Tropical Smoothie Cafe
214 Calhoun St, Cincinnati, OH 45219
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 7 of 7 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Sep 30, 2026: passed with no violations.
- Keeps coming up: Chemical - Storage: Separation, cited 2 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.
- 6 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 7 visits
- 2026
- Passed Sep 30
Follow-Up Inspection
No violations
- Passed Sep 23
Routine Inspection
12 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
- Critical Chemical - Storage: Separation
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- Minor Food Contact Surfaces Cleanability
- Minor Drying Mops
- Minor Food Choking Standards
- Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
- Minor Water capacity for peak hot water demand
- Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
- Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
- Minor Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
- Passed May 6
Routine Inspection
6 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
- Minor Toilet room receptacle - covered
- Minor Drying Mops
- Minor Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
- Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
- Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
- 2025
- Perfect Oct 3
Routine Inspection
No violations
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