POLLO TROPICAL #48

3061 NORTHLAKE BLVD, PALM BEACH GARDENS, Palm Beach County. DBPR licence 6013275. 10 inspection visits from 2023-11-16 to 2026-08-13.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-08-13: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

4 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Palm Beach County average that year (3 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, Palm Beach 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
2026-08-13	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-08-12	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	5	1	1	2.37	5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2026-01-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	2.01	2 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-08-25	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	0	0		3 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2025-06-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.88	1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-12-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	0	1.88	3 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-08-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	1.88	2 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
2024-05-02	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	0		2 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature
2024-02-15	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	0	0	1.51	2 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2023-11-16	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	6	0	0	1.51	3 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)

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.