POLLO TROPICAL #18

1454 ALTON RD, MIAMI BEACH, Miami-Dade County. DBPR licence 2325198. 8 inspection visits from 2023-07-20 to 2026-08-21.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-21: complaint inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic violations

0 of 6routine 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

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	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-08-21	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3		5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-01-26	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	2		3 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-10-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	1.13	4 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2025-08-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	5	1.13	5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 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 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2025-01-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	0.86	3 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-07-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.86	2 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-02-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4	1.07	5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-07-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	6	1.07	4 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 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 (x3)

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.