POLLO TROPICAL RESTAURANT #72
14150 SW 8TH STREET, MIAMI, FL 33184 · Permanent Food Service
Inspection summary
POLLO TROPICAL RESTAURANT #72 has been inspected once by Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, on July 31, 2026. The most recent inspection, on July 31, 2026, recorded 4 infractions.
In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 4 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.
Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk
Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.
Recorded once on July 31, 2026. For example:
Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
Equipment and utensilsLower risk
Equipment has to be built from cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked shelf, a worn gasket or utensils stored the wrong way. They are generally lower risk but show how well the kitchen is maintained.
Recorded 3 times on July 31, 2026. For example:
Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
About this data
These results come from Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.
1 inspection
- Routine - Food
4 infractions
- 12: Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Risk factor
- 14: Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- 36: Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- 36: Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- 12: Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
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