I come here often with my gym partner to get smoothies after a workout, can't really speak on their food, but their smoothies are great, sometimes they make them perfect, on occasion it's too thick like too much ice was added, but they're normally pretty quick unless their drive-thru is slammed. Sometimes the service isn't the friendliest then other times they're over the top, but it still gets 4 stars for the numerous amount of time I've got a perfect smoothie! Detox island greens with blueberries is the way to go by the way! read more

Tropical Smoothie Cafe - My smoothie! DETOX ISLAND GREEN® with blueberries - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Winston-salem, North Carolina

So I personally didn't experience anything bad attitude-wise--the staff was polite--but like others have mentioned, it takes a long time for them to make your order. Even when you place your order online several minutes in advance, there's still a long wait. I had just ordered a Peanut Paradise smoothie, and it still wasn't ready 15 minutes after I arrived. As a former Tropical Smoothie employee, I know how things should run, and the service when it comes to preparing food and smoothies really needs to improve. I'm not sure what their hiring situation is, but it did look like they had enough staff working to get things done efficiently. Anyways, here's a picture of the menu and my smoothie. read more

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Hadn't been here in a while and was a bit nervous after reading other reviews. However, I felt the service I received was timely. Order taker/cashier friendly. Enjoyed my Açaí Berry smoothie. read more

I've had multiple bad experiences here but I'll only list the biggest three. After waiting 35 minutes in the drive through I was reluctantly greeted by the cashier who was wearing black latex gloves that probably had not been changed all day. The gloves still had chunks of wet food on it as she handled my card, drink, and wrap. Repulsing. Wait times are always horrendous even if it's only one person ahead of you and sometimes the smoothies aren't even blended all the way and you'll get chunks of ice and greens preventing you from sipping through the straw. I could go on but let's save us both the time and heartache read more

Ordered at 4:45 pm for 5:30 pickup. Arrived at 5:20 and told no order received. I didn't have my phone with me. Went home and got phone. Returned at 5:35 and order was received but not yet started. Food finally ready at 5:40. read more

I stopped by to cool off with one of there amazing smoothies. I went with the Detox Island Green. It's big and refreshing with lots of healthy veggies and fruits in it. I went to the drive thru which was fairly quick. The menu board is a bit hard to see because of the small letters. The outside does not look well maintained as far as looks and landscape. The service was ok, not really friendly but not rude either. The smoothie was on point, so no complaints there. read more

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So this review is not so much about the products as it is about the service! I understand that there is a lack of labor resources but customer service should still be priority. I went to the spot to pick a door dash order. It was around 12:30-1pm and when I got there, the door was locked. No sign, no "drive thru only"...nothing. It was clear they were open but from the look of it they never even unlocked the door to the pubic. I finally got in. There were 4 people working on drive thru orders and no one acknowledged me. Even the girl that opened the door for me. I stood there about 5 mins before I had to ask for help. The lack of management and customer service was disappointing to say the least read more

Tropical Smoothie Cafe - This was the person the took my order. Her name was nobody! - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Winston-salem, North Carolina

I forgot this location sucks. So here's your reminder!. Why does a mobile order take 20-25 mins to prepare? Stopped by this location on Oct12 i was the ONLY customer. The ONLY CUSTOMER! Why did my order take 20mins to make . More customer started to come in . Then 2 employees who were not currently on the clock/ working this day came inside and made their own orders . WHILE CUSTOMERS WERE STILL WAITING FOR OUR ORDERS. If you're thinking about stopping here . DONT . read more

Horrible horrible staff! Dinning room closed off because a local Cheer team was fundraising on that corner and they didn't want the girls using the restroom, never mind that every parent accompanying their child for this fundraiser was a paying customer but had to go through the drive thru.. sooo $$$ is good but not good enough to use the bathroom. read more

Service? What service? Stood for over 5 minutes at the register to order as workers proceeded to answer phones and talk to each other while ignoring I was even there and the manager seemed to care even less even though I'm standing there with debt card in hand. read more

I cannot complain about the food/smoothies BUT... the service. App says they open at 7am, but the place is closed. It's always a disappointment because I have my mind set on a smoothie and I pass multiple other restaurants to find it closed. Plus employees could be much nicer and happier greeting customers. After all their job revolves around customer service if you are in the front. read more

This location is by far THE WORST!! the customer service sucked, I believe she told me her name was ebony and mentioned she was the manager or assistant manager and she gave the absolute worst customer service how is she even in position for that kind of TITLE?? My smoothie was disgusting it tasted like plain water DO NOT STOP BY HERE 0/10 for me read more

