POLLO TROPICAL #12

2011 E OAKLAND PARK BLVD, FORT LAUDERDALE, Broward County. DBPR licence 1616729. 8 inspection visits from 2023-07-17 to 2026-10-20.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-10-20: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

1 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Broward County average that year (4 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Broward County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-10-20	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-10-19	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	5	1	2	1.48	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-12-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.25
2025-08-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.25	1 area 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2025-01-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.22
2024-08-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.22
2023-10-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	0	1.26	1 area 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2023-07-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	1.26	2 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof

The food: where these dishes come from

Pollo Tropical is known for citrus-marinated grilled chicken (mojo). The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

This is a Pollo Tropical location. How Pollo Tropical's 132 Florida stores compare with their counties.

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.