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Tropical Smoothie Cafe

3.2 (70 reviews)
Closed 7:00 am - 8:00 pm
Updated 2 weeks ago

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TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE ATMOSPHERE

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Casual
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Moderate noise
Good for groups

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My receipt of what I ordered and when I ordered it.
Caitlyn L.

Wish I could leave zero stars. This place messed up my door dash order then when I called, the Girl who answered named Olivia said they would replace it. Now here it is 2 weeks later and the lady working says they will not honor it since they don't have the receipt. I ordered door dash and still have the receipt. Then she said it was too long ago to replace it. Well I attached a pic of my receipt dated 2 weeks ago, and a pic of one of the wraps they sent me. Whoever the owners are of this place need to get better people working customer service. I literally order from this place constantly and I will NEVER order from here again. I wasn't even asking for a refund. All I wanted was it replaced. I wanted 2 chipotle chicken flat bread and got 2 Thai chicken wrap. I guess it's worth losing a regular customer then replacing 2 6$ flat bread a. Way to go tropical smoothie cafe!

My husband and I went here for a quick meal and smoothie. Ordered a chicken wrap to share and two smoothies. Half way threw the wrap I bite in to the wrap and this long black hair gets caught in my teeth. So discussing I was very upset. We approached the front counter and I told and showed the lady what was in my food. I asked her for a refund, she said sorry I can't refund you I can only remake it. I was not happy! Excuse me but if you found a huge black hair in your food would you want to eat after that? My stomach turned. I asked again can I please just have a refund? She refused. NONE of the lady's where wearing hair nets! All have very long hair. I work in a bakery and there is not a chance of anyone stepping in the bakery with out a hair net. This is definitely against health food violations.

YA'LL THIS IS AN EARRING OR SOMETHING

You guys. I loved tropical smoothie. My go to smoothie place. But when I was sipping on my fav. cool beverage and this came up the straw I was definitely mortified. It's an earring or part of a necklace or something. The fact that that was in my mouth makes me want to vomit rip out my insides and bathe them in bleach. That's like using dirty instruments in the medical field. Anyways. I encourage anyone and everyone to avoid this location. On top of everything the manager tried to blame the 3rd party driver. Classy.

Shoes on the counter. Nice.
Cheyenne B.

We got a smoothie there yesterday that tasted like Tuna. When we called they offered to comp us 2 new, free smoothies. Those also tasted like tuna. We go here often enough that I'm not scared away, yet. Their customer service has been pretty bad in the past but they just started hiring new people so it has gone up. However one of their senior employees, Shelby, seems to have a problem finding a place to sit.

turkey bacon ranch sammich
Jennifer P.

I have been to Tropical Smoothie Cafe a few times. They have smoothie choices aplenty, some of which include green veggies, and they have all sorts of add-ins like probiotics and vitamins. It is very similar to Jamba Juice except minus the wheatgrass shots and with a bunch of different wraps and sandwiches. My one qualm on the smoothies is that it is a one-size-fits-all type joint and I would prefer a smoothie that is half the size. Still not bad at about $5 a smoothie. Blue Lagoon Smoothie (blueberry-strawberry-banana): tastes great but the seeds get stuck in your teeth. Peanut Paradise Smoothie (peanut butter-banana-yogurt-protein powder): so far my favorite, but I am not a fan of processed soy/whey protein powder so I sadly don't order this anymore unless I'm feeling naughty. I've had a few other smoothies but I can't remember which ones. It's hard to mess up or go wrong with any smoothie choice, amirite? I've had the Turkey-Bacon-Ranch sandwich and it was good. I'd like to try some of their other wraps, but I normally just grab a smoothie to go. The King Caesar and Hummus Veggie wraps look promising. I wish they had normal whole yogurt as a choice between non-fat, and I wish their fruits were grown organically. I can dream, can't I?

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It's pretty good. There smoothies are good-- a few with an odd aftertaste. They're very nice. And the place is affordable.

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The staff are super friendly. My smoothie was made super quickly and is delicious! Super cute place! Highly recommend!!!

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Avocado in a smoothie is life!! I love that this place has a drive thru! So convenient and fast

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