook line cold holding unit soiled. -Reach in freezer on cook line soiled. -Hot holding units on cook line soiled
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.