Taco Bell #23699
Last inspected: Dec 23, 2025
52
Score
The Taco Bell located at 1858 S 8 Street in Fernandina Beach, FL, underwent a high-risk inspection on December 23, 2025, resulting in a score of 52. This inspection identified one critical, three major, and four minor violations. While most of its 11 recorded inspections have been low-risk, this recent report noted issues including soiled vents, food debris on cooler gaskets, and the temporary use of cardboard on nonfood-contact shelves, which was corrected during the inspection.
8
Inspections
1
Critical latest
3
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 23, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
52
Aug 14, 2025
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
95
Feb 11, 2025
Routine - Food
3 minor violations.
86
Aug 30, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 minor violations.
67
Dec 5, 2023
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
95
Jul 17, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
74
Sep 27, 2022
Complaint Full
1 minor violation.
90
Jul 12, 2022
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
86
Violations — Dec 23, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Observed cardboard being used to line shelves on cook line, manager took cardboard off shelves. **Corrected On-Site**
14-45-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents above cook line are soiled with dust.
36-34-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on reach in coolers on cook line soiled with food debris.
23-03-4
Basic - Uncovered Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed an open container cup near sitting on a box next to the soda syrup boxes. Operator discarded the cup. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit Observed shredded cheese in reach in cooler on cook line at 45F, operator put shredded cheese in a different reach in cooler, second temperature taken 1 hour later, 42F. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of ice chute on soda machine in dining area soiled with mold like substance. Interior of tea maker nozzle in kitchen area by drive through window soiled with calcium like build up.
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels located in bathroom. Manager filled paper towels. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - Test kit for measuring the concentration of the sanitizing solution not used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions or employee unaware of proper use Manager was not aware of her chemical test kit instructions for quaternary sanitizer, test kit instructs to hold strip in sanitizer for 10 seconds, manager placed her strip In and immediately removed it resulting in. test result of 0ppm.
16-43-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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