Service is horrible, I ordered on mobile and went in to pick up , they weren't finished with my order by the pick up time. In fact they never started my order. People who order in store got their orders before me. I ordered 2 smoothies and an acai bowl. They didn't tell me they were out of acai bowls when I asked if they had my order. I already had been waiting 7 minutes after pick up time. Finally after 20 minutes they tell me they don't have acai bowls , I said okay then I'll take any other bowl. After I get my bowl, i didn't get my smoothies. They just walk away. I ask if they have my smoothies, they had one made. I asked about the mocha madness, they say "it'll be out shortly" 5 minutes later I ask again, and get the same answer by the guy with short black hair. 20 more minutes, they never made my smoothie and I'm late to work I'll remember to NEVER come to this location again. 45 minutes wait while I keep getting told "it'll be out shortly" while they make their own smoothies and customers who order in store get their orders within 10 minutes. read more

Incompetent staff. Ordered online and waited 50 minutes to receive one smoothie and a wrap. The place was packed with frustrated, hungry people. Menu isn't visible and staff are rude. Staff gives attitude back to customers when customers complain. read more

I got a free bowl from T-Mobile Tuesday. I ordered it through the app and went inside to pick up. It was pretty clean and organized inside. I went right over to the pick up area to grab my order. And left when I got in car I opened the bag they gave me a spoon with my bowl but when I grabbed the bowl I realized that the Acai portion is frozen solid. They do add fresh berries and bananas on top but then they top top it with super sweet agave that makes it overwhelming sweet. Honestly it was way too sweet plus it being pretty frozen I gave up on it. I think they could redesign this bowl to be a lot more fresh. read more

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Always a good and quick, healthy meal here! I frequently get the strawberry/banana smoothie at the top of the list. I add protein because I'd lose my mind without balancing it out. They are always quick and polite here, and the shakes fill you up! read more

VERY DIRTY RESTAURANT! Even their restrooms were gross. No toilet paper in woman's restroom. Garbage overflowing all over the place in main dining area. Smells like dirty bar in there. Tables outside also gross- burn marks and bird poop all over! What they do well: smoothies efficiently made and delicious in timely manner. Polite staff (all very young). I won't be back to this location. read more

Tropical Smoothie Cafe - Yuck! Womens Bathroom- no toilet paper also - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Brandon, Florida

I stop here almost every time I charge my car at the nearby supercharger. Staff is always friendly and food and smoothies are always good!

This place is very dirty. Filthy to be exact. There was a stench of old mop water lingering the place. Bugs flying around. The guys working there were nice but there's no way employees working there should have that many holes in their shirts. Whoever's making the drinks should wear gloves as well if they're touching food items. They should definitely wear hair nets too. Visible filthy floors with holes in the ground. Just disgusting. Do better management! read more

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Love the green dream bowl but it's never consistent. Today, $10 for about 3TBSP of yogurt, cup of mango and blueberries with a whole container of granola! read more

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DO NOT go to this location, period. This location needs to CLOSE because I have tried 3 different times to eat here and each time has been terrible, seems others have had the same experience. Today I walked in and it smelled SO bad, like an old sock or rotten fruit which was already a red flag. THEN after waiting about 15 mins in line I ask about my order I placed through the app, NONE of the three items I ordered were able to be made because They were out of bananas, chocolate, turkey, and "anything green". They claim it was due to a delivery but I find this hard to believe when I frequently go to the one in Sun City with no issues and this is not the first time. **side note, the gentlemen working were busting their asses and were very nice, they are just in a difficult situation so please know this is only directed towards the poor management. read more

Super dirty, just gross everywhere! No smile or greet when walking or giving my order. How can a business be in such disarray at 10AM. I did not get a smoothie. read more

