POLLO TROPICAL #10

16495 NW 67 AVE, MIAMI LAKES, Miami-Dade County. DBPR licence 2324649. 8 inspection visits from 2023-07-10 to 2026-09-29.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-29: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

0 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Miami-Dade County average that year (6 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, 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	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-09-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1.12	1 area 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2026-01-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1.13	1 area 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored (x2)
2025-08-18	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1		1 area 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
2024-12-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0.86	2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-09-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0.86	1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-04-05	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-03-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1.07	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2023-07-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1.07

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.