We were extremely disappointed with the service received at Pollo Tropical. My family ordered the half chicken meal, vegan wrap, and the classic Cuban sandwich. During Covid times only two employees had masks covering their chins. The others including the manager were not wearing a mask. There was an employee with a hose spraying the grill area and water on the floor in the inside of the work area. Our order was prepared by an employee wearing the same plastic gloves he was using while cleaning the tables and floor. Please note we threw the food away even though we were hungry. Maybe we received this type of service because they were going to close the restaurant in 20 minutes but there is no excuse for not having a clean and safety environment. read more

I literally have a Facebook message thread going on with their main office, numerous calls made over two orders (now 3). Not giving me all the food I pay for, then not receiving a credit. I have spent probably 3 hours total on the phone trying to get a credit. We would go weekly, they have lost a regular customer. I had put in an order (this was 2 days ago) for two Cuban sandwich combos and a chicken caesar salad. The salad had no chicken on it and it was the side salad (not the meal-sized salad). I paid 7.99 for that one salad. Someone had dumped at least a cup of Caesar dressing over this salad. It was inedible. Very sad. I can never get anyone to pick up at their customer service line on the receipt... later I may screenshot my FB message thread. read more

I went there on a Wednesday night. They were out of all chicken, and couldn't make any wraps because their press was broken. The only positive was that the girl who worked there was nice. read more

In rating chain restaurants, one has to stay away from rating the entire chain as much as rating that one location. And this location is solid. The food is always cooked properly here, the cashiers always get my order correct, and the employees are really friendly. I have no true complaints about this Pollo Tropical. I'd come here again, and in fact, I usually visit several times a year. 5 Stars for consistency. read more

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Great chicken with mojo marinated sauce. I always like Pollo Tropical chicken. The chicken is marinated through and through. The season spice when into the chicken deep inside. I love the skin with rich mojo spice. It was so good. Sometime they run special item such as Tropichop. First step pick your meat - mojo pork, chicken pincho, Calypso Beef. Then add your base such as rice, lettuce or yellow rice. Then top with type of veggie, then added your sauce. Sound easy. This special is running now. I would go for typical grilled chicken with mojo spice. We have good coupon two order for $10. Can beat it. The salsa and spicy sauce can be pick up on the sauce island. In fortunately there was no Pollo Tropical in new Tampa area. I have travel far to get it if I am craving for it. read more

I'm a pescatarian, so "pollo" is not in my diet. I ventured here with co-workers on lunch yesterday because I know they have vegetarian options. When we arrived, the place was not busy at all. Service was slow, however, the food came out fast. I ended up ordering the vegetarian rice bowl. I wanted all veggies on it. What I ended up getting was a bowl with rice corn, and red peppers. What happened to the other veggies I wanted? By the time I realized this, the lunch rush came in and I didn't have time to have them remake it. I did eat it and thought the items were cooked okay, but I wasn't blown away. Again, I don't eat chicken, so I can't comment on it. But my guy tells me we would have been better off at an authentic Caribbean restaurant. read more

What happen to this store? I remember falling in love with pollo tropical at this store. I order my food only a head of time. I arrived in the store and I had to wait 30min to be assisted. After 30min the manager told me they can make my order because the don't have chicken and I see the chicken in the grill. This is 3th time it happens but this time I made the order online and the people in the store could not give me the money back. Pollo tropical stole me $67.30 Can somebody ay pollo tropical call me 7276676817 read more

If I could give it less than 1 star I would. They are constantly out of food or drinks no matter what time of day it is. Most mismanaged restaurant I've ever been to. Go elsewhere read more

Well, gave them the benefit of the doubt. First clue was the long wait, but we persisted. Finally got to order in 15 min later. Have been sitting for quite a while and have not received our order, it's been close to an hour. Can't really comment on the food cause we haven't gotten it yet. The small blond girl working behind the counter appears to be talking to herself and throwing the F'bomb out like she is about to fight someone. Very disorganized. I am watching as everyone who previously ordered is complaining due to messed up orders. I am regretting my decision to come here. No one looks pleased. ...Food finally arrived which was not bad, but was not spectacular. I had a chicken skewer, which was dry with black beans and rice. For what it's worth. I won't go back. Total time.1.75 hours. :/ read more

