Taco Bell

8470 Louisburg Rd, Raleigh, NC 27616

Passed · Jul 27, 2026 Directions
78
Fair BiteKarma score 78 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 12 of 12 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Jul 27, 2026: passed with 6 violations, 1 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized, cited 4 times, plus 10 other repeat issues.
  • 7 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 12 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jul 27

    Inspection

    6 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Proper hot holding temperatures
    • Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Food properly labeled: original container
    • Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled
    • Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  3. Passed Mar 11

    Inspection

    7 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Minor Single-use and single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Minor Food properly labeled: original container
    • Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled
    • Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Dec 3

    Inspection

    6 violations
    • Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Minor Single-use and single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Minor Food properly labeled: original container
    • Minor Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used, test strips
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  6. Passed Sep 22

    Inspection

    8 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Handwashing sinks supplied and accessible
    • Critical Time as a public health control, procedures and records
    • Critical Proper hot holding temperatures
    • Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Minor Equipment, food and nonfood-contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Minor Single-use and single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean

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