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    Tropical Smoothie Cafe

    2.9 (42 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    This is my go-to location for satiating my Watermelon Mojito smoothie habit:.. and it IS habit-forming. I always add the energizer and it gives me a much needed boost. I feel more hydrated. I feel 100% better. My only wish is that they served this flavor year-round bc it is DELICIOUS and REFRESHING. (My husband mocks me bc every time I take my first sip, those words come out) Service here is wonderful! When you order pickup, just go to the left side of the counter and they will retrieve it from their fridge. No sitting out on the counter melting or getting picked off from someone else!

    Southwest Wrap
    Jae'lin I.

    Don't believe OLD reviews. This location has made HUGE changes. Very clean, staff extremely friendly and welcoming, and fast service. I'm thoroughly pleased!

    Alexa S.

    Nice tropical smoothie and food was delicious. The smoothies and sandwiches were made quickly and the guy serving was very friendly. It was also bright and clean! I will definitely come back.

    Acai Berry Smoothie with terrible consistency. Couldn't be drank so I had to use a spoon.
    Adeana R.

    I frequent this tropical smoothie almost every week, but I have noticed a significant decline in their quality of service recently. Wraps with missing ingredients, smoothies that are half made up of chunks of ice, and even asking for additions like chia seeds or yogurt only to be charged and not get it in the smoothie. Will likely not be back soon, I hope ot improves.

    This is what's advertised. What you get isn't close to the picture.
    Frank A.

    Smoothie was excellent but the BLT Quesadilla wasn't like the picture advertised. Disappointing!!!

    J David H.

    First time at this location as I rarely hit up the Military corridor. With being out of town, the holiday and just completely mixed up it seemed like Saturday and I first pulled into another establishment closed on Sunday. My son loves TS, so it was an easy choice since right beside where we were. Signage is great as it's right off Military. Lot has adequate parking for size, but there are a few other businesses around. I cannot gauge what it would be like on a normal weekday. Especially considering our visit was a mid day Sunday. Parking lot and door way was clean. However, the outside trash was over flowing and no excuse for this. It obviously was never emptied on opening of the store. Big no, no for me. Walked in and it was completely dead except for one booth where two employee's were sitting. Some minor debris on the floor, but all tables were clean. Is it just me, or if a store is dead should any debris, or any trash be over flowing...answer is clear. Service was friendly and no issues. Counter area was clean but a huge case was completely empty which was odd. I thought it maybe was being cleaned etc. But nope, a pic from four mos ago showed it empty too. Work area behind the counter was in great shape. The young woman who helped with our order personally brought out my son's smoothie. My son immediately remarked that this is different than others where your name is called out and he liked it. I did too since there was no business it was a little extra service effort that was greatly appreciated. My son's usual order of cheese Quesadilla was cranked out in less than 10 minutes. My son can be picky if these are over cooked, we have even had to take them back for being very dark to black. However, this was spot on and according to my son tasted great! A very solid 3 visit and would return. I would hope trash issue outside would not be the same if visiting in the morning.

    Carribean Jerk Chicken that replaced the Jamaican Jerk wrap which was my favorite still good just not as good in my opinion.
    Ireen L.

    I've been to this location various times. Staff is friendly and I never have to wait long. They even have an order online feature which I haven't used yet. My favorite item on the menu was the Jamaican Jerk Chicken wrap which sadly is no longer served but replaced with a Caribbean Chicken wrap. They are similar but not identical. I went with the new wrap and it was OK but greatly would've preferred the old one but menu's change that's life. The Caribbean wrap still had good flavor and was filling. I rarely get smoothies anymore because they are too sweet but this particular day it was 90 degrees outside and I was craving one. I went with the Detox Island Green which is Spinach, kale, mango, pineapple, banana & fresh ginger (naturally sweetened). I must say I was pleased. I like that no extra sugar was added and it was the perfect combination of ingredients. It was refreshing and satisfying.

    My daughter's quesadilla
    Kim P.

    I never like to complain, but I am very disappointed with this store. I ordered through Grubhub. I ordered the chicken ceased wrap with the dressing on the side. The dressing didn't come at all, so it was very dry. The wrap was grilled, so all the 6 or seven small pieces of lettuce they put on it were wilted and gross. I order this at other Tropical Smoothie Cafe's and they don't make it like this. It's usually full of crisp lettuce and not 5 or 6 tiny wilted and melted pieces. It just tasted horrible. My daughter ordered a cheese quesadilla, and it barely had any cheese on it. I feel like I wasted my money. I won't return to this location.

    Dirty floors
    Lindsey L.

    Today at tropical smoothie, while sipping my delicious blimey Limey with Splenda, 3 deaf ladies came in. They were trying to use sign language with the young cashier, mostly just pointing at items. It took about 15-20 mins to finally get everything figured out the young cashier tried her best to communicate , but while she was getting these ladies orders the line just kept getting longer and longer while 3 other workers just joked around in the back. Where is the management in this establishment? It took the line going out the door before another young lady stepped up to take orders. The floors and tables were dirty and littered. The only good thing about this place was the smoothies.

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    April H.

    While staying in the Holiday Inn Express Airport I decided to take a stroll of the immediate vicinity as I usually do while traveling. I walked up on this jewel decided to give them a try since I hadn't had breakfast yet. I'm happy I did!!! After scanning over the menu a few times( I like to make sure I don't pass up anything lol) I ordered an Island Greens smoothie I noticed they offered supplements to add to the smoothies like other smoothie spots I've been to. I passed on the food menu. Tropical smoothie cafe also offers wraps, quesadillas and flatbreads it all looked so tasty; I was undecided on what to try. I also didn't want to hold up the line the place was packed with dine in and carry out customers. To my surprise my smoothie was huge and ready in about 7 minutes. This smoothie was great and sweater than I expected because the only sweet ingredient was banana but I really enjoyed the flavors. Staff was very friendly and patient restaurant was clean and had a tropical feel to it. Worth every penny

    Smoothies are huge and pretty good
    Sai P.

    Smoothies are amazingly rich and tasty. I had a mocha smoothie and it was perfectly sweetened and blended. Hummus wrap with it made it feel so good. No shortfalls in smoothie. The hummus wrap tasted fresh and tasty. Ifyou get a sandwich or a wrap the smoothie is just 3.49 instead of 4.99. Hummus wrap was 6.99 with chips on side. They also got choc chip cookies which i stayed away from. Cookies looked good though. Overall good food for a healthy breakfast.

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    They locked the door before closing time and denied me service! I guess they don't value customers.

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    Smoothies here are wonderful- My only wish was that they would open up at 7am instead so I can pick some up on my way to work.

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