TACO BELL

5318 E FOWLER AVE, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3907038. 11 inspection visits from 2023-07-26 to 2026-08-28.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-28: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

0 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (6 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2024-06-18)

2inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Hillsborough 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
2026-08-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	0.93
2026-02-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.01	2 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
2025-08-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.01
2025-03-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	0.99
2024-11-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.99	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-06-19	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2024-06-19	Complaint follow-up	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	0	1		2 areas 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-06-18	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	1	0	2		3 areas 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-12-27	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1		1 area 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2023-12-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	4	1.02	4 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-07-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	9	1.02	9 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x3) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation

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.