TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE

1851 CORDOVA RD, FORT LAUDERDALE, Broward County. DBPR licence 1623306. 9 inspection visits from 2024-01-08 to 2026-10-07.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-10-07: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 1 basic violations

4 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Broward County average that year (1 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-07-18)

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Broward County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-10-07	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	2	1	1.48	5 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-06-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	2	1.25	5 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-09-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	1.25	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-07-21	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	1		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-07-19	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	2	0	1		3 areas 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-07-18	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	3	4	6	1.25	9 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-08-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	6	1.22	6 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-01-09	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	0	0		1 area 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-01-08	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	2	3	1.26	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 50 Current license properly displayed

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A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.