POLLO TROPICAL #168

21852 S SR 7, BOCA RATON, Palm Beach County. DBPR licence 6021448. 9 inspection visits from 2023-10-03 to 2026-09-11.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-11: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

0 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Palm Beach County average that year (4 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2023-10-03)

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	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-09-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2.37	1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2025-11-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2.01	1 area 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-07-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2.01
2025-03-13	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1		2 areas 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2025-03-05	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0
2024-10-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1.88
2023-12-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1.51
2023-10-03	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0
2023-10-03	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	1	2	1.51	3 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

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.