TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE
5440 MILITARY TRL STE 5, Jupiter FL 33458 · 561-624-8775
Last inspected Jan 16, 2026 · 4 visits since July 2023
3 inspections within 7 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Black beans 56F, cheese 53F, chicken 53F, turkey 57F, sliced tomatoes 52F, in flip top cooler in prep area. Operator stated cooler was loaded 3.5 hours ago. Operator moved some items to walk in cooler and placed ice bags on chicken and cheese.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 2 recorded, 1 high priority.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Black beans 56F, cheese 53F, chicken 53F, turkey 57F, sliced tomatoes 52F, in flip top cooler in prep area. Operator stated cooler was loaded 3.5 hours ago. Operator moved some items to walk in cooler and placed ice bags on chicken and cheese.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public in small flip top cooler. Operator removed.
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee began working handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee came to work punched in and wiped her forehead, then proceeded to work with single service items at front counter without washing her hands first. Employee went to wash her hands.
Bags of Smoothie stored on floor in walk in freezer. Operator removed.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table next to can opener. Employee removed.
Employee personal cell phone stored in a food preparation area next to can opener. Employee removed.
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop with handle touching sugar inside sugar container across walk in cooler. Operator removed scoop.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees at front counter.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer-3 compartment sink and sanitizer bucket
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Cutting board at sandwich table in the kitchen lined with training cards and clear film over - film is ripped apart and has accumulation of food debris;
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container- handle touching sugar; stored properly
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 100ppm); operator fixed to 200 ppm
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.