Tropical Smoothie Cafe
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Been here many times as someone who reacts to very small amounts I’ve never reacted they have good dairy free options too and the smoothies taste amazing!
I wanted a blueberry pineapple smoothie. They were able to change the paradise point to meet my needs. It was fruit, water and sugar. Next time I would ask for OJ instead of water and sugar. Not bad for a smoothie made away from home. Cross contamination could be an issue, I am fairly sensitive intolerant and had no problems.
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Most of the smoothies are gluten free. They clean and sanitize the blender if you ask for it. The bowls are also gluten free if you ask for no granola, except for the chia bowl.
They have a dedicated blender for the GF smoothies so you don’t have to worry about cross contamination!!!
No GF options besides smoothies. Staff are not knowledgeable. I ordered a dragonflies bowl because there was no granola in it. Manager put granola in it anyways.
Unsafe food handling practices. Be careful!
I have been recently diagnosed with celiac disease and have started the diet a week ago or so. I visited this location today (January 2025) after doing some research and coming to the conclusion that by not adding granola to my açaí bowl it would be safe for me.
I was ordering for me (GF) and for my husband (gluten containing). I told the employee I have a gluten allergy and asked her to switch gloves when preparing my bowl. She prepared my husband’s bowl first and did change her gloves for my bowl but prepared the food on the same counter she had just made a sandwich on. When she cut the banana (that she used for both my bowl and my husband’s) she placed my piece straight on the counter and I urgently asked her not to put it in my bowl.
I am new to eating out after starting this diet and can notice many mistakes I made along the way. I will probably not be back, but if I ever did here’s what I would do differently:
- notify them of my gluten “allergy”
- ask for a new pair of gloves
- ask for a separate work station or paper lining (so my food does not touch their surfaces)
- ask for my food to be prepared first if ordering a gluten item for someone else
Edit: another reviewer talks about how they store food and how crumbs could be everywhere (even on their fruit for bowls) and that made total sense. They used a scoop for my fruit but I wouldn’t be surprised if they used their hands… items are probably contaminated anyway… Will not be returning to this establishment.
A lots of gluten free smoothies and dairy free, but the food they have is not gluten free. The menu show if is something is gluten free or not. But i recommend the smoothies, they are big and delicious.
