Tropical Smoothie Cafe

4270 Us Hwy 98 N, Lakeland, FL 33809

Passed · Aug 14, 2025 Directions
94
Excellent BiteKarma score 94 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 4 of 4 graded inspections since 2024.
  • No critical violations in the last two years.
  • Last inspected Aug 14, 2025: passed with 2 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located, cited 2 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.

Inspection history 4 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Aug 14

    Complaint Inspection

    2 violations
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Bathrooms
  3. Passed Feb 3

    Callback Reinspection

    No violations

  4. Passed Jan 30

    Complaint Inspection

    2 violations
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
  5. 2024
  6. Passed Nov 22

    Complaint Inspection

    5 violations
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean

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