Waited in drive thru 10 mins for horrible service and a chicken Cuban sandwich that gave me food poisoning. I've been sick for the last 2 days. read more

Find somewhere else to eat, honestly. I haven't eaten at a restaurant with a drive-thru window in over 2 years and I made an exception for my buddy that loves Pollo Tropical. He owes me a solid now :). I found the food to be hot, but I am unsure of wether or not it was fresh at all. I covered it in a guava BBQ sauce so I could get it down. There was also a condiment bar that was dirty and not so appetizing. I just find it hard to dip sauces into plastic cups at a fast food joint. I am sorry to be a downer about this place but I just have found in my life that more often than not, places with drive-thru windows are not great for your palate. read more

This place really must be goin out of business, every time I come here they are always out of what I order. And they really made a big deal about putting a piece of lettuce on the chicken sandwich like they originally made it. Used to be one of my favorite spots and now I know just not to bother since they don't bother to provide good customer service. Would rate 0... read more

Gave this place another shot. The staff is absolutely rude. They can't get an order right. They tell you to park and wait for your food, 20 minutes later, nothing. They forgot us. Gave us a cold bag of food. This would be a good place if the staff could literally do their job. Doesn't even deserve to be open. read more

I went to another Pollo tropical in Orlando, Florida. I came to the Park boulevard location because it was closed to my place, unfortunately is not what I was expecting, this place was awful, extremely poor customer service, everyone was rude and the place was dirty. I wouldn't recommend this place at all, I won't go back again. read more

Visited this spot and nothing I ordered was worth paying for. This chains food is terrible. I ordered one of their large rice bowls, soup, fried yuuca, a limited time app (i forgot what it was but it tasted like cardboard), and dessert. The bowl was practically flavorless, nothing that makes this chain stand out from anyone. The soup was suppose to be a chicken and potato type stew, there was 1 piece of chicken.. all of the potatoes were pretty mashed up, so it was like just like eating mashed potato soup. They gave me the wrong dessert, and forgot the fried yucca. I wanted a refund for at least the missing item.. the direct phone to the place of business transfers me to a Hold, and noone EVER picks up. (Smart way of dealing with customer service, just dont answer your customers).. So I opted to go ahead and call the corporate line to get assistance with this just because now I am just not happy. The person I spoke with assured me this would get taken care of and should expect a refund. Nevertheless, I was never refunded... noone ever followed up... and I will never eat at a pollo tropical chain ever again nor recommend this place to anyone ever, customer service is horrible, food is disgusting. Why would anyone ever want to spend their money and support this place when there are so many better options out their? The experience was awful. Never again. read more

I loved the limited time tangy pineapple chicken wrap! I'm definitely going back for that! The yellow rice was bland though and the cheese empanadas tasted more like a mozzarella stick. The Cheese empanadas were good but let's be real they were nothing like a real empanada. I've only been here once or twice now but I definitely know why the restaurant is called Pollo Tropical. It's known for the chicken w a tropical flare - tangy pineapple chicken wrap it is! read more

Pollo Tropical - Tangy pineapple chicken wrap! Excited to try this! - Latin American Near Me - Pinellas Park, Florida

The food was okay. The service was average. The restaurant was FILTHY!! It's like they opened in the morning and did absolutely no cleaning all day. I got there at about 7 pm and it was disgusting. I would have walked out but I was starving. Everywhere I looked, there was spilled food. The self serve station where you get your condiments, looked like it was recently used by a family of raccoons. There were food particles and sauces dripped, spilled and flung all over. The bathroom was beyond disgusting. It looked like a gas station restroom. I guess management thinks that people from working class neighborhoods have very low expectations. Needless to say, I will not be going back. read more

Wow. I'm sitting inside this place at 420PM on a Tuesday and it's absolutely disgusting. First review on yelp. I had to make one. I paid 10 dollars for a bowl that looked like a bowl of rice and 4 slivers of chicken on it. There is a trash picker upper sitting on the floor where the tables are and has trash overfilling. The sauces are a complete reck. Management needs to get ahold of this place. What a joke. Love pollo tropical but I won't be coming to this one again. read more

