POLLO TROPICAL #88

6276 W WATERS AVE, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3916108. 8 inspection visits from 2023-08-04 to 2026-07-31.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-31: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

2 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (4 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, Hillsborough 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
2026-07-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	0.93
2026-02-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	3	1	1.01	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-08-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.01
2025-02-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	0.99	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-12-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	0.99	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2024-06-11	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	1		3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2023-11-17	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	1		3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
2023-08-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.02	2 areas 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed

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.