Lake City, Columbia County

TACO BELL # 199

280 SW MAIN BLVD, Lake City, FL 32025

FoodSeating
Latest violations
4
1 Intermediate
Jan 15, 2026
City
Lake City
County
Columbia
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
12

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.

Jan 15, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 4

22-02-4

Detail 24306613

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Drive-through ice chute soiled with mold-like substances. Cutting boards soiled with mold-like substances. Repeat Violation

14-09-4

Detail 24306612

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards grooved. Repeat Violation

10-06-5

Detail 24306615

Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Tongs handle resting on fries. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site

23-03-4

Detail 24306614

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Drive-through soda machine horizontal backsplash soiled with mold-like substances. Repeat Violation

Sep 8, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 2Basic: 3Total: 5

22-02-4

Detail 24020148

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards soiled with mold-like substances. Repeat Violation

31B-02-4

Detail 24020150

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink next to three compartment sink. Employee replaced towels. Corrected On-Site

14-09-4

Detail 24020151

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards grooved. Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 24020149

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Drive-through soda machine soiled with mold-like substances. Repeat Violation

42-01-4

Detail 24020152

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop in basin not hanging to dry. Repeat Violation

Dec 18, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 6Total: 7

22-02-4

Detail 23434216

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards soiled with mold-like substance. Repeat Violation

36-34-5

Detail 23434213

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

14-09-4

Detail 23434214

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards grooved. Repeat Violation

14-11-5

Detail 23434219

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Holding cabinet gasket torn. Repeat Violation

08B-38-4

Detail 23434215

Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of hash browns on floor of walk-in freezer.

23-03-4

Detail 23434218

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

42-01-4

Detail 23434217

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop in basin of sink not hanging to dry.

Jul 25, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 6Total: 7

22-02-4

Detail 23005756

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

36-34-5

Detail 23005759

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles and vents soiled with mold-like substances and dust and grease accumulations.

40-06-5

Detail 23005755

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Personal speaker on back wire shelf over open box of single-service wrappers.

14-11-5

Detail 23005761

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Holding cabinet door hinge broken. Holding cabinet gasket torn. Cutting boards grooved. Repeat Violation

36-22-4

Detail 23005760

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor under drive-thru window.

08B-38-4

Detail 23005757

Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of soda mix on floor in back storage area.

23-03-4

Detail 23005758

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. Drive-thru cup holder front plate soiled with rust and leaking liquid. Mold-like substance on upper backsplash plate of dining room and drive-through soda machines and Freeze machine. Repeat Violation

Feb 8, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 4Total: 5

22-02-4

Detail 22629244

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

14-11-5

Detail 22629243

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Hinges broken on vertical warming cabinet. Gaskets melted/torn/deformed on vertical warming cabinet. Cutting boards grooved.

36-22-4

Detail 22629242

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor at three compartment sink and under dining room soda machine.

36-24-5

Detail 22629245

Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Vertical outside corner molding missing at back hand-wash sink.

23-03-4

Detail 22629241

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

Oct 27, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 2Basic: 7Total: 10

41-10-4

Detail 22400055

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

22-02-4

Detail 22400061

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

31B-02-4

Detail 22400052

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

51-11-4

Detail 22400053

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured in back corner of kitchen.

12B-07-4

Detail 22400058

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

36-22-4

Detail 22400060

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed standing water under the Carbon dioxide tanks and the drive thru window. Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 22400054

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

29-49-6

Detail 22400057

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.

36-27-5

Detail 22400059

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall above three-compartment sink soiled with mold like substance.

29-11-4

Detail 22400056

Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Observed faucet at three-compartment sink continuously dripping.

Jun 28, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 4Basic: 4Total: 8

22-02-4

Detail 22090948

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.

27-19-4

Detail 22090946

Intermediate - Handwash sink does not have enough water pressure to properly wash hands. Low water pressure at sink behind office.

31A-11-4

Detail 22090944

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink near drive through contained ice; used as dump sink.

31B-02-4

Detail 22090949

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No towels at handwash sink behind office.

36-34-5

Detail 22090942

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.

