TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE

1695 US 41 BYPASS UNIT 6, VENICE, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6805987. 6 inspection visits from 2023-07-07 to 2026-07-21.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-21: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

0 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (2 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

3inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Sarasota 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
2026-07-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.24	1 area 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
2026-03-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.11
2025-07-02	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	5	2		5 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x3) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-07-08	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1		3 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 11 Personnel with infections restricted
2023-12-21	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1		2 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-07-07	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	1	0	1.24	2 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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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.