Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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POLLO TROPICAL #131

1780 SHERIDAN ST · HOLLYWOOD · Broward County · FL 33020

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 4, 2023
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3357280
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8376540
DBPR license1623403

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority0 Intermediate3 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 2

#4High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at fry station a container plantains (55F – Cold Holding) on counter at room temperature. Per operator less than two hours operator placed plantains in ice bath. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#5High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in 2 drawer hot holding unit on cook line sausage (110F – Hot Holding); beef (115F – Hot Holding) per operator less than 1 hour. Operator placed on on grill to reheat to 165F. Holding unit not working. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Basic 3

#1Basic14-33-4

Basic – Continental Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.

#2Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee cell phone being stored on robot coupe machine. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#3Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. 2 drawer hot holding unit on cook line not working.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 24, 2026 12:26 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
2 observation(s)
Category 40 · Employee personal belongings
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.