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TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE

6339 NORTH ANDREWS AVE, Fort Lauderdale FL 33309

Last inspected Feb 17, 2026 · 4 visits since July 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats10
Risk levelRisk Level 1
LicenceSEA1625211
Grade history
JUL 23
SEP 24
SEP 25
FEB 26
— STEADY

4 inspections within 7 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Badges — 1 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

4 visits, newest first

Feb 17, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findings
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards at flip top coolers strained/soiled
Intermediate/22-02-4
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at front counter hand wash sink. Operator refilled
Intermediate/31B-02-4/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Observed tongs handle in cut kale at smoothie line, operator removed
Basic/10-06-5/Corrected On-Site
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed at flip top section of right side smoothie flip top cooler
Basic/22-16-4
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Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed at left side food flip top cooler
Basic/29-49-6
The state's own report →
Sep 10, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Dispenser batteries were dead. Operator fixed
Intermediate/31B-02-4/Corrected On-Site
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed plastic sixth pans not properly air-dried - wet nesting on clean equipment shelf.
Basic/24-08-4
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Box of Ghirardelli vanilla sugar.. operater removed
Basic/10-01-5/Corrected On-Site
Sep 24, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed sanitation bucket stored on table with food.
Basic/21-44-1
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed box of single serve styrofoam cups on the floor.
Basic/25-06-4
Jul 7, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Chemical storage area-observed vita-mix container cover inside hand washing sink. Operator removed vita- mix container cover.
Intermediate/31A-09-4/Corrected On-Site

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.