POLLO TROPICAL RESTAURANT #84

3285 West Hillsborough Avenue

Tampa, Florida, 33614

Hillsborough County County

★★★☆☆ (3.2/5)

Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8830649

13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed several employees with multiple earrings and necklaces serving on the front service line.
23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket at front line Reach in cooler soil.
29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Leak from faucet at prep sink. Repeat Violation

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8739230

24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Adjacent to three compartment sink. Operator removed wet equipment. **Corrective Action Taken**
08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bag of rice on floor of dry storage area. Operator removed rice from floor into rice bin. Corrected On-Site
16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Adjacent to three compartment sink. Employee rewashed equipment to peel off old labels. **Corrective Action Taken**
33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Corrected On-Site
29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Spout at Employee handwash sink is loose from connector. Adjacent to ice machine
12A-29-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee did not wash hands or change glove after picking up trash from floor and resumed cooking chicken at grill. Informed operator the importance of proper handwashing. Employee changed gloves and washed hands at time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8492759

41-18-4:High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Quats above 400 ppm three compartment sink

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8483362

29-11-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Pipe under hand washing sink by fryers - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-28: **Time Extended**

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8360573

29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Pipe under hand washing sink by fryers
12A-25-4:High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee on service line touched hat and hair and began serving food using clean to go containers.
03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Bottom reach in cooler cooks line Cold holding: cut lettuce 49 f 2nd temp 47 f in house curry sauce 45 f 2nd temp 43 f Ambient air temperature of walk in cooler 48 f Cold hold raw chicken 45 f cook sausage 45 f raw chicken 45 f discuss with operator to place ice on food items that were not in temperature. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Steamer by office Hot holding: cook vegetable 130 operator re heat to 165 f Corrected On-Site
31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. By ice machine employee added paper towels Corrected On-Site