Second time visit this location and I will not return! Today, I was greeted by a smiling Cashier who quickly took our order and handed my receipt. Once sitting down, I observed the poor customer and lack of professionalism. I witness two customers wait at the counter for their order. One of the employees called out a name, no one responded, and the same employee casually said, "oh, these are yours." The customers attempted to sort through four drinks until a different employee intervened. After that, the line began to fill. I witnessed two employees casually talk at the cash register without acknowledging customers. A co-workerr had to berate the duo to end their conversation and help customers. As I continued to wait, three customers, all whom ordered after me, received their beverages. A female customer ask, "which drink is the Bahama Mama?" The worker glazed over and said, "I Don't know?" and walked away. The waiting time is unacceptable, customer orders get mixed up, and there is a major need for customer service training! read more

This place smells so bad, like old mop, rotten fruit and garbage. I couldn't stand the smell to order, I had to step outside. It's literally a shame this place needs serious help, no way i'd return with a smell like that. read more

This place smells strong of stinky cheese. I ordered and had to wait outside it was so bad!!

Gross . Gross . Gross . I love tropical smoothie but this store was a complete turn off . It smells awful like rotten fruit when you walk in s d the store was completely filthy . Floors and tables filthy . Garbages overflowing . We left I did not want to eat or drink anything from this location . read more

This place used to be great lately the ladies that work there don't seem to like their job. I've been coming to TS for years I frequent all the Brandon stores and the service isn't what it used to be. I'm taking the time to write this review based on my very recent experience at the Regency one. It's a Saturday and very busy, the girl taking ordered seemed bothered and unfriendly. My food came up and was placed on the counter with not notification it was ready. Then I waited an additional 10 min for my smoothie before everyone that came in behind me got theirs. I got up and stood at the counter and wasn't acknowledged until I had to stop on of the girls. My smoothie was never made. I understand things happen that's cool. But when I'm ignored and then no apology or anything! I just hope that the manager/owner take time to engage their staff and set customer service expectations. I think I'll stop coming here for a bit and try again later. Hopefully customer service is made a focus again and this TS will be put back into my favorite lunch places. read more

If you are a pumpkin lover...the pumpkin pie smoothie is a MUST! Touch of cinnamon and deliciousness in a cup! Get it while it's featured for the fall! read more

Tropical Smoothie Cafe - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Brandon, Florida

The facility is really dirty. Food all over the floor. The kitchen looks like they had a food fight. Bathroom was nasty. No napkins or paper towels. It's a Dump. Obviously no management or leadership. read more

I've come to this location plenty of times before and they just seem to be getting worse. The wait time for an online order isn't the quoted 10 minutes, it's 45 minutes. I get that you're understaffed, but why I don't get is why the white male (I'm assuming manager because he's been there every-time I came in for an order) sees that there is a LARGE rush but he only makes the food orders instead of helping out with the mass orders of smoothies. Now I've been in here and with every new face I see that it's just them two, he makes the new person do the smoothies and he's lazying away with the food. It doesn't make sense and he needs to be removed from whatever role he presides read more

Don't waste your time with this place Ordered a flatbread and the girl made me bread with lettuce and Mayo. When I asked what happened to the other ingredients she nonchalantly said oh we don't have any. Well maybe you should tell me that before handing me something I didn't order. I requested a refund and she continued to say because it was the weekend I couldn't get a refund. What kind of mess is that! I demanded my refund and left everything there. Won't be back to this location. read more

The kitchen area was #Filthy! The floors appeared to not have been properly swept and mopped in 2 days. There was a chicken wrap on the food assembly line unattended and left open with flies on it. There were 4 employees working 2 male and 2 females all wearing gloves and mask doing nothing while the trash was over filled and just 1 napkin away from the entire trash can & a junk pile of items tumbling on to the floor. All visible to patrons. The 2 gentleman preparing foods both had a head full of hair (1) curly hair male and 1 male with very nice cultural locks of hair neither wearing hair nets, yet instead: sun-visors! Being the place is called "Tropical Smoothie" I understand the need to block the sun but what about hair? The gentleman making my salads appeared to have a protective #COVID mask that was too big, since he continued to adjust the mask properly to his face while wearing plastic food preparation gloves, leaving salad toppings residue on the mask ie lettuce / cheese. As soon as he finally handled over our prepared salads I politely said " Sir I can not eat these salads simply because 1 your mask is dirty and 2 the entire time preparing my food your gloves in between grabbing lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes there were also touching your mask." He apologized & offered to make a new salad as he changed his gloves before doing so. The new salads I gave to the homeless gentleman standing in front of Regency Plaza as I exited the location. I lost my appetite based on my experience! Maybe there will be a next time perhaps not. Won't be my #LOST! Demand more Tropical Smoothie for $15 per hour! #SHAME on the franchise owner for being this careless..... read more

