TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE FL 37
225 S FLORIDA AVE · LAKELAND · Polk County · FL 33801
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
5 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/01/24
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener operator placed in washed, rinsed and sanitized **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. By cold bar operator replaced towels **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 2
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on cutting board by fruits Operator had employee moved cell phone. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Cookline Operator moved to sanitize buckets **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 11, 2026 2:01 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.