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Tropic Pollo
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score21 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 13, 2026
- address90-59 Corona Avenue, Queens 11373
- cuisineMexican
- phone7185922093
Is Tropic Pollo clean?
New York currently lists Tropic Pollo as grade pending, following an inspection on July 13, 2026 that scored 21 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was B on November 4, 2024.
What did inspectors find at Tropic Pollo?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🪰flies in the housecriticalFilth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
When was Tropic Pollo last inspected?
Tropic Pollo has 5 inspections on record going back to January 23, 2023, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| November 28, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 16 pts |
| November 4, 2024 | Grade B | 7 pts |
| June 3, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
| January 23, 2023 | Grade B | 27 pts |
Tropic Pollo vs Elmhurst
Elmhurst runs 73% clean across 290 tracked restaurants — 203 clean, 36 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 290 spots Cooked tracks in Elmhurst, this one comes out cleaner than 7% of them.
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How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.