TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE

112 SEA GROVE MAIN ST STE 114, ST AUGUSTINE BEACH, St. Johns County. DBPR licence 6501882. 6 inspection visits from 2024-04-17 to 2026-08-13.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-08-13: routine inspection, 3 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 8 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
2026-08-13	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	1	8	1.86	9 areas 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 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)
2025-08-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	2	7	1.52	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x4) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-08-20	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-06-20	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	0	0		1 area 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2024-12-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.64	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2024-04-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	7	1.81	6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 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.