Tropical Smoothie Cafe
88/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 1,867 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 27% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 88 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 88 means 12 points of violations were recorded on that visit. 80 to 89 is the middle band: real violations were found and written up, but the visit did not fall into the lowest group. It is a pass, not a clean sheet.
Scores higher than 1,867 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 27% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78749, it scores higher than 27 of 139 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
A score is a snapshot of a single visit on a single day. It measures compliance with food-safety rules — not food quality, service or how clean the place is today. Austin Public Health does not publish the individual violations behind a score, so this dataset cannot say what was found.
About Tropical Smoothie Cafe Health Inspections
Tropical Smoothie Cafe is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 9600 Escarpment Blvd Unit H900, Austin, Texas (78749). Scores higher than 1,867 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 27% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78749, it scores higher than 27 of 139 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 404 days (median), across 3 recorded visit dates.
- 160 days since the most recent visit (April 2, 2026).
- Tracked for 2 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 3 points — 91/100 on March 5, 2025 to 88/100 on April 2, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 9600 Escarpment Blvd Unit H900
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78749
Inspections conducted by Austin Public Health
Health inspections are conducted by Austin Public Health to ensure restaurants maintain proper food safety standards. Scores are based on compliance with Texas Food Establishment Rules (TFER) and assess factors including food temperature control, employee hygiene, facility cleanliness, and pest control. Regular inspections help protect public health by identifying and correcting violations before they can cause foodborne illness. Austin Public Health does not publish individual violation records alongside the score, so specific findings from a given visit are not part of this dataset.
🍴Nearby Restaurants
Within 0.5 miles · at least 45 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2024 | 91 |
| Mar 5, 2025 | 91 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | 88 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 2 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 91/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 91/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 88. 39 of the at least 45 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Torchy's Tacos0.16 mi away · inspected Dec 10, 202499/100
- Torchy's Tacos0.16 mi away · inspected Dec 10, 202499/100
- Starbucks Coffee #96170.00 mi away · inspected Nov 21, 202397/100
- Starbucks Coffee #96170.00 mi away · inspected Nov 21, 202397/100
- Torchy's Tacos0.16 mi away · inspected Jul 26, 202395/100
- Torchy's Tacos0.16 mi away · inspected Jan 24, 202395/100
Distances are straight-line from the geocoded address, and every score shown is that facility’s most recent published one, which may be from a different date than the score above. A higher number is not a recommendation — it is one inspector’s reading of one visit.
Common questions about Tropical Smoothie Cafe
- What was Tropical Smoothie Cafe's last health inspection score?
- Tropical Smoothie Cafe scored 88 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on April 2, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 88 means 12 points of violations were recorded on that visit. 80 to 89 is the middle band: real violations were found and written up, but the visit did not fall into the lowest group. It is a pass, not a clean sheet. Scores higher than 1,867 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 27% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 3 scored inspections is 90/100.
- Is Tropical Smoothie Cafe clean?
- Nobody can answer that from this dataset, and this page will not pretend to. A score is a snapshot of a single visit on a single day. It measures compliance with food-safety rules — not food quality, service or how clean the place is today. Austin Public Health does not publish the individual violations behind a score, so this dataset cannot say what was found. What the record does show: at the last scored visit, on April 2, 2026, the inspector deducted 12 points for a score of 88/100, and scores higher than 1,867 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 27% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Tropical Smoothie Cafe had?
- Tropical Smoothie Cafe has 3 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2 years. 2 scored 90 or above, 1 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 404 days.
- Where is Tropical Smoothie Cafe located?
- Tropical Smoothie Cafe is at 9600 Escarpment Blvd Unit H900, Austin, TX 78749. Located near at least 45 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Tropical Smoothie Cafe?
- There are at least 45 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Starbucks Coffee #9617 (94/100), Starbucks Coffee #9617 (97/100), Starbucks Coffee #9617 (94/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Tropical Smoothie Cafe's score?
- No. The City of Austin open dataset behind this page (ecmv-9xxi) carries the establishment name, address, ZIP, inspection date, score, facility ID, and whether the visit was routine or a follow-up — and nothing else. There is no violation-level field, so no site republishing this dataset can tell you what an inspector actually found. Austin Public Health holds the full inspection reports.
All figures on this page come from Austin Public Health via the City of Austin open data portal, dataset ecmv-9xxi, newest inspection for this facility April 2, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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