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POLLO TROPICAL RESTAURANT #84

Based on 7 health inspections, POLLO TROPICAL RESTAURANT #84 in TAMPA has earned a 3.5/5 food safety rating. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

Last inspection: 1 months ago · 7 reports on file

3285 West Hillsborough Avenue
Tampa, Florida, 33614
Hillsborough County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★½☆ (3.5/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

1/30/2026· 1mo ago

Visit ID: 10981668

Met Inspection Standards

1 high

  • 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker misplaced at splitter added to mop sink faucet. Vacuum breaker located on faucet and not on splitter. Manager began to relocated vacuum breaker to splitter at time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**

7/1/2025· 8mo ago

Visit ID: 10900714

Met Inspection Standards

2 basic

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Coffee carafe stored over kitchen prep table in back kitchen area. Manager relocated coffee during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Leaking from unused faucet at mop sink. Repeat Violation

2/3/2025· 1y 1mo ago

Visit ID: 8830649

Met Inspection Standards

3 basic

  • 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

7/16/2024· 1y 7mo ago

Visit ID: 8739230

Met Inspection Standards

1 high, 5 basic

  • 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**

9/7/2023· 2y 6mo ago

Visit ID: 8492759

Met Inspection Standards

1 high

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

8/28/2023· 2y 6mo ago

Visit ID: 8483362

Met Inspection Standards

1 basic

  • 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**

8/25/2023· 2y 6mo ago

Visit ID: 8360573

Follow-up Inspection Required

3 high, 1 int, 1 basic

  • 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