Tropical Smoothie Cafe
12858 West Hillsborough Ave, Tampa, FL 33635 · Permanent Food Service · License 3918560
What drove the grade
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Aug 3 routine inspection1 intermediate, 2 basic-5
- Safety score95
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitAug 3, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
3 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
Intermediate1
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Multiple cutting boards in establishment are soiled.
Basic2
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Food stored on floor.
One box of Panini bread stored on floor inside walk-in freezer.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public.
Employee personal drinks, sandwich, and yogurt are stored inside of a walk-in cooler shelf located over Chia seed pudding. Employee began to identify and segregate all personal items at time of inspection.
Fixed on the spot
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.