POLLO TROPICAL #53

3051 WEST COMMERCIAL BLVD, FORT LAUDERDALE, Broward County. DBPR licence 1619655. 12 inspection visits from 2023-10-27 to 2026-08-05.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-05: complaint inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

1 of 6routine 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

6inspections 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
2026-08-05	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1		1 area 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2026-07-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	1.48	2 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-01-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	1.25	3 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles
2025-11-13	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	0	1		2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2025-08-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	0	1.25	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-04-03	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	0		2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted
2024-11-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.22
2024-08-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	1.22	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
2024-06-18	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1		1 area 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
2024-05-23	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1		1 area 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2023-12-18	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	0		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2023-10-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.26

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.

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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.