POLLO TROPICAL #124
5425 W ATLANTIC BLVD, Margate FL 33063
Last inspected Jun 29, 2026 · 9 visits since July 2023
5 inspections within 10 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
2 cases · $600
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2--2021026953 | Jun 7, 2021 | Nov 16, 2021 | $400 |
| 2--2018050287 | Sep 17, 2018 | Dec 12, 2018 | $200 |
Inspection history
9 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. 1. After drying sweat from forehead with paper towels employee proceeded to put on clean gloves to prepare customer food orders without washing hands first. Instructed employee to hands, employee washed hands and changed gloves.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. 1. Ceiling vent next to triple sink soiled with accumulated dust.
Equipment not properly air-dried - wet nesting at drying shelf above triple sink.
Tan cutting board at cook line has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable in establishment.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. 1. Several food containers observed wet nesting on drying shelf above triple sink.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. 1. Floor area by walk in cooler. 2. Front cookline area.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Dish washer rack has rust that has pitted the surface.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on dish wrack contains deep cut marks. Operator threw out cutting board.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor by dish area. Operating mopped water off floor
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple Sink (Quaternary 400ppm). operator drained water and made new solution. Quaternary tested 200ppm
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Starting water on floor under ice machine
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall soiled by drive through station
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed at prep area
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of cooking oil. Not labeled. Operator labeled
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Wash/Rinse/Sanitizing solution not maintained clean. Triple Sink sanitize solution has food debris.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee on cook line wearing watch. Employee removed watch.
Stored food not covered. Open bags of rice and beans in bulk bins in back prep area not covered. Manager moved bins completely under table to shield from contamination.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. -Observed accumulation of brown like substance buildup inside ice machine.
Food stored on floor. -Observed a bag with beans stored on dry storage floor. Operator removed and stored properly.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Observed accumulation of heavy rust buildup on shelf in kitchen. -Observed accumulation of black mold like substance buildup on refrigerator gasket at front counter.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. -Observed accumulation of black mold like substance buildup on wall at 3 compartment sink. -Observed accumulation of black mold like substance buildup on AC vents above ice machine.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.