TAQUERIA LA CARRETA

1379 MARCUM RD, LAKELAND, Polk County. DBPR licence 6351381. 7 inspection visits from 2024-03-15 to 2026-08-13.

Warning: inspector to returnLast visit, 2026-08-13: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic violations

2 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk County average that year (3 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, Polk 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
2026-08-13	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	0	0.43	1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-02-04	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	2	0	0.40	3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-10-02	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	3	1		4 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-07-31	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	6	3	0.40	10 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-04-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.39	1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-12-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.39	1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-03-15	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0

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.