Tropic Pollo

• gradeGrade pending
• grade postedNovember 4, 2024
• 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 dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
• 🪰flies in the housecritical
  Filth 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.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

When was Tropic Pollo last inspected?

Tropic Pollo has 5 inspections on record going back to January 23, 2023, averaging 20 points.

Tropic Pollo vs Elmhurst

Elmhurst runs 73% clean across 294 tracked restaurants — 205 clean, 35 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 294 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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.

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