TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE

1808 HENDRICKS AVE, JACKSONVILLE, Duval County. DBPR licence 2613528. 5 inspection visits from 2024-02-08 to 2026-07-17.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-17: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic violations

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

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Duval 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
2026-07-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4	1.77	5 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-10-16	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	3	9	1.59	13 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-12-10	Complaint follow-up	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	0	0		1 area 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2024-12-09	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	7	3	9		16 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 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) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-02-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	6	9	1.76	14 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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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.