Pollo Tropical - Latin American Near Me - Pinellas Park, Florida

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I used to love this place. Prior to today, my last visit was about 4 months ago. It was a very upsetting experience. The establishment was so dirty, and the staff was not friendly at all. Decided to give them another shot today, it was not any better. The cashier was incredibly rude, but even more so to a foreign family that was next in line to me, in fact she got very snappy and with a loud voice told the family "I ASKED YOU SEVERAL TIMES IF YOU WANTED A DRINK". Hate to say that I won't be coming to this location ever again. One bad experience ok, i can deal with, but TWO IN A ROW?? No thanks. read more

This food was absolutely awful...I had chicken, sausage and steak...Very overcooked and so dried out it was difficult pulling meat from the bone to give to my dog...My guess is it was cooked the day before and just sat...I really can't believe that an employee would plate this up thinking it was even remotely edible and give it to a customer...I don't want to hear excuses about good help is hard to find and we're doing our best...Don't open the doors and take peoples hard earned money if you can't deliver what you promise. read more

If I can give this place a -0 I will! I went today on my lunch hour and order a chicken breast platter with rice and beans...My chicken breast was raw, the service was awful. The need to close this place or get rid of the people that work there. I always have an issue. either they don't give me the right order or they forget to include one or two of my sides. read more

Pollo Tropical - Raw chicken breast - Latin American Near Me - Pinellas Park, Florida

Messed up our order and gave us small meals instead of large. Had to go through a large line 3 times to make the order right. Which took over an hour. read more

Pollo Tropical - Latin American Near Me - Pinellas Park, Florida

The food is not to the standards of other locations. The girl taking the order was rude, mean and annoyed. I won't be back at this Pollo Tropical. Hopefully there is another location close to where we live. I'm from Puerto Rico and we have never experienced such bad service. Even locations in Miami are fantastic. We asked for fried plantains and they gave us fried breadfruit. It was not worth the $35 we paid for dinner. read more

Despite advertising (when ordering online) that they have drive-thru & curbside pickup, they don't. You can however use the drive thru when you're not ordering in advance. So I had the pleasure of going inside to pickup my order. This is one of the most dysfunctional 'fast' food restaurants I've ever been to. No one bothered to ask me what I was waiting on for 15 minutes!!! There were only 2 other customers there, one of which came in after me. So my order sat on the counter, NOT the designated Online Order for 20 minutes getting cold until they handed it over to me. I wasn't surprised when I got home & saw that they forgot all the sauces & the food portions are kid sized. What's worse is the condition of the restaurant itself. There was water leaking from the ceiling in numerous places & from the a/c vents. There was water on top of many of the tables & puddles on the floor. The ceiling had mold & was in complete disarray. Additionally, there was only 1 or 2 employees wearing masks properly. All the other employees had them pulled down under their nose & many were just pulling their masks down under their chins. They should wear a mask at least to protect them from breathing that ceiling mold in all shift. The owner should be ashamed & Pollo Tropic should take back their restaurant before their name gets further tarnished. read more

I'm in love. This chain is AMAZING. My fiance and I had never tried it and were looking for something quick and different. We were both shocked at how delicious everything was and the unlimited options on the menu. The Tropichop with steak is what I went with and I was very happy. I had a side of fried yuca as well with some cilantro garlic sauce from the sauce bar. The yuca and sauce were just amazing. So flavorful. The tropichop bowl is much like a burrito bowl if you order similar toppings. Think Chipotle, but less filling and more delicious. I ordered a small and it was more than enough even on it's own. This place was so good that we went back 2 days alter and ordered different items. The corn souffle was like cornbread in a cup, but better. All of the chicken is great: wings, legs, etc. I am now a huge fan of PT and I can't wait to go back and try more. read more

Pollo Tropical has everything wrong about. The place was understaffed, and the girl who was working there had no customer service. She was was not nice to a lady asking for sauce or salt/pepper, constantly muttering about the customers. At least the rest of the staff was friendly. As they were understaffed PT eventually closed down the drive thru and locked the lobby doors so no new customers could enter!! Regarding the food, it was nothing to write home about. For being a chicken restaurant, the chicken was dry and not well seasoned. I'm not sure how this place is still open. read more

FYI went by this location today. They now charge rice and beans as 2 sides not 1. Tried to charge me and I said WTF and got out of there. Lobby is still closed and online ordering is disabled. Don't go to this one!! read more

