POLLO TROPICAL #38
2350 SW 37 AVE, Coral Gables FL 33134 · 4611915
Last inspected Mar 3, 2026 · 6 visits since November 2023
5 inspections within 5 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. According to the manager plantain and yuca recently cooked.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed at cook line. Manager changed cutting board and discarded the grooved one.
Ice buildup in reach-walk-in freezer. Reported by manager.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cover for tumble soiled.
Plumbing system in disrepair. Mop sink faucet leaking.
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Wash/Rinse/Sanitizing solution not maintained clean. Manager changed solution.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water.
Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Observed at walk in freezer.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Kitchen.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
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.
Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler at front gaskets.
Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Walk in cooler.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Some units at kitchen with gaskets broken.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed at cook line scoop handle for rice in contact with the product. Employee placed the scoop with the right position.
Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Cook line.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. According to the manager plantain and yuca recently cooked.
Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle in contact with lettuce.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled.
Objectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment. Kitchen.
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.