14-11-5

Detail 22090947

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn on hot-boxes.

36-22-4

Detail 22090945

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor in front of three compartment sink.

23-03-4

Detail 22090943

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.

Apr 7, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 2Basic: 3Total: 5

22-02-4

Detail 21920012

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.

31B-02-4

Detail 21920013

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

14-11-5

Detail 21920009

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets of hot-holding cabinets melted.

36-22-4

Detail 21920010

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor under co2tank in back corner.

23-03-4

Detail 21920011

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.

Oct 5, 2022

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 7Total: 8

22-02-4

Detail 21403588

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Pepsi soda nozzle at Togo window. Icee nozzle dispensers. Chip bins exterior heavily soiled/stained. Repeat Violation

14-11-5

Detail 21403582

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Cutting board on cooks line with deep cut marks. Gasket torn on small reach in cooler door on cook line nearest to Togo window. Potato container sliding door cracked.

36-24-5

Detail 21403585

Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. 2 holes in wall in lobby.

10-20-4

Detail 21403586

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on timer box above fryers.

10-01-5

Detail 21403584

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. In chopped onions on cook line nearest window, employee removed scoop. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 21403583

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cup holder soiled at Togo window. Hot box gasket and inside door soiled. Reach in freezer gasket soiled. Interior reach in freezer. Repeat Violation

21-11-4

Detail 21403581

Basic - Sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil. On cooks line.

36-27-5

Detail 21403587

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. By back door and Three compartment sink.

Aug 4, 2022

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 5Basic: 5Total: 11

50-17-2

Detail 21248231

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. 6/1/2022 Admin Complaint

53A-03-7

Detail 21248223

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.

22-02-4

Detail 21248226

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

27-19-4

Detail 21248225

Intermediate - Handwash sink does not have enough water pressure to properly wash hands. Sink next prep table.

31A-09-4

Detail 21248227

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Spoon inside Handwash sink by prep table. Repeat Violation

31A-11-4

Detail 21248230

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.

36-34-5

Detail 21248224

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. In lobby around air vents. Repeat Violation

24-07-4

Detail 21248228

Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Empty sanitizer buckets stored above/next too soda boxes next to mop sink.

40-06-5

Detail 21248229

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

10-06-5

Detail 21248221

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.

23-03-4

Detail 21248222

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

Dec 28, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 4Basic: 6Total: 11

41-10-4

Detail 20751655

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle stored on rack holding packets of sauces by Togo window. Operator moved chemical. Corrected On-Site

11-07-5

Detail 20751651

Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Inspector emailed big 6 foodbourne illness poster.

22-02-4

Detail 20751652

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzles at drink machine in lobby.

31A-09-4

Detail 20751658

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Trash can being moved around during inspection blocking both sinks in the back. Spoke to operator about not blocking sinks.

27-16-4

Detail 20751657

Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Water turned off at Handwash sink by prep area. Operator stated a plumber is come look at sinks water pressure.

36-34-5

Detail 20751656

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. On main cooks line. Wall behind back cooks line soiled.

12B-07-4

Detail 20751650

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Bottle of coke over single service liners. 2 beverages on rack above box of sauces. Operator moved all beverages to the bottom. Corrected On-Site

14-11-4

Detail 20751649

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Plastic containers above Three compartment sink cracked. 2 reach in cooler doors on main cooks line gaskets torn. Repeat Violation

36-22-4

Detail 20751653

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. I'm back corner past the mop sink. Floor soiled under soda machine at Togo window.

23-03-4

Detail 20751648

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets on back cooks line. Repeat Violation

33-16-4

Detail 20751654

Basic - Open dumpster lid.

Jul 6, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 4

31B-06-4

Detail 20319013

Intermediate - Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Sink next to Three compartment sink. Operator changed battery. Corrected On-Site

14-09-4

Detail 20319011

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On the cooks line. Repeat Violation

31B-04-4

Detail 20319014

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Sink next Three compartment sink. Inspector emailed operator printed and posted. Corrected On-Site

23-03-4

Detail 20319012

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets on cooks line. Repeat Violation