Visit 01 — Food-Licensing Inspection
Mar 19, 2026
Disposition
Inspection Completed - No Further ActionNo violations on record for this visit
This visit closed with no further action required.
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
License No. 1625197|Public Food Service Establishment|Broward County, FloridaInspected Mar 19, 2026
State of Florida Inspection Record
TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE FL355
1609 E SUNRISE, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33304
TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE FL355 has a mixed inspection record — 5 violations in the past year, including 2 high-priority. Not alarming, but worth knowing before you order. The trailing-year record shows 5 violations, including 2 high-priority and 1 Emergency Order of Closure.
Spotty
55.4
Trailing year of inspections
How this kitchen compares
Against FORT LAUDERDALE
Scores higher than 25% of the 1015 inspected restaurants in FORT LAUDERDALE on the trailing-year record.
Against Broward County
2 high-priority violations on the trailing-year record — below the Broward County average of 2.6.
This kitchen2
County average2.6
Below county average
Computed from the trailing-year records of all inspected restaurants in the same city and county. Official State of Florida inspection data — scores calculated by this site.
The Inspection Record
6 inspectionsFull available history. The score uses only the most recent 365 days — older visits are shown for context, not counted.
Visit 02 — Routine - Food
Oct 23, 2025
Disposition
Follow-up inspection · Compliance recordedEmergency Order Callback CompliedFood-contact or nonfood-contact surfaces improperly designed, constructed, maintained, or located.
Basic
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
Compliance recorded on the Emergency Order of Closure of Oct 21, 2025 — Visit 04 in this ledger.
2 days between recordsElapsed time between records—not confirmed time closed.
Visit 03 — Routine - Food
Oct 22, 2025
Disposition
Follow-up inspection · Requirements not metEmergency Order Callback Not CompliedFollow-up inspection — requirements not met. This record is not a new Emergency Order of Closure.
Roaches, rodents, flies, or other pests present — or doors and openings that let them in not protected.
High-priority
Food-contact or nonfood-contact surfaces improperly designed, constructed, maintained, or located.
Basic
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
Visit 04 — Routine - Food
Oct 21, 2025
Disposition
Emergency Order of ClosureEmergency order recommended Emergency order on this visit
Roaches, rodents, flies, or other pests present — or doors and openings that let them in not protected.
High-priority
Food-contact or nonfood-contact surfaces improperly designed, constructed, maintained, or located.
Basic
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
Earlier history — outside the scoring window
Visit 05 — Routine - Food
Jul 30, 2024
Disposition
Inspection Completed - No Further ActionA sick or symptomatic employee present, or staff unaware of when illness bars them from working with food.
Intermediate
Food-contact or nonfood-contact surfaces improperly designed, constructed, maintained, or located.
Basic×2
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
Visit 06 — Routine - Food
Mar 27, 2024
Disposition
Inspection Completed - No Further ActionHigh-risk food (like meat) thawed improperly, promoting bacterial growth.
Basic
Mops, brooms, and other cleaning and maintenance equipment stored or maintained improperly.
Basic
Source: State of FloridaState inspection document
What the violations mean
Violation categories, explained
Every violation on this record falls into one of the state's standardized categories. Here is what each category covers and why inspectors check for it — in plain English, with the trailing-year count for this kitchen.
No live pests — roaches, rodents, flies — and no gaps that let them in: doors, screens, and outer openings must be protected. Pests move between waste areas and food-prep surfaces, carrying bacteria with them, which is why live activity is among the most serious findings on the form.
On this record, the category appears in 2 of the 4 trailing-year inspections. The written details for each entry are in the state inspection documents linked above.
† Item numbers refer to the State of Florida’s standardized inspection form; the same item recurring across visits indicates an unresolved problem. Severity groupings and the sanitation score are explained in How it works.
Check our work
The inspection record above comes straight from the state's files.
Dirty Dish List is built from public inspection data published by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The inspection dates, dispositions, and violations on this report card mirror what the state has on file for License No. 1625197 — you can read the original documents yourself and compare.
Official State of Florida inspection records Opens myfloridalicense.com — the state's public inspection search
Official State of Florida inspection data — scores calculated by this site