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POLLO TROPICAL RESTAURANT #84

3285 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33614

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 25, 2023
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3341313
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8360573
DBPR license3916100

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority1 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical5 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

5 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 3

#2High Priority12A-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.

#3High Priority03A-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**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat Violation
#4High Priority03B-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**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 1

#5Intermediate31B-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**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 1

#1Basic29-11-4

Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Pipe under hand washing sink by fryers

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 23, 2026 12:33 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 29 · Plumbing, mop sink, filters and backflow prevention
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
1 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.