Hilariously bad service. Drive thru only for online orders, but no signage telling you so and employees act like you're an idiot because you don't know. They made literal hand motions through the glass indicating so lol. It doesn't matter how bad you want a smoothie, go somewhere else and get something different. Do not waste your time here. Corporate should shut this location down immediately. read more

I'm not the one to leave a review, but I feel like this situation should be known. I came through the drive through and was greeted with an attitude. I get it, I work in the customer industry myself and she may have been dealing with something outside of work but that shouldn't be taken out on a customer. I order my food then she tells me to pull around without giving me a total. I pull forward then scan my app for rewards then she looks at me ready for payment and still haven't given me a total yet. The whole interaction was just silence/ rude and I felt like an inconvenience to her getting my food. Then I ask for a side of ranch and I say thank you and she rolls her eyes and says nothing. The girls name goes by Deja R on the receipt and hopefully she treats customers better than I got to experience. I get home to eat my food then when I unwrapped my club sandwich it just look slapped together with sauce everywhere. This was an unpleasant experience. read more

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I ordered the Hummus Veggie wrap. It was the worst wrap I have ever had. There was no avocado, no pepper Jack, and maybe 1/4 a teaspoon of very bland hummus. It was mostly just rice. I ordered online and still had to wait 15 minutes past the time it said it would be done. Will never order from there again read more

the literal slowest service i have ever experienced at any drive thru. save your time. don't go.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PLACE?!!! Arrived at 1:45pm on a Saturday for lunch, pulled up to order after waiting 30 min in the slowest drive up ever, just to be told "we aren't serving food today, and we don't have any large cups so your smoothie will be in 2 small cups instead." WTF??? Don't solicit food if you don't offer food or close the doors until you can fix your stocking problems. Management here is worthless and the employees are horribly staffed, trained and supported! Fix this place or shut it down. read more

The server was very friendly. The store needs a thorough cleaning especially the bathroom. I would not order food here, just got a smoothie. Completely understand why it is only 2 stars! read more

It took over 15 mins just for a smoothie . They need more people working because that's ridiculous.

Horrible customer service. Horrible staff team. Half make smoothies for customers by not including all of the ingredients that's stated on the menu board. This isn't the first or second time but sure will be the last. They just need to shut down this location at this point. read more

Super slow!! Waited in line for 30 minutes Service is rude Not sure why it's so slow. Not worth it read more

This location is SO SLOW. I waited in the drive thru for 35 Chicken Bacon Ranch Flatbreadminutes for 2 smoothies. Very poor experience! read more

Tropical Smoothie Cafe - Paradise point Smoothie - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Winston-salem, North Carolina

I love Tropical Smoothie's food and smoothies but this location seems to struggle way too often. 4 out of 5 visits, you will be waiting 20-30 minutes for food/smoothie. When you enter the drive thru, you are stuck if someone pulls in behind you due to the curb that is on both sides of you. Sometimes this location does not offer food without warning. Disappointed that the closest location to me has let me down so many times. read more

The young dark skin man that was working drive thru at 8:35pm tonight provided absolutely excellent customer service.The smoothies were mind blowing and delicious I didn't Get to say it before but thank You so much !!!! read more

I came here yesterday for lunch having not been in several months. I ordered the Baja chicken wrap with a side of jalapeño corn and a strawberry chai lemonade smoothie. They did away with chips as sides as they are no longer an option when ordering through the app and we're not visible in the store. I was a little disappointed as chips are usually my go-to side when getting a wrap/sandwich, but not a huge deal. My order was ready when I arrived and there was no line for me to wait in. The wrap was delicious, as always, but I have a few comments. First off it didn't seem like there were any onions in the wrap as ordered. Also the size of the wraps seemed to have gotten smaller since the last time I got food here. I used to have trouble finishing the whole thing with the side and smoothie, but I found myself still a little hungry afterwards. The jalapeño corn was amazing and I'm glad I tried it. I'll probably be back every once in a while because the food is great, but with the decrease in size I don't see it as worth the price you pay as it used to be. read more

Absolutely disgusted with this place as I drove here from across town and was told they were not taking orders for the next 10-15 minutes. I did not know the corporate office would allow you to do that. I wouldn't give it any stars. read more

I had the absolute worst experience here. I waited in the drive thru forever, only to finally get to the window and have the woman working there eating chips and LICKING HER FINGERS, before handing me my smoothie. It was absolutely disgusting and beyond unsanitary. Then, I wrote them about it and never heard back. My smoothie went right into the trash and I never received a refund. Worst place ever. read more

