POLLO TROPICAL #73

3085 45 ST, WEST PALM BEACH, Palm Beach County. DBPR licence 6019470. 10 inspection visits from 2023-09-21 to 2026-08-31.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-31: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

4 of 8routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Palm Beach County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections 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
2026-08-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	1	2.37	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2026-02-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	0	2.01	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2025-08-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	2.01	1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-02-13	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0		1 area 03 Food Out of Temperature
2024-12-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	1.88	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-08-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	7	1	1	1.88	5 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x4) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-06-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	0	1.51	2 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature
2024-01-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	0	0	1.51	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2023-09-22	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-09-21	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	1	0	1.51	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof

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.