TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE

104 BARTRAM OAKS WALK #106, SAINT JOHNS, St. Johns County. DBPR licence 6501790. 7 inspection visits from 2023-09-28 to 2026-09-01.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-01: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic violations

2 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the St. Johns County average that year (1 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, St. Johns 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
2026-09-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	5	1.86	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-01-26	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	0	4	3	1.52	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-02-27	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	6	3	1.64	10 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-01-04	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-11-28	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-19	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	4	4		8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 11 Personnel with infections restricted 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-09-28	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	3	9	1.81	13 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 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.