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Solid Health Score
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TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE in PANAMA CITY currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 92.3 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 4 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on September 11, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 15 total violations — 5 critical, 2 major, 8 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on September 11, 2025 shows 5 observation rows, all minor, which is usually a better sign than repeat high-priority findings.
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TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?
Solid overall, with enough history that people may still weigh the details differently.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
- [36-32-5] Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed ceiling tile above single reach in cooler in back broken and in disrepair.
- [50-09-4] Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- [40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employees medicine (advil, band-aids, peroxide,) on shelf above prep table. Operator moved during inspection.
- [06-01-5] Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed bags of still frozen cubed chicken sitting on counter in back area. Per operator chicken was placed there to unthaw about a hour ago. Advised operator that was an improper method to unthaw frozen chicken and that it needs to be placed under running cold water or refrigerated. Operator placed frozen chicken in refrigerator to thaw.
- [42-01-4] Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed wet mop still in mop bucket.
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