TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE
16250 SUMMERLIN RD STE 101, Fort Myers FL 33908 · 239-771-8078
Last inspected Aug 19, 2026 · 4 visits since August 2023
4 inspections trending up, 23 points better than where it started.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee pickup dropped glove from floor and washing before working with food again. Educated employee. Employee washed hands.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed cellphone stored in top of reach un cooler. Operator removed cellphone.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Operator inverted containers.
Met inspection standards. 4 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 right side faucet. Educated operator on having vacuum breaker on right side as well.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Salad prep cooler.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with debris/gray-like substance inside cabinet underneath ice bin at front service area.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Operator moved employee beverage to bottom shelf.
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed cleaning chemical stored on top of ice machine. Operator removed chemical.
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand wash sink in back food prep area blocked by trash container. Operator removed trash container.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed hand wash sink in back food prep area used to thaw pesto sauce.
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. Operator completed forms before leaving inspection.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed purse stored on shelving near food items. Operator removed purse.
Floor drain soiled/has accumulation of debris in front of ice machine.
In-use spatula stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Operator fixed.
Open dumpster lid.
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed quaternary ammonium concentration at 100 ppm. Operator changed sanitizer.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt container.
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.