TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE
9610 APPLECROSS RD STE 110, Jacksonville FL 32222 · 904.777.8216
Last inspected Aug 17, 2026 · 4 visits since August 2023
4 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On front line in reach in cooler, sliced cheese (45F - Cold Holding). Cheese was over fill line in pan. Manager voluntarily discarded cheese.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. At front counter interior and around nozzle on water pump for smoothies soiled. Operator cleaned during inspection.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket hanging on metal rack next to ice machine not inverted. Operator flipped ice bucket and stored on clean pan on top of ice machine.
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 4 violations recorded, 3 high priority.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On front line in reach in cooler, sliced cheese (45F - Cold Holding). Cheese was over fill line in pan. Manager voluntarily discarded cheese.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. On shelf by mop sink, two bottles of yellow chemical stored next to toilet paper and paper towels. Manager moved chemicals to different shelf.
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Vacuum breaker missing at the end of the splitter for mop sink faucet where black hose is attached. Manager states she will be getting a vacuum breaker today.
Missing drain plug at dumpster. On shared dumpster of establishment dumpster plug missing from both dumpsters.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. No vacuum breaker on splitter on hose bibb at mop sink.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One employee on site, employee and manager filled out training certificate during inspection.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. License from 2021 posted in dining area.
No copy of latest inspection report available.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk container of whey protein under front counter, manager corrected during inspection.
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.