Went through drive through ordered a large 12 piece plantain payed for a large and was given a deceased 6 piece. ( I have a friend that works at a different pollo and know that these were very old because he told me so after looking at them ) when I said something to the women in drive through a slight girl with brunettes hair she gave me a very nasty attitude and said I could pay for another six piece if I really wanted 12 and looked at me like I was annoying her. I replied why would I pay for a order of six when I already payed for 12 and got a burnt six pack. She then told me in a hurry " whatever park and I'll get you a 12 piece from the back " we parked and waited for 18 mins before she brought out yet another six piece and forced me to keep the fresh six piece as well as the burnt deceased one to total a full 12 piece. VERY DISAPPOINTED and not sure if I'll return if this happens a second time. Poor customer service. No one wants something that's sat for hours under a lamp and a attitude. read more

Pollo Tropical - Sweet Plantains - Latin American Near Me - Pinellas Park, Florida

Love this place. Great food & a change from the typical fast food. Found the restaurant clean, staff friendly & the food delicious. The chicken is so tender & has a great marinade/rub. Must try the Caribbean Corn Soufflé-divine. The sauces are great, try them all....you just might find a new favorite. Prices are $-$$, depends what you order. They also have staff that stops by your table to pick up your plates when done eating. Looking forward to stopping in again. read more

When it comes to fast food this isn't greasy fast food. It's tastes much better than that. This is one of the few Pollo Tropical spots I've been to that the service was good and the restaurant was clean. Reasonably priced and tasteful for fast food. It's nice to look behind the counter and see the chicken/meat cooking rather than being microwaved like at most fast food spots. read more

Pollo Tropical - Riblets - Latin American Near Me - Pinellas Park, Florida

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Normally I like this chain. Today they have a sign up that says inside dining available. So I look inside and see people in there eating and proceed inside. Before taking my order the cashier asked me if I had a mask. I said nope. Then I was told that since I didn't have a face mask they couldn't serve me food. How do you eat with a mask? YOU CANT YOU IDIOTS. read more

There food is amazing ..But their customer service via drive through at park Blvd. Please train you team to not be so short and rude ..

I was actually pretty impressed with this place. My wife and I came in after a long day of exploring parks not really knowing what to expect. The prices were reasonable ($5 - $8 / person) and the staff was very friendly. The restaurant as a whole was very clean and had a fun tropical music track playing. The menu was easy to understand, and there was a free salsa bar with lots of sauce options. This was no El Pollo Loco (a staple on the west coast), but it will be in our quick meal rotation! read more

Pollo Tropical has a unique mixture of fast food and set-down dining. The dining room is good size and your experience begins with going through a small switchback queue to place your order. The menu is above the counter and offers menu items like: the Tropichop (like a rice bowl), chicken meals, soup, salad, and family meals. All with a Spanish style mixture including yellow rice and beans. Once you place your order you are given a number on a stand that ensures your order will find you. Then it is off to the condiments bar which has items like: onions, jalapeno, hot and mild salsa, etc. I had a chicken Tropichop with brown rice and corn then topped it with onions and a mixture of the hot and mild salsa. The chicken is very flavorfully tender with a hint of smokey grilled almost mesquite taste and cut into small mouth size pieces. The brown rice and corn were savory additions providing a uniqueness from the smooth texture of the rice combined with the sweetness of the corn. This was further topped off with the spicy succulent combination of the mild and hot salsa combined. A great combination! The location was clean and the tables were cleared quickly. This seemed to be in part due to that they provide table service when bringing your food. You are only responsible for getting your drink. This type of table service brings the staff into the dining room frequently that allows for monitoring and prompt table bussing. One of the best things on the menu was their family menu. It seemed like you could order a family meal for under $30 that would feed four. Pollo Tropical also offers "Pollo Rewards" that with signing up with your email and telephone number they will provide you with coupons and or deals. Unfortunately the Rewards program is also one of those refer a friend program. Not necessarily my favorite things (chain-mail and such). For the price and variety I will be continuing to visit. read more

