EL TROPICO CUBAN CUISINE.

Florida DBPR

17020 COLLINS AVE · DADE, FLORIDA

Passed most recent inspection (Dec 2025).

4 inspections on record since 2024 · Last inspected Dec 2025 · 1 high-priority violation in the last 12 months.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
4
VIOLATIONS
15
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
DEC 2025

INSPECTION HISTORY

DEC 29
2025
PASS 1 violation
Basic Sanitation
Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located

Cited 4 times on this inspection

DEC 23
2025
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 4 violations
Basic Sanitation
In-use food dispensing utensils properly stored

Cited 1 time on this inspection

Basic Sanitation
Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located

Cited 5 times on this inspection

Intermediate Plumbing & Waste
Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed

Cited 1 time on this inspection

Basic Other
Automatic Gratuity Notice

Cited 1 time on this inspection

JUL 21
2025
PASS 5 violations 1 HIGH PRIORITY
High Priority Food Temperature
Food out of temperature

Cited 1 time on this inspection

Basic Sanitation
In-use food dispensing utensils properly stored

Cited 1 time on this inspection

Basic Sanitation
Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located

Cited 5 times on this inspection

Intermediate Other
Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated

Cited 1 time on this inspection

Basic Sanitation
Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils

Cited 1 time on this inspection

AUG 20
2024
PASS 5 violations 2 HIGH PRIORITY
High Priority Other
Personnel with infections restricted

Cited 1 time on this inspection

Basic Sanitation
Non-food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located

Cited 2 times on this inspection

Intermediate Plumbing & Waste
Cross-connection, back siphonage, backflow

Cited 1 time on this inspection

High Priority Sanitation
Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles

Cited 1 time on this inspection

Basic Sanitation
Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

Cited 1 time on this inspection

Public inspection records from Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Records current as of 2026-05-08. EatOrBeat reports records and does not rate restaurants. Source dataset →

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