POLLO TROPICAL 5

18710 S DIXIE HWY, MIAMI, Miami-Dade County. DBPR licence 2324017. 8 inspection visits from 2023-11-28 to 2026-07-30.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-30: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic violations

2 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Miami-Dade County average that year (5 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, 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
2026-07-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	5	1.12	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2026-01-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1.13	2 areas 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-09-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	1.13	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-03-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	0.86	2 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2024-11-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	0.86	2 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-03-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1.07	1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
2023-11-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1.07	1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2023-11-28	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0

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.