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    Tropical Smoothie Cafe

    3.1 (52 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Vince D.

    The smoothies here are usually pretty good. I used to crave their food and go often, but won't be going back. My visit today was during a busy lunch hour so the wait was expectedly a bit long - no biggie. While waiting with my 5 year old, I watched a customer hand a rotten apple back to one of the employees and swap it out for a different side. I took notice because it was gross looking, even from across the room. Our to-go order was ready next and I picked it up, said thank you, and left. We arrived home to find this same rotten apple in our to-go order and our quesadilla was undercooked and drippy with sauce (salsa?) that usually isn't in there ... it was soggy. For $15 after tip, I'm disappointed. My kid wouldn't eat the "gross" quesadilla and I wouldn't have him eat the apple either. So essentially we paid $15 for a smoothie. I have empathy for the food service industry. It's tough finding and retaining good people right now. But there is no excuse for handing out rotten food TWICE.

    Entire unblended banana

    Very disappointed in quality and service. Four workers but only one making smoothies. There were 10 people waiting when we ordered and it took 25 minutes to get our smoothie. The smoothie was not blended and couldn't even drink it through the straw because of the many chunks of unblended ice and banana. We will not be coming back.

    Island Green and Jetty Punch
    Kristin B.

    This is a newer location in the Arvada area. We've been to the one near IKEA but came across this while we were out and wanted to try it. We ordered two smoothies and a sandwich. The smoothies were made perfectly and were very delicious! My boyfriend said that his sandwich was hot and fresh and is one of the better Cuban sandwiches he's had. I would definitely recommend that you try this place!

    Watermelon mojito smoothie.
    Victoria S.

    I wanted to like this place SO bad but on my first visit let me just say the service was horrible. 6 people working, zero people in line- Any guesses how long it took someone to even GREET me? Come on guys, if you can't get to the register fine but at least nicely say HI WE WILL BE WITH YOU IN A MINUTE! Lacked basic customer service. The smoothie itself was just OK, definitely not $6+ good. Would have gone lower on stars but the establishment itself was pretty clean. I'll try this place one more time and if my opinion changes I'll update the review.

    Dez C.

    My best friend has never been to this cafe and she has been waiting for me to be in town to try it. I am visiting from Charlotte, NC. We have these cafes out there and I LOVE them. I decided to try a new shake and I went with the Kiwi Quencher. My bestie ordered the Peanut Butter Cup. She LOVED it. We also ordered a kids Jetty Junior. All drinks were a HUGE hit. This location was very clean. Staff was wearing masks as well as gloves. Social distancing was required. The staff was super friendly. I can't wait to come here again before I head back home. Keep up the good work you guys.

    Plastic found blended into smoothie
    Alisha F.

    I really like this place... The staff is friendly and the smoothies are good. However, I got a smoothie today and have found multiple pieces of plastic wrapping blended into it. I'm assuming it's some sort of packaging that was accidentally left on one of the ingredients. Hopefully it isn't toxic. For a $6, I'd expect a little more attention to detail.

    I think the person whom took my order name was Isabelle. She has her airpods in talking on the phone. She came up and said "are you ready to order or what". Super rude don't recommend!!!

    Their Smoothies Rock!
    P N.

    Great Smoothies & Wonderful Wraps. I hope I can buy a franchisee one day. This place should be nation wide. Chia Banana Avacolada

    The chia banana boost with roasted bananas
    James B.

    First time here and already love it. The smoothie I had was the Chia Banana Boost and seriously tasted like heaven. It was such a good way to end the day. It tastes like candy but as you can see in my menu picture with the description it is loaded with healthy stuff. The food smelled amazing and sounds great so I will be coming back to try more foods out and take pictures. The place is in a pretty good location. Lots of parking and seating. It's kinda hard to spot from the main road. Highly recommended.

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    Bad açaí bowl. Too small and overpriced. Açaí firm and seems like it came out of the freezer. Good flavor though

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    Tropical Smoothie Cafe is a great place to eat for a nice and healthy lunch and I would recommend it! I love the smoothies.

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    If your in front of customers you should really watch the language you use. Throwing f bombs around is completely unprofessional.

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    So after it was brought too the manager's attention more trying was done on how to blend the smoothie thank you

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