TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE

5409 N UNIVERSITY DR, LAUDERHILL, Broward County. DBPR licence 1624602. 9 inspection visits from 2023-10-25 to 2026-09-30.

Warning: inspector to returnLast visit, 2026-09-30: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 5 basic violations

2 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Broward County average that year (2 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

2inspections 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
2026-09-30	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	3	5	1.48	6 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-10-09	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	4		5 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-08-14	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	2	5	1.25	7 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-11-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.22	2 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-10-14	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	5		5 areas 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x3) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-08-22	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-08-21	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	1	3		7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-02-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	2	1.26	3 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
2023-10-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3	1.26	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 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 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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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.