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    Tropical Smoothie Cafe

    3.7 (52 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
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    Good for kids

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    Nasty quesadilla with one percent cheese and a 99% tortilla.

    This is the worst quesadilla I've ever had. See photo to see how THIN the quesadilla is!!! Like, I'm eating 1% cheese and 99% tortilla. Awful. Someone please teach these kids how to make a proper quesadilla. Absolutely horrid. I would never suggest this place to anyone.

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    I hope this store does something about this. Found this floating in the toilet, pretty big one at that.

    Marissa D.

    Fast service, awesome smoothies, nice people. It's perfect! Even the bathrooms are clean! The only annoying thing, which is no fault of Tropical Smoothie, is the University Mall parking lot. Gah! I don't know what it is about it, but people are always terrible at driving around it. I think it has something to do with the disorganized layout of parking spots. The parking lot was not able to keep up with the amount of people who use this shopping center. Anyway...back to the smoothies. I've been there three times now, and it's always great. Every time, I get the Bahama Mama, because it contains my favorite ingredient, which is pretty unexpected for a smoothie:white chocolate. Oh my god, it's heavenly. I've gotten a flatbread (California chicken) and a wrap (buffalo chicken). The flatbreads are cheaper and better than the wraps, so I'll keep getting those in the future. Sides are pretty dope, especially the kale slaw. This is the best place in town to get a smoothie, not to mention the most economical. (I'm looking at YOU, pretentious juice places that think smoothies should cost nine dollars!!) What are you waiting for?

    I'm a frequent customer at this tropical smoothie and typically it's pretty good. However this time while I was eating my wrap, I found a piece of paper in it... worst of all I ate a chunk out of it photo attached for reference I'm appalled Update: they reimbursed my meal so I had to update this review. Yay tropical smoothie!

    Was incredibly impressed by this Tropical Smoothie. We placed an order for our soccer team of 25 and were blown away by how easy they were to work with. They gave us a phone number and email to send orders into. They took my google spreadsheet and filled the order beautifully. And even labeled everything so it was simple to distribute. Showed up on time very organized. Can't say enough great things! Would definitely order with them again in the future. Thank you!!!

    Roshan M.

    Tropical Smoothie Café is my go to place for smoothies and this one located in University Mall (across George Mason University) is a awesome location with great service and delicious smoothies. College and high school students will love it. I love this place because they actually use fresh fruits in their drinks. They're not too sugary or heavy so no need to worry about the healthy aspect, this is the place to be. They do offer many drinks with protein mixed in them, those of you looking for a post workout boost. I've only tried the Mango Madness & Strawberry Banana Peach smoothies. Both of them were good and I recommend them if you like more of a light and sweet taste with good texture. I've heard some of the smoothies taste more watery, maybe tell them to add less water? The downside is that it's a small location and the seating is scarce and cramped. Not the optimal location to hangout with your buddies at. Also one of the tables was literally right next to the bathroom...nobody wants to sit there with food. Also there's only one smoothie size that is too large for one person, I would have preferred a smaller size that's also cheaper. 24 oz is huge. Plenty of parking.

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    Thank you for coming in Paola. It was a pleasure to serve you!

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    I love this place the food is extremely good the service is also good but the smoothies are delicious

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    They make your smoothie in no time at all! I've tried many of their smoothies, and have always really liked them! 10/10 will recommend.

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    It is a pleasure to serve you Sophia! Thank you for the 5 star love.

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