POLLO TROPICAL #45

2675 N UNIVERSITY DR, SUNRISE, Broward County. DBPR licence 1619022. 10 inspection visits from 2023-10-02 to 2026-08-12.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-12: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

1 of 7routine 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
2026-08-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	1.48	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-02-20	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	0		2 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature
2026-01-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	1.25	3 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-09-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	3	1.25	4 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-12-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	1.22	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2024-09-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	1	1	1.22	3 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2024-04-02	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4		4 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-02-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	1.26	3 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2023-10-03	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-10-02	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	0	0	1.26	1 area 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.