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    Tropical Smoothie Cafe

    4.2 (95 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Outdoor seating

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    GREEN DREAM YOGURT
    Adam L.

    Made a mobile order for a bowl and a smoothie. Arrived at the store 15 minutes later. It located in the Gaithersburg Square Shopping Mall with a lot of complimentary parking. The self pickup shelves were on the left hand side after walking into the store. The Green Dream Yogurt had all ingredients as expected. The Avocolada was delicious as usual.

    Sunrise Sunset, Beach Bum and 2 Mocha Madness!!!
    Neicy H.

    The food and the smoothie were tasty! And the ladies working there are so nice and personable. Great place to pickup a meal.

    Reusable cup - saves you 50 cents on each smoothie
    Jacqueline S.

    We live only a few minutes from this location, and we'd been hoping for a good smoothie place for a long time now! We are already regulars. We even bought the reusable cup for $4 - it's better for the environment and you save 50 cents every time you use it to get a smoothie. The smoothies are delicious. We've also tried their chicken pesto flat bread which was good! The customer service is also great; the employees are very friendly. We'll definitely be frequenting this place. Edit: I also just realized from reading the other reviews that Rafi, who took our order this morning, is the owner. He is great!

    Jeni S.

    I hadn't even heard of this place until this afternoon when somebody said, hey let's order delivery from Tropical Smoothie Café. I had to look up the menu to you even begin to know what to consider for my order. Everything looked delicious -- flatbreads wraps, pressed sandwiches and bowls, quesadillas and all sorts of other things, and yes, tropical smoothies.. And when it arrives just a short time later, it was in fact, as delicious as it looked on the menu. The food was well seasoned, and arrived hot. The prices are fair. Quesadillas are rather small compared to the size of the wraps and sandwiches -,but they didn't come up short in flavor and seasoning. Nothing came with extra sauces, which is always a nice thing to have to dip your wrap and your quesadilla or your sandwiches in. And the Irene come with a bag of chips. The Carribian Jerk Wrap with pineapple salsa and black beans and rice and other nifty goodness was hefty and delicious and had a nice kick of heat - but not overwhelming. All that and a bag of chips, really, for $9.99. I look forward to ordering from this place again.

    Jackie N.

    If you want to eat something healthy come and eat here. I ordered food for me and my two co workers and I wa surprise. We ordered three smoothies (bahama mama, berry blast and avocaldo), bacon sandwich, and two super green cesear wraps. It was already prepared once we got into the store. The place inside is a yad small but once the pandemic is over there are benches outside to sit down.

    Luis B.

    Best tropical Cafe in Maryland Nicole coustomer service was great also Chris assisted me with a great smoothie this is my first time ever

    The menu is so much!
    Natalia P.

    Every time we come in here the staff is really nice and they take the time to learn your name! I've had every smoothie on the balanced fusions and they're all amazing! The chicken pesto flatbread is to die for! Must try!

    Rice is super HARD :(

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    Thank you for the love Neicy!

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    Kinda weird this place asks for tips. However, smoothies are well priced and delicious.

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    We love to hear this Paul. Look forward to serving you again soon!

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    We are glad you had a great experience Angelo. Thank you.

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    We love to hear this Leondra! Thank you for being such a great fan!

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    Healthy yummy smoothies and great low calorie foods ! Fav place to go after the gym :)

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    Josephine, thank you for the great review. So glad you are a fan!

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