POLLO TROPICAL #128
7021 Southwest 8th Street
Miami, Florida, 33144
Miami-Dade County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/18/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
3
Total
3
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed at dining area, dusty tiles and vents. Repeat Violation
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed purse stored over tortillas at storage rack. Manager moved purse and stored properly. Corrected On-Site
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed on door to outside back area.
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/18/2025 revealed 3 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 10/24/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
5
Total
6
Inspection Details:
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean containers on drain board above the three compartment sink.
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of oven soiled, oven across from walk in cooler.
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in freezer interior has accumulation of soil residues, located next to the fryers at cook line.
- 29-20-5:Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Hand sink at ware washing station.
- 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed sanitizer solution 0ppm. Manager instructed employee to replaced all sanitizer bucket water sanitizer solution. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-43-4:High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Three compartment sink sanitizer 0 ppm. Instructed manager to refilled sanitizer solution in the three compartment sink for proper equipment sanitation. Employee added QT sanitizer solution to water bringing it to approximately 200ppm.
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/24/2024 revealed 6 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 11/16/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
7
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. At the time of the inspection observed ceiling tiles soiled throughout the kitchen. Repeat Violation
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed clean pans not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed build up ice in walk in cooler.
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed utensils hanging on equipment door.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gasket soiled in all reach in cooler. Observed shelves soiled located near the drive through window.
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed bottle of sauces in front counter with no labels.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At the time of the inspection observed no paper towel at hand sink located by the 3 compartment sink.
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/16/2023 revealed 8 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 7 basic).