Lauderdale Lakes, Broward County

TACO BELL 26469

3970 W OAKLAND PARK BLVD, Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33311

FoodSeating
Latest violations
0
No violations
Nov 18, 2025
City
Lauderdale Lakes
County
Broward
Status
Ownership Changed
Inspections
10

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Nov 18, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Jul 30, 2025

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Nov 5, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Jul 10, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 1Total: 1

50-09-4

Detail 22966688

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Only 2023 license on premises.

Oct 4, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 2Total: 2

16-37-1

Detail 22339662

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Operator could not locate Quaternary test strips.

31B-02-4

Detail 22339661

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels in customer Mens room. Operator provided. Corrective Action Taken

Jul 26, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 1Total: 3

03B-01-6

Detail 22151784

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Front counter holding unit - chicken (120-133F - Hot Holding). Per operator holding less than an hour. Reviewed proper hot holding. Operator voluntarily discarded. Corrected On-Site

11-27-4

Detail 22151786

Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided handout to operator. Corrected On-Site

14-69-4

Detail 22151785

Basic - Ice buildup in right side (Delfield) cookline reach-in freezer- around condensing fan.

May 4, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 3Total: 3

32-12-5

Detail 21974146

Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Repeat Violation

13-04-4

Detail 21974144

Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.

10-06-5

Detail 21974145

Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Observed scoop handle touching shredded cheese on cook line. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site

Jul 22, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 1Total: 2

03A-02-5

Detail 21211938

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline - main open top - diced tomatoes (45-46F). Per operator item placed in unit less than an hour ago. Item is received diced. Observed heat sources next to open top. Operator moved item to walk in to quick chill. Corrective Action Taken

32-12-5

Detail 21211937

Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.

Jan 4, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 2Total: 3

53A-03-7

Detail 20760532

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/ Francis Dupuis. Expired 8-6-2019

36-22-4

Detail 20760533

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed standing water in dry storage by drain. Per operator water drains from the AC equipment.

25-05-4

Detail 20760531

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed a box of togo containers stored on Dry storage. Operator elevated. Corrected On-Site

Jul 19, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 3Intermediate: 1Total: 4

12A-07-5

Detail 20353577

High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee at reheating station changed gloves without washing hands first and proceeded to placed cheese bags inside the hot bath unit. Employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site

12A-17-4

Detail 20353575

High Priority - Employee in kitchen rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. instructed employee to wash hands for 20 seconds. Employee washed hands properly. Corrected On-Site

03F-04-5

Detail 20353576

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. Home potatoes to be discarded at 2pm were discarded at 2:30pm - Per Taco Bell Potatoes are time marked for 2 hours.

53A-03-7

Detail 20353578

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/ For Francis and Alain.