POLLO TROPICAL #13

8299 PINES BLVD, PEMBROKE PINES, Broward County. DBPR licence 1616760. 7 inspection visits from 2023-10-09 to 2026-01-15.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-01-15: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

0 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Broward County average that year (2 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

2inspections 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
2026-01-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.25	2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-09-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	1.25	2 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
2025-03-11	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2		2 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2025-01-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.22	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2024-09-09	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3		4 areas 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-03-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	1.26	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
2023-10-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	1.26	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean

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.