Tropical Smoothie Cafe

Appleton, 3212 E Calumet St, Appleton, WI 54915, United States | ★ 4.3 (132 Review)

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Tropical Smoothie Cafe® was born on a beach® and on that beach, we learned a better way to live. We make eating better easy breezy with fresh, made to order smoothies, wraps, flatbreads and bowls that instantly boost your mood. Experience the good vibes of the tropics whether you’re ordering ahead in our app or online for delivery, curbside* or pickup. It’s like a tiny vacay in the middle of your day. You're on Tropic Time Now®. *At participating locations.

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Amy Griffin

★ 5

Ordered catering for a Habitat for Humanity build. Went through the E-Z Catering website.
Food for 15 received on-time and was absolutely DELICIOUS!
Staff was helpful and courteous.
If you need to cater a lunch and you’re sick of the “regulars” (burgers, subs, hot dogs, etc) check them out! Better than the sub places, quality of Panera and more reasonably priced!

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John Dow

★ 5

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Kirsten Cullen

★ 4

My go to smoothie place. Only thing that sucks is the manager guy's bad vibes. Rest of the staff is friendly and awesome 👍🏻

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Lance Hemauer

★ 5

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E-Ben Grisby

★ 5

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Jeremy Stern

★ 5

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T SCHAFER

★ 5

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Nicole Kay

★ 4

Our family enjoys the smoothies, we only go as a special treat as it is a little pricey. They have a few kid-size options. Our kids like the banana strawberry smoothie. The staff so far has been nice and the place looks clean. It's worth a shot if you like smoothies.

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Karen Bauer

★ 4

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Bri

★ 5

First of all, the smoothie was deee-licious!!! Secondly, the employees are some of the kindest, coolest people! My car quit working in the drive through and about 3-4 employees came out to help jump my car without me asking and even gave me advice to ensure I drove it around to recharge the battery. I was happy to pay for the smoothie but they even comped it despite actually having to do MORE work. Thank you guys so much! I hope you see this - you made my day and I will be back (with a different car!) Haha

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Suzanne DeWall

★ 4

Their smoothies are the best

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Matt Schlueter

★ 5

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Keeli Cristan

★ 2

Usually have had good experiences but 5/11 i walked in. Female workers laughed at me right away, a nice gentleman helped me and the girls continued to look at me, laugh, and then whisper to each other. I always have amazing experiences here but this one lowered my expectations a lot. Everytime I come I get the same thing and it taste different everytime.

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Ryan

★ 5

This location’s staff went above and beyond. Smiles, speed and satisfied customer.

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Cheryl Schneider

★ 5

Tony did a fabulous job.

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Michelle Awe

★ 5

awesome everytime!!

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Elisa R

★ 1

Stood at the counter for 10 minutes with no acknowledgment. I got a “hello” when I came in but nothing else. There was one woman in front of me for the first 3 minutes. She ordered and stepped to the side, then I was ignored.
There were 2 smaller orders on the ordering board (2 or less smoothies), and 4 orders on the food side (each less than 3 items).

There was one group of 3 at a table who received their order, and two girls at the bar seating who had food and drinks.
There were 4 visible employees working. Not a single one of them could even give me brief eye contact, much less a “be right with you.”
I used to manage a TSC, and I would be mortified if my staff showed this lack of even minimal effort at customer service.

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Kristine Dutter

★ 5

Great customer service that really makes a difference in my day. The staff is friendly, attentive, and quick to help. It’s always nice when people take pride in what they do, and it definitely shows. I leave feeling appreciated and well taken care of. Thanks Tony! Exceptional customer service. 😀

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Charlotte Beck

★ 4

Great smoothies

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Kevin Eaton

★ 4

Food was good, smoothies too pricey.

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Joan

★ 3

Poor customer service. Don't stonewall the customer you are supposed to be helping.

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Lorrie Droese

★ 5

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Dennis Day

★ 5

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Jennifer Nevinski

★ 2

Normally a regular customer on Tuesdays and Thursdays but did my mobile order this morning and got to the store only to find the store isn't open....checked the website, fb page, and app and all say they should be open right now. Hopefully I can get reimbursed for my order and my points get returned back that I used

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Samuel Hudacek

★ 5

8am got an amazing smoothie and a great smile with it. Love it and am becoming a regular for sure!

