POLLO TROPICAL #128
7021 Southwest 8th Street
Miami, Florida, 33144
Miami-Dade County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★½☆ (3.5/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
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).