TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE

1840 GULF TO BAY BLVD., CLEARWATER, Pinellas County. DBPR licence 6217623. 5 inspection visits from 2023-11-13 to 2026-08-31.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-31: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 4 basic violations

2 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Pinellas County average that year (2 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

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, 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
2026-08-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	4	1.13	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2026-03-02	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-12-29	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	6	1.15	6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-03-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	1.27	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-11-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	2	1.55	5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean

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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.