POLLO TROPICAL #83

3900 PARK BLVD, PINELLAS PARK, Pinellas County. DBPR licence 6216096. 9 inspection visits from 2023-11-16 to 2026-10-16.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-16: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

0 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Pinellas 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, Pinellas 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
2026-10-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.13	1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-04-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.15	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2025-09-24	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-09-19	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	0	0	1.15	1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-02-18	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2025-01-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.27
2024-07-08	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	3		5 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-04-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	7	1.55	7 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-11-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	1.55	3 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean

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.