This is my second time coming here in 2 years. The first time was great, so now I'm back. When we first walked in, my girlfriend and I both ordered the 2 piece boneless chicken plate. We had black beans and white rice, with a bread roll along the side. When we ordered, the cashier wasn't very nice and never smiled at us. It was very un-inviting. Our food was awesome, and I went to go check out the sauce bar they had. An employee named Madeline recommended a couple of different sauces and was very nice and outgoing. I would've given this 5 stars, but the cashier (the first person you talk to when you come in) wasn't very pleasant. So 4 stars for the great food, fun and comfortable atmosphere, and the other employee who was nice. read more

Terrible service. Waited 15 minutes at the drive-through just to have the employees headset turned off at the window. Another employee with a headset on must have had there's off too. Employees can't even tell you what ingredients they are out of before ordering food. Went to get a refund and the manager didn't even talk to me, just stuck out her hand for the receipt, pointed at the card machine and that was it. Didn't care that I had bad service or to find out the problem. After I left, I call customer service to file a complaint. Been to the location in Clearwater several times and have always had exceptional service. Pinellas Park needs to train their staff better! I will never go back to that location again! I would recommend avoiding this location! read more

Let me start by saying I have nothing against Pollo Tropical. I have been to other locations recently and they have been wonderful. However, this location can use some work. I went through the drive thru. There were two cars ahead of me and it took forever! I waited well over 20 minutes to get my food. When I finally pulled up to the window the man taking the orders looked sloppy, sweaty, frazzled, and just simply not clean. I hate to sound mean but honestly the man looked like he just needed a few days off and a good shower. It grossed me out a little bit to know this man had any hand in making my food. Well, I noticed a crumbled up bag sitting on the edge of the counter and said to myself I hope that isn't my bag. Sure enough it was my bag. It had obviously just been sitting there for the last 20 minutes since it was a small order. I asked the man at the window for sauce for my fried yucca and he looked a little annoyed and went to get some. It took him about 5 minutes to track some down. I decided I was not going to even eat that sauce as he had way too much time to tamper with it if he wanted to. I hope he didn't but who can be sure these days. So I finally get back to my work office to eat my food. No surprise my food was cold. The yellow rice was mushy. And my carton of fried yucca was half empty. I hate that this location is the closest one to my job! I am vegan and Pollo Tropical offers great vegan options. This location though is just not good! I don't think I will be back here anytime soon! Hopefully they can get there act together. read more

Pollo Tropical - Latin American Near Me - Pinellas Park, Florida

Pollo tropical has really tasty food! Espesh if you loves some rotisserie chicken! Gotta try the corn soufflé uhh-yumm! Oh And the pineapple rum sauce just drown all your food in it :D I've been here several times, walk-in, drive-thru... I've had my order messed-up once but they were cool about it and really-- I think it's a bad move to write off an establishment for little hiccups like that- I know everyone is touchy when it comes to being the paying customer.. But, even for me, I have to remind myself to be patient- it's not the end of the world.. Sheesh! They are people too! AND they're handling your food! All in all, the food is great! read more

I have been there several times and I am convinced the problem stems from management and neglect. On more than one occasion i have seen employees not working when customers are waiting for their orders or wishing to place their order. They drip the hot water from the vegetables onto the sandwiches which makes the bread soggy. On my last experience not only this happened but they left out my waffle fries from my combo. Also I had ordered 2 chicken sausages on buns. they had only 1 hot dog bun and offered to use a hamburger bun for the 2nd. I asked them to cut the sausage in half and prepare it. They served the sausage whole in one box and the bun in a separate box. The manager boasts they make 50000 a month and that they are not really a fast food restaurant. Their lack of concern and response is a joke. read more

So I'll preface this review with the fact that Pollo Tropical is one of my favorite fast food restaurants. Period. Their food is consistently good, and the options are a plenty. So why two stars? This particular establishment is in serious need of leadership. I've had many awful experiences with wait time, wrong orders, missing items, and just plain awful customer service. The teenagers that they hire to serve you are clueless. And management has no control of the store. I often times see what appears to be the manager running around trying to get it all together, but failing miserably. Every time I go there is an issue. I keep coming back because I love the food and the location is close to my residence, but I have to psych myself out everytime I walk in because I know there will be a problem. It shouldn't have to be this way. They just need stronger guidance and provide better customer service. I'll update my review if that ever happens, but I won't hold my breath! read more