TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE

27001 US 19 N #2089A, CLEARWATER, Pinellas County. DBPR licence 6215959. 6 inspection visits from 2024-04-18 to 2026-08-06.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-08-06: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

1 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Pinellas 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, Pinellas 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
2026-08-06	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	2		2 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2026-08-05	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	5	1	8		10 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x4) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2026-03-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	1.15	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2025-01-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	1	1.27	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-04-19	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	1	0		2 areas 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-04-18	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	2	2	1.55	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 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.