TACO BELL

116 W. REA RD, WAUCHULA, Hardee County. DBPR licence 3500269. 7 inspection visits from 2023-07-20 to 2026-07-29.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-29: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 1 basic violations

0 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hardee County average that year (4 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Hardee County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-07-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	0.95	2 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-12-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.91	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2025-07-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.91	4 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2025-04-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	1.69	2 areas 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-09-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.69	1 area 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2023-10-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	1.47	3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2023-07-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2	1.47	4 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils

The food: where these dishes come from

Taco Bell is known for tacos, nachos and quesadilla. The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

TacosHistory of Tacos: Silver Mines, Not 10,000 YearsPlateTales

NachosWho Invented Nachos? Ignacio Anaya and the 1940 Paper TrailPlateTales

This is a Taco Bell location. How Taco Bell's 447 Florida stores compare with their counties.

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.