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Barbara Cramm

★ 5

Love this place..Everyone is always very friendly and willing to help and the food is delicious and healthy 😋

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Kelsey Muldoon

★ 3

The service and cleanliness were excellent but the quality of the food was extremely lacking. I ordered an Acai bowl. It looked great but the taste was bad

The Blueberries on the bowl were either very bad or had been frozen, and the granola was bland and in pretty big chunks, it almost tasted like someone broke a nature valley granola bar into pieces. The acai base itself was probably the worst I've ever had in an acai bowl. Once again it mostly tasted like frozen blueberries.

This bowl cost a little under 12 dollars and for that price point all the fruit should be fresh. I've heard other food items are good but I would never buy another Acai bowl from here

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Justin Z

★ 1

Food made poorly and ran by some very young people. Barely any chicken inside of wrap. Food made incorrectly half the time.

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Jaden Prahl

★ 1

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★ 1

I have been to this place 3 times and each time I’ve had a terrible experience and the workers have a terrible customer service. I ordered a buffalo chicken wrap with light romaine lettuce today and it was filled with absolutely nothing but 3 pieces of chicken and all lettuce. The workers have a terrible attitude and when I told them what was wrong with it she was laughing at me the entire time didn’t answer questions and it was a very childish interaction and someone who acts that way towards customers in a situation should not be working in the service industry and when I asked for a refund they told me they couldn’t give me a refund and said they would remake it but the I could tell their intentions were not right so I just said I wanted a refund and were still laughing and smiling at me the entire time even when I told them to get their manager on the phone and while I was on the phone with their manager they continued. Even after I got off the phone with their manager she proceeded to raise her voice at me. And they forgot my chips. The manager was the only was who apologized in the situation. Absolutely sad when you can’t trust your employees to uphold your brand reputation.

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Joshua Salacinski

★ 5

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Mister J

★ 5

Great customer service

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David Hyatt

★ 2

The food and smoothies are fantastic. However, the customer service is absolutely horrible. Out of the many dozens of times I’ve stopped in to pick up or place an order, there’s only been one or two times I’ve left not feeling frustrated. The fact the ladies couldn’t be bothered to acknowledge a paying customer, say anything in return when saying I say thank you or even simply respond back after I say “have a good day,” is disappointing. There’s one lady on the weekend, who isn’t a rude teenager, who actually provides great customer service. But I’ve only seen her twice.
I honestly wouldn’t have previously returned because this place is one of the few in the area that offers healthy options. However, today may have been the last due to today’s experience topping the list as being the worst. Working in customer service for many years previously, I understand how there can be one-off days. But the “rude, snotty valley girl” culture is the norm for this location.

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Kimberly Zavoski

★ 2

The servers were polite, the restaurant was clean and my smoothie was fantastic, but my Santa Fe Chicken Quesadilla didn't have the black beans and cilantro (or parsley, not sure) that it usually has in it. It also was filled only about half way; there were many bites that were just tortilla. I wouldve stayed home and not spent $20 on a meal if I'd known I would've just gotten a half-filled chicken and cheese quesadilla

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eliz blah

★ 5

Very positive and friendly experience everytime I visit ! Such sweet staff with good work ethic !

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Douglas Wassmann

★ 1

I wish I was able to try the food. My 4 year old wanted a smoothie after getting shots at the Dr. Office. We stood at the cash register for 10 minutes. Not one of the 4 employees working even acknowledged us. Had to go somewhere else.

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Karlie Walker

★ 5

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Heather Samp

★ 5

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Carlie Walker

★ 5

Delicious & Nutrious 💪🏼

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Patti Gamboa

★ 5

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Joel Humski

★ 3

Smoothies tasted fine , but are not blended well enough. A lot of large ice chunks.

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Heather LuMaye

★ 5

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Vampiric

★ 5

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Justin Crichlow

★ 5

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Morgan Guyette

★ 5

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Jodi Land

★ 5

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Christina Kortright

★ 4

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Susan Cullen-Gallegos

★