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If I could give a place 0 stars I would. This was the worst dining experience I have ever had. We got there at 12:50 and we're 2nd in line, we then had to wait 20 minutes to place our order. Got our order in at 1:10 and waited 40 MINUTES for a smoothie! They skipped over my smoothie and the young female worker was very disrespectful. She constantly ignored anything anyone said to her and really seemed to hate her job. The restroom was horrible. Also, one of our smoothies were made wrong. After being there for an hour, still never got my smoothie.. NEVER GO TO THIS LOCATION! read more

This is the grossest one I ever been to; trash all over the floor, behind the counter where the food prep is the floor is soaking wet and utterly disgusting. Doesn't look like it's ever been cleaned on every surface you can see, right down to the register; forget about getting a clean table. The trash is overflowing too. Don't know who the manger is but they need fired and a call into the health dept. Just disgusting. I'll drive to not ever come back here. Everyone is in the back, had to call for a cashier, they had to call for someone to make smoothies, wtheck?!! read more

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I ordered at 5:28pm and told me to picked up at 5:38pm. The problem is 2 freaking employees in here. So, let me tell you something as i witnessed. 1 of the employe had to do all the orders from the customers came thru and online too. By another employe were watching by another one and do nothing for help. Also, I lost my appetites and did get my refund back as why they ran out the foods for side order foods. I highly recommend the employees need to step up and need to interacting by other employees for help. read more

This place stinks. Figuratively and literally. Order to-go so you don't have to deal with the staff or the smell of this place.

If you live in brandon, definitely worth the drive to drive to bartow and get this. The drinks are watered down and mine tastes like tea after you swallow it. I got the mocha madness with white chocolate and i get it all the time at bartow and Jay makes it. Definitely nothing like it. Don't even taste the white chocolate in it. I will stick to Bartow and always let Jay make it. Also super expensive compared to Bartow. read more

Prior to movies, ordered food to eat in. Being 2nd in line wasn't expecting much of a wait since 2 staff worked here. After us a couple came in and placed their order. 15 minutes later the couple complained that they were late for the movies and were informed their meal was almost ready. And soon they were given their meals. When I approached them and asked about my meal, we were told they were in a hurry. I informed them that I was too since I was also going to the movies. Soon after I was given my meal to go. No plastic ware, chicken inside the quesadilla was cold. Since was late for movies and did not want to get food poisoning, I had to discard my meal. What a waste of my money and food. I do NOT recommend this place to anyone. read more

Walked in at 11:50 approx. watched as 4 employees stood around in the kitchen area. One had gloves on one I couldn't see. Then one grabbed something off or out of the prep cooler with his bare hand and proceeded to eat it while he walked around the area. The other male was wondering around the area brushing off the counters with his bare hands. We walked back out and won't return. read more

I have came to the place on Saturday and Tues and the service is terrible. I order a detox island green both. The second one was horrible nothing but water. Took it back again no ginger. Don't waste your time go to a different one. This location cuts corners read more

I have had their wraps and flatbreads and smoothies, they're so good. I get the Caesar salad wrap and I love it. The mango smoothie is great. The store is clean and tidy. The personnel is very friendly and efficient. Have been back many times. read more

I would not even give this one star. The customer service was beyond horrible, very rude. Will never go to this location again.

