TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE

301 W CENTRAL AVE, WINTER HAVEN, Polk County. DBPR licence 6307457. 10 inspection visits from 2023-07-27 to 2026-08-31.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-31: complaint inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

0 of 1routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

5inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Polk 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	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3		3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2026-07-10	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2025-10-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	0.40	3 areas 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-02-19	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-01-22	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	0	4		4 areas 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-12-04	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3		4 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2024-07-29	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2		3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-10-04	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-10-03	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	1	2		4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2023-07-27	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2		2 areas 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded

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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.