TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE
2245 COUNTRY RD 210 W STE 114, Saint Johns FL 32259 · 904-829-9292
Last inspected Aug 26, 2025 · 3 visits since February 2024
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Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee scratched nose with bare hands then continued to handle clean utensils without washing hands between tasks.
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
Aug 26, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Manager posted during inspection.
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. 1 employee cutting fruit wearing bracelet in prep area.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Manager prepping food in prep area.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Stack of to go containers on reach in cooler at front counter near entrance, trays inverted.
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Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk container of powder white chocolate in prep area, container labeled.
Jul 29, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedComplaint Investigation
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 7 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority0 Intermediate6 Basic
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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. Employee handled soiled containers and drop lid on floor picked up lid, made sanitation buckets, then continued to handle clean utensils and containers without washing hands first.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Last year's license in display case by bathrooms.
Drain cover(s) missing. At mop sink
Employee with soiled clothing. One employee engaged in food preparation wearing soiled apron.
Equipment in poor repair. Triple sink at 0ppm, not in use, manager switched out sanitizer and remade to 200ppm.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Stack of to go containers on reach in cooler on front counter make line.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. 3 bulk containers of white and brown powders on rack in prep area.
Feb 22, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee scratched nose with bare hands then continued to handle clean utensils without washing hands between tasks.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. yogurt base (45F - Cold Holding); coconut milk (45F - Cold Holding) in top section of flip top reach in cooler on make line at front counter, per manager lid was open for approximately 2 hours prior, lid closed.
Trash receptacles not provided where needed in establishment. Build up of trash behind dumpsters in dumpster enclosure.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Pipe leaking under hand wash station in prep area by triple sink.
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.