POLLO TROPICAL #2

9520 SW 137 AVENUE, MIAMI, Miami-Dade County. DBPR licence 2321813. 7 inspection visits from 2023-09-12 to 2025-12-03.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2025-12-03: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

1 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Miami-Dade County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Miami-Dade 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	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2025-12-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1.13	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2025-07-10	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1		1 area 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2025-07-08	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	2		4 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-01-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0.86	1 area 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2024-07-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	5	0.86	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-03-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1.07	1 area 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2023-09-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	4	1.07	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils

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.