Smells so bad, like puke almost. I feel bad for the employees who have to come in and work in here everyday. I couldn't even wait inside smell was so bad. read more

If I could do a 0 stars I would, first off we only ended up there because Moes next door had a long line and tropical smoothie didn't, we get in there and the smell of the place was just disturbing. I like tropical smoothie as a whole but this location was filthy and stanky, where they were preparing food it was just dirty, food on the floor and the workers just look dirty as well, like look presentable not sloppy. The employees had no sense of urgency literally took like over 30 minutes for 2 smoothies wrap and flat bread. Took so long I walked to 5 below went shopping and came back they still wasn't done. I decided to use the restroom and it looked as dirty as the kitchen area, smelled as bad as the whole place. You'll think your food would be hot as long as they took but when I open my wrap and chicken was hot but bacon was COLD! If I wasn't in the time crunch I would of turned around and got my money back!! needless to say I would never return to this location. Now I notice the reviews and I should of read them before stepping in. This location needs to be shut down or operated differently.Thai Chicken read more

I will correct my previous review. I think I got all my smoothie places mixed up. Tropical smoothie would be considered my best option out of the 3 main ones. They are actually the cheapest (sorry for incorrect info previously), best tasting, and have the easiest menu to work with. I easily looked at the menu and found the easy winner for my smoothie. Lots of great options, and easy to understand supplements and options you can add read more

The last few times I have came in here it has smelled like an old mop! I always use the app to order my smoothies and my pickup time was 5:18, here it is 40 minutes later and it is STILL not ready.. I use to love this location but now this will be my last time coming! read more

Worst experience ever. They were slow and not over whelmed but the staff was running around like the building was on fire. We ordered 1 wrap and 2 smoothies. Took 30 min to get them. There was one order ahead of us. Two employees that were off came in and started acting load and joking with the staff on the clock slowing down food. Then the two employees that were off went behind the bar and started making their own food . Ultimately very unprofessional, the employees seemed more concerned about playing around then customers. Food was bad and had a funky taste too it. I eat at Tropical smoothies regularly so I know what to expect and this was horrible. I will not be back read more

Literally the worst experience I've ever had in my life. Ordered online at 2pm for pick up at 2:15pm. Showed up at 2:16pm and wasn't ready. Asked how long it would take, told me 15 minutes more. 30 minutes later, all the employees left out the back door...like yikes. Another 30 minutes late (hour and 15 in total), my food and smoothies are neither ready. Asked again and they said 1 second. 10 minutes later (hour and 25 minutes later) still no food or smoothie. I asked for refund and they wouldn't provide it to me because it was online. Called customer service, they pretty much told me they can't do anything. Never going back ever. read more

I stood at the front waiting to be served for 5 minutes while staff joked around in the back and one person was working. I just walked out because not even a hello or how can I help you. read more

This place deserves 0 stars. So slow and disorganized. I waited in a line to place my order for 10 mins. There was only one person in front of me and it still took 10 mins to even place my order. After placing my order I sat down to wait and 10 mins later an employee says "excuse me, what did you get again?" i said "a kiwi quencher." the whole experience took over 30 mins. for one smoothie. absolutely horrible. read more

This restaurant smells so bad! As soon as you walk in, it smells like they use dirty mop water to clean their floors. It smells like spoiled milk in this restaurant. I don't understand how anyone can sit inside of this place and eat their food with the smell. I will not be returning to this location. Made me not even want my food. I watched the employees to make sure they use gloves, because there's no way their boss practices safe food handling with this atrocious smell. read more

This aaa the worse kept Tropical Smoothie I've been to in the entire United States! The floor was dirty and it was only 10:45 AM. They didn't have half the ingredients required to make what was listed on the menus. The same person that took my order, make my smoothie, no gloves! No flax seeds, no cheese for the sandwich I ordered nor the alternate one I chose. It was easier for the girl to tell me what they had, the list was shorter. Never again! read more