TACO BELL

2575 E HILLSBOROUGH AVENUE, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3917609. 5 inspection visits from 2023-08-07 to 2026-07-24.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-07-24: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 6 basic violations

2 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (2 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, 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
2026-07-24	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	1	6	0.93	6 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x3) 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2026-04-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	2	1	1.01	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)
2025-09-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	8	1.01	8 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x2)
2024-07-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	3	0.99	6 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 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
2023-08-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	5	1.02	5 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x2)

The food: where these dishes come from

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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.