TROPICALE (THE)
8101 WORLD CENTER DRIVE, Orlando FL 32821 · (407)238-8000
Last inspected Apr 20, 2026 · 8 visits since July 2023
5 inspections within 15 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee handled dessert items. Operator coached employee
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Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. butter (46F - Cold Holding); sausage (45F - Cold Holding) walkin cooler, operator states door opened frequently due to service ending. Will keep door closed and monitor
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.bowl in panko bin
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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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shell eggs over oil in walk-in in cooler
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Digital menu board outside of restaurant. Eggs Benedict, avacado toast with sunny side up egg,
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Infront of steam kettle.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Leaking pipe at handwashing sink in ware washing area.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. I front of steam kettle
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shell eggs on cart over ready to eat items from buffet in walk-in cooler
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Measuring cups in sink on cookline
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Backpack, jacket in dish area on shelves above clean equipment
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. At dish area at drain line
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Single door cooler next to stove
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Cooler drawers under flattop
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
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Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee handled dessert items. Operator coached employee
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Beef over parm cheese and arugula in single door cooler on cookline
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Tomato sauce in low boy in rum bar prep area
Ice buildup in chest freezer on cookline, two door freezer across from walk-in coolers
Stored food not covered. In chest freezer, operator discarded
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 6 recorded, 2 high priority.
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Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee handled dessert items. Operator coached employee
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Beef over parm cheese and arugula in single door cooler on cookline
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Sunny side up eggs, No indicating to consumer advisory
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Tomato sauce in low boy in rum bar prep area
Ice buildup in chest freezer on cookline, two door freezer across from walk-in coolers
Stored food not covered. In chest freezer, operator discarded
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.