Tropical Smoothie Cafe

800 Ocala Rd, Suite 330, Tallahassee, FL 32304

Café / Breakfast

Last inspected: Oct 21, 2025

Score

Medium Risk

Tropical Smoothie Cafe appears in inspection records four times, starting in 2022. Inspectors last stopped by on Oct 21, 2025. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.

Recent inspections have turned up roughly the same number of issues each time, hovering near eight violations per visit.

Across the inspection history, “ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded two times.

That's lower than the typical Tallahassee restaurant, which scores around 87. The record is unremarkable in either direction.

Inspections

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Major latest

Minor latest

Inspection History

Oct 21, 2025

Routine - Food

8 minor violations.

View 8 violations

Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tile above reach in coolers and ice machine in kitchen missing.

36-36-4

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles in kitchen above ice machine in prep area has debris on them. **Repeat Violation**

36-34-5

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on storage shelf in kitchen over food next to prep table. Employee removed drink. **Corrective Action Taken**

12B-07-4

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee speaker stored on kitchen shelf by food. Employee removed speaker. **Corrective Action Taken**

40-06-5

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nesting of pans stored over clean dry pans on shelf in kitchen prep area. **Repeat Violation**

24-08-4

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap at threshold by back door in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**

35B-01-4

Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall by mop sink has a hole. **Repeat Violation**

36-24-5

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls in prep and kitchen line area has debris on them.

36-27-5

Jan 30, 2025

Food-Licensing Inspection

2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 12 minor violations.

View 16 violations

High Priority - Air gap between water supply inlet and flood rim of equipment/sink is less than one inch. Drain line directly in drain for ice machine, no gap.

29-44-4

High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Apples stored under pans on shelf. Manager moved apples for proper storage. **Corrected On-Site**

08B-02-4

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board next to oven.

22-02-4

Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of employee health policy and health requirements. Sent manager health policy form none on site.

11-03-5

Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed wall with hole exposing plumbing pipes by mop sink.

36-24-5

Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. No label on container with white powder. **Corrected On-Site**

02D-03-4

Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Sent owner poster to post.

51-13-4

Basic - No waste receptacle installed at handwash sink provided with disposable towels. No trash can at hand sink in prep room.

33-38-4

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed pan on shelf drain board.

23-03-4

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Owner closed lids. **Corrected On-Site**

33-16-4

Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hand sink faucet by kitchen line.

29-11-4

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.

42-01-4

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents in prep area above ice machine.

36-34-5

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee and owner preparing food with no hair restraint.

13-03-4

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nesting on pan on storage shelf.

24-08-4

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door has a gap by office.

35B-01-4

Dec 1, 2023

Routine - Food

No violations found.

100

Aug 8, 2022

Routine - Food

3 minor violations.

View 3 violations

Basic - Light shield damaged/in disrepair. Observed a light shield in the restroom damaged and in disrepair.

38-01-4

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed a wet mop at the mop area not hung up to dry after usage. Observed the manager hang the mop up to dry. **Corrected On-Site**

42-01-4

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed a container containing white chocolate powder without a label. Observed the manager place a label on the container. **Corrected On-Site**

02D-01-5

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Tropical Smoothie Cafe last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Tropical Smoothie Cafe on file is from Oct 21, 2025. The public record contains four inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Tropical Smoothie Cafe?

Across the inspection record, “ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Tropical Smoothie Cafe.

How does Tropical Smoothie Cafe compare to other restaurants in Tallahassee?

Tropical Smoothie Cafe most recently scored 67 out of 100, which is lower than the Tallahassee average of 87.

Has Tropical Smoothie Cafe's inspection record improved over time?

Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Tropical Smoothie Cafe have averaged around eight violations per visit across the recent record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Tropical Smoothie Cafe means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.

How often is Tropical Smoothie Cafe inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, Tropical Smoothie Cafe is inspected roughly once per year on average.

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