TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE
1808 Hendricks Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida, 32207
San Marco
Duval County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 12/10/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 12A-13-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee washed blender then took it out from sanitizer without washing hands, explained to her and she washed hands **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-10: Employee washed knife then came to grab/check closed container with pesto thawing in prep sink, explained to him and he washed hands **Admin Complaint**
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/10/2024 revealed 1 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 12/9/2024
High Priority
7
Intermediate
3
Basic
9
Total
19
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Repeat Violation**
- 29-18-4:Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Mop sink, manager placed one **Corrected On-Site**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jacket and purse above clean container, shelf by triple sink **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-19-4:Basic - Food contaminated by aunt. See stop sale. Aunt in hummus, manager discarded hummus **Warning**
- 10-12-5:Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Blue container, manager placed it by triple sink to be washed **Corrective Action Taken**
- 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed one **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Vent-fan in walk in cooler
- 21-11-4:Basic - Sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil. Employee changed it, front counter area **Corrected On-Site**
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Trays for catering on shelf, manager inverted them **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee washed blender then took it out from sanitizer without washing hands, explained to her and she washed hands **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 12A-17-4:High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Employee washed hands only 7 seconds between dirty dishes and clean dishes, explained to her and she washed again **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 22-50-4:High Priority - Food-contact surfaces sanitized with a quaternary ammonium solution not exposed to the sanitizer solution for at least 30 seconds. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee just dipped the blender in sanitizer, explained to her and she placed it back in properly **Corrected On-Site**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One by window in dining area and one by trash in back area
- 35A-09-4:High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. One ant on table for to go bags, manager killed it **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 49f cooked sweet potatoes, kale slaw and corn salad, above fill line, manager rearranged **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 41-18-4:High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. +400 ppm quat in tripe sink, test strip blueish, manager diluted it, 300 ppm **Corrected On-Site**
- 16-33-4:Intermediate - Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer. Triple sink
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand sink at front counter, manager placed one **Corrected On-Site**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Manager labeled glass cleaner, front counter
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/9/2024 revealed 19 total violations (7 high priority, 3 intermediate, 9 basic).