TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE
1252 W HILLSBORO BLVD, Deerfield Beach FL 33442 · 717-891-5168
Last inspected Oct 15, 2025 · 5 visits since July 2023
4 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 12/1/2024 License expired more than sixty days
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. On the make line, 2 bucket stored on the floor. The bucket were moved up.
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 4 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 12/1/2024 License expired more than sixty days
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Paper towels not dispensing from paper towels dispenser at handwashing. Manager fixed dispenser to dispense paper towels
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. No proof of employee agreement attime of inspection. State form emailed and also showed form inside food handler booklets
Food stored on floor. Boxes of food on the floor in walk in freezer. Manager picked up and put on shelf
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
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Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 3 recorded.
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Handwash sink does not have enough water pressure to properly wash hands. Observed at front line hand wash sink, only hand wash sink in front line food service area. Water pressure is inadequate to properly wash hands
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at hand wash sink at triple sink. Operator refilled
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.