EL POLLO CARTEL

7611 CAUSEWAY BLVD, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3954468. 6 inspection visits from 2025-08-01 to 2026-10-30.

More time givenLast visit, 2026-10-30: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 2 basic violations

2 of 2routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (0 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, 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
2026-10-30	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	2	2		4 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-10-28	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	4	4	0.93	8 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-06-09	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	3	0		3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-04-09	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	3	0		3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-04-07	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	6	4	1.01	9 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 50 Current license properly displayed (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-08-01	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0

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.