TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE FL355

1609 E SUNRISE, FORT LAUDERDALE, Broward County. DBPR licence 1625197. 7 inspection visits from 2024-03-27 to 2026-11-04.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-11-04: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations

0 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Broward County average that year (3 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-10-21)

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
2026-11-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	1.48	2 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
2026-03-19	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2025-10-23	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2025-10-22	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	0	1		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-10-21	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	1	0	1	1.25	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-07-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	1.22	2 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
2024-03-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.26	2 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel

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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.