Staff is absent in all sense of the word. Their door is always LOCKED. Why!? They say drive thru or online only. Clearly 2 or more employees inside so what's happening? What a horrible practice. At the drive thru they tell you they are out of chicken and berries? Post a sign! There is no getting out of this drive thru once committed, it's curbed and on a hill. Thanks! Additional times there: How can you not tell the difference between chicken and beef? Must be a skill needed to work there. They always omit the roasted salsa, which is the highlight of the 'dila meal. When you kindly remind them to include the salsa, they look at you like you're at fault. What fantastic service! lol I can't help but laugh now. The incompetence is legendary. I used to love this place, but I'm so over the rude and absent staff and the online / drive thru only stuff that I'm simply done. Best of luck. Peace. read more

Food was great. While short staffed, it was obvious that they were making efforts to go above and beyond to accommodate customers. Location was clean. read more

They didnt give me my silverware and water cup and then when i asked for them the person LITERALLY threw the fork at me and had a really nasty attitude. Oh and the music was so loud you have to shout to get them to hear you. Never coming here again. read more

no ice to make smoothies. how is this supposed to be tropical SMOOTHIE without ice?? terrible.

Food is OKAY, at best. Service takes WAY TOO LONG. You can't even escape the line unless you want to drive over a curb, but then you also have to get through the light pole obstacle. Have 30 minutes to spare because that's how long it'll take you to get your shit. The place is dirty and the staff is very unprofessional and unhygienic. No hats, no gloves. They'll give you your cup leaking and with the top half off. Food is half-assed. The drive through worker hasn't even opened the window yet and it has been 10 minutes, I guess she doesn't want my money. And lastly, I didn't know there was a cafe that stopped serving food at a certain time. Hire people that actually want to work, these are all immature kids. Where is the manager? read more

Tropical Smoothie Cafe - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Winston-salem, North Carolina

Wanted a smoothie this very morning, went at 920...no one answered at Drive thru. Despite looking wrecked i parked and then went in. Nice young lady came out, because the door was open (!) and said politely they were not open. She must have sensed my exasperation because she took a deep breath and said yes we are supposed to be open but we are not. Wild. read more

I have been disappointed twice in one week at the North Point Blv location. First on Monday,I arrive around 8:15am (opens at 8:00am) and sat in the drive-thru in which no one was there. Drove around to the front and seen someone at the counter. I asked if they were open and they said No, that they were running late. The manager then slammed the tills in the drawers at 8:30am and took my order. Then today I drive out of my way to give it another try and they were closed during regular business hours do to "maintenance issues" . So off to Smoothie King I went and will continue to go. This location really needs some management and customer service training. read more

The food and smoothies are delicious, but you do need to set your expectations that because everything is made fresh, it takes a little longer to make. The smoothies are pretty fast, but the food takes 15-20 minutes most of the time. That said, the staff at this location were much better than the location off Hanes Mall Blvd where the staff is HORRIBLE!! My son and I both Love TS and are excited for a new location after deciding to never go to the other location because of their service. Very happy with our experience at the North Point location today. The Veggie Hummus wrap is our favorite!! read more

Tropical Smoothie Cafe - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Winston-salem, North Carolina

This is the slowest smoothie shop I've ever been to in my entire life. Sitting in line is like watching trees grow. I'd rather sit and watch paint dry then revisit Tropical Smoothie Cafe again. Most importantly, there needs to be a clean sweep of the staff. Not only does it seem like not a single person has received one minute of training in their entire life, they are rude and unhappy individuals. Kindergartners can run a better lemonade stand than this store's employees can run a simple smoothie shop. I will never be giving this location my money ever again and I don't recommended anyone else to do so either. You are lucky Yelp requires me to give at least one star. read more

This is one of the worst run restaurants I have ever seen. I used to go occasionally and it was great. However every time I go now there is something wrong and long lines. Not worth it. read more

Don't go to this location in the morning. They open the store with one person and she'll tell you she isn't serving food until someone else comes in. Why open at all if you can't open fully? Disappointed. read more

The workers had a line of people waiting for their food, and they were just chatting in the kitchen doing nothing and sipping their own smoothies. read more

Had to wait for 30 minutes in the drive thru and was late to work because I couldn't get out of line due to the way the lanes are. Very aggravating and sad because I love tropical smoothie but will not be coming back to this location again. read more