Taco Bell # 199
Last inspected: Jan 15, 2026
78
Score
Taco Bell # 199 appears in inspection records 10 times, starting in 2022. The newest entry in the record is dated Jan 15, 2026. Low risk means the most recent visit produced few or no significant findings.
Violation counts have held steady across recent visits, averaging around six violations each.
The most common issue across all inspections has been “food-contact surface soiled with food debris”, showing up six times.
Compared to the broader Lake City restaurant scene, this is about average. Overall, the inspection record reads well.
10
Inspections
0
Critical latest
1
Major latest
3
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 15, 2026
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
78
Sep 8, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Washing Fruits and Vegetables
FL-42
70
Dec 18, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards soiled with mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vents soiled with dust and grease accumulations. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards grooved. **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Holding cabinet gasket torn. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of hash browns on floor of walk-in freezer.
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Holding cabinet and reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with food debris and mold-like substances. Mold-like substance on upper backsplash plate of Freeze machine. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop in basin of sink not hanging to dry.
42-01-4
67
Jul 25, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
67
Feb 8, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards soiled with mold-like substance. Mold-like substance on chute of dining room soda machine. Mold-like substance on nozzles of drive through soda machine. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Hinges broken on vertical warming cabinet. Gaskets melted/torn/deformed on vertical warming cabinet. Cutting boards grooved.
14-11-5
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor at three compartment sink and under dining room soda machine.
36-22-4
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Vertical outside corner molding missing at back hand-wash sink.
36-24-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold-like substance on upper backsplash plate of dining room and drive-through soda machines. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
74
Oct 27, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed two spray bottles with cleaning chemicals stored above where individuals packets of hot sauce are kept by the drive thru window. Manager placed spray bottles with other chemicals. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed mold like substance on the food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda dispensing machine at server station by the drive thru window. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed paper dispenser at hand wash sink by the three-compartment sink not operating. **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured in back corner of kitchen.
51-11-4
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed standing water under the Carbon dioxide tanks and the drive thru window. **Repeat Violation**
36-22-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed mold like substance in liquid catch basin of self serve soft drink dispensing machine in the dining area. Observed mold like substance on the underside of the non food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda dispensing machine at self serve soft drink dispensing machine in the dining area. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of soft drink machine. Observed the catch basin of the self serve soft drink machine in the dining area with standing water on the verge of overflowing.
29-49-6
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall above three-compartment sink soiled with mold like substance.
36-27-5
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Observed faucet at three-compartment sink continuously dripping.
29-11-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils or single serve items. Observed employee drink stored over single serve bags used to place customer food in. Manager placed drink on bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
50
Jun 28, 2023
Routine - Food
4 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Lobby ice chute soiled with black mold-like substance. Soda and Freeze nozzles soiled with mold-like substance.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink does not have enough water pressure to properly wash hands. Low water pressure at sink behind office.
27-19-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink near drive through contained ice; used as dump sink.
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No towels at handwash sink behind office.
31B-02-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vents soiled with mold-like substance over three compartment sink and dust over front of cookline.
36-34-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn on hot-boxes.
14-11-5
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor in front of three compartment sink.
36-22-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Drive-thru soda machine soiled with rust-like substance on front vertical surface around cup holders. Soiled gaskets on hot and cold-holding units.
23-03-4
55
Apr 7, 2023
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Hot-holding cabinet gaskets soiled with food debris. Drive-thru and dining room ice chutes soiled with green mold-like substance. Coffee machine filter holder plates soiled with calcium buildup and food debris.
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No towels at cook-line hand washing sink. Manager replaced. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets of hot-holding cabinets melted.
14-11-5
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor under co2tank in back corner.
36-22-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hot water machine nozzle area soiled with scale and food debris. Press exterior on cook-line soiled with grease and food debris. Drive through soda machine exterior soiled with rust stains and food debris. Drive through soda machine plates soiled around nozzles. Dining room soda machine exterior soiled.
23-03-4
70
Oct 5, 2022
Complaint Full
1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Proper Hot and Cold Holding Temperatures
FL-21
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
64
Aug 4, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. 6/1/2022 **Admin Complaint**
50-17-2
Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Wynonna Fritz expired 7/23/2022.
53A-03-7
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Box hot box racks are soiled. Soda nozzles in lobby and by Togo window. Slushee nozzles. Ice chutes on both drink machines. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink does not have enough water pressure to properly wash hands. Sink next prep table.
27-19-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Spoon inside Handwash sink by prep table. **Repeat Violation**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed employee wet paper towel in Handwash sink by Three compartment sink to wipe cutting board off.
31A-11-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. In lobby around air vents. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Empty sanitizer buckets stored above/next too soda boxes next to mop sink.
24-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Speaker on top of single service items by office. Operator moved speaker to bottom rack. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. On cooks line in sausage with handle in food.
10-06-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Around the soda nozzles at Togo window. Back metal plate of soda machine at Togo window. Fan guards in walk in cooler. Spray nozzle to the right is soiled. Hot box with chips inside gaskets are soiled. Utensil hanging rack over Three compartment sink soiled. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Taco Bell # 199 last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Taco Bell # 199 on file is from Jan 15, 2026. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Taco Bell # 199?
Across the inspection record, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at Taco Bell # 199.
How does Taco Bell # 199 compare to other restaurants in Lake City?
Taco Bell # 199 most recently scored 78 out of 100, which is about the same as the Lake City average of 80.
Has Taco Bell # 199's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Taco Bell # 199 have averaged around six violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Taco Bell # 199 means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Taco Bell # 199 inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Taco Bell # 199 is inspected around three times per year on average.
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