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Pollo Tropical

1001 W Palm Ball Blvd, Sanford, FL 32771

Passed · Jul 21, 2026 Directions
88
Good BiteKarma score 88 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 6 of 6 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Jul 21, 2026: passed with 4 violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented, cited 5 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
  • 2 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jul 21

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations
    • Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
    • Minor Bathrooms
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
  3. Passed Jan 6

    Routine Inspection

    5 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Chemicals/toxic substances
    • Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
    • Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Jul 30

    Routine Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
  6. Passed Mar 4

    Complaint Inspection

    3 violations
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located