TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE
1851 CORDOVA RD, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33316
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.