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    Tropical Smoothie Cafe

    2.3 (84 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Dogs allowed

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    Anna D.

    This was nice treat for a hot Summer day. They have so many options in the menu for healthy options. The drive-through is Crowded and hard to maneuver with bigger car. The chipotle sandwich has a good flavor to it but nothing to brag. Customer service is adequate but not superb.

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    Tom K.

    This is DISGUSTING; my daughter and I witnessed the employee with the turquoise cap eating out of the trays with his bare hands while talking to another employee;not once but 3 times while we were waiting for our smoothie. Staff was expressionless and miserable looking. MANAGEMENT, this will be reported to the proper agency.

    All the brown lettuce I had to pick out. I get the jerk sauce on the side.

    I like their food but come on. Lettuce like this is gross. Smoothies are good, but they are always out of something in the recent few days they've been out of ginger, collagen, and sweet potato.

    Got a wrap today at this location, the drive thru took 20 minutes to get through and there was genuinely one car in front of me. Once I finally got my food the staff was rude and did not care that it took so long. Then when I began eating my wrap I noticed all the lettuce in the wrap was brown. Horrible food, horrible staff, will not go here again.

    This one is really yummy!
    Kristin P.

    Parking lot is a nightmare. It shares a parking lot with a dozen other businesses so getting out of there is a headache. I ordered a smoothie on the app and selected curbside so it prompted me to add the color make and model of my car. The location actually does not offer curbside. There's no designated parking, way to check in once you arrive, etc. there is currently a mask mandate in ABQ and an employee working was walking around without one. It's too bad because the $moothie$ are pretty good.

    Flatbread and smoothie
    Marie X.

    I have to thank Tropical Smoothies for a generous sample of their offerings at a recent Yelp event. You have to be pretty confident that people will like your ''samples'' to do that and they were right. What I liked the most was my smoothie! I got the Paradise Point which was Strawberry, Banana and Pineapple...YUM!! Nice Combo of flavors. When I go for a smoothie, that's usually all I get, but this place serves full meals, too...breakfast, sandwiches, flatbreads, quesadillas, wraps and bowls. Pretty good for a smoothie place! Flatbreads aren't usually my first choice but I liked the Chicken Pesto. If you go for a meal, saving room for a smoothie is a must!

    Mango Berry Cosmo w/edible Lime Straw!
    Virginia G.

    This spot is a go-to cooler for me and my family! We crave the smoothies, the staff are always nice, and the food is really tasty! This time, they really stole our smiles with an Edible Lime Straw!!! The new flavor that comes with it tastes Ah-Mazing!! Try it! Mango Berry Cosmo... Mmmm! Be patient with the lines and traffic in that area. It's worth it... and forces you to unwind, listen to music, have a heartfelt conversation or just be a kid at heart! Enjoy yourself and your loved ones!

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    Food was good, kid who took our order gave really bad attitude, n started throwing stuff around in the back after.

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    Dont even try to ask for clarification or they'll be so rude and treat you awful. Customer service is apparently not a thing here.

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    The people working here are just rude teenagers that don't even know how to greet a customer.

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    Yes it's great, reasonable but I must say, I only have ever had the Detox (island? Green.

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