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TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE

1851 CORDOVA RD, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33316

Administrative complaint recommended

Most recent inspection

Date
October 7, 2026
Type
Routine - Food
Result
Administrative complaint recommended
Risk category
Not reported
Cited findings
5
Jurisdiction
Broward County (Fort Lauderdale), FL

Violations (5)

  • 12A-16-4CriticalCorrected on site

    Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee began to work, grabbed a clean blender to make a customer order, without washing hands first, after educated employee on proper hand wash procedures, employee washed hands.

    High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee began to work, grabbed a clean blender to make a customer order, without washing hands first, after educated employee on proper hand wash procedures, employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

    High Priority

  • 50-17-3Critical

    Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. December 1, 2025 - establishment is open and selling food to customers.

    High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. December 1, 2025 - establishment is open and selling food to customers. **Admin Complaint**

    High Priority

  • 14-11-5

    Equipment in poor repair. 2) flip top-broken cover.

    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. 2) flip top-broken cover. **Warning**

    Basic

  • 31A-09-4Corrected on site

    Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Front kitchen- garbage can in front, employee removed.

    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Front kitchen- garbage can in front, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

    Intermediate

  • 53B-05-5

    Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. All expired on 7/4/2026

    Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. All expired on 7/4/2026 **Warning**

    Intermediate

Earlier inspections on file

Source: Broward County (Fort Lauderdale), FL health department. Data refreshed October 16, 2026. Results are shown in the health department's own wording. This record is provided for general information; confirm current status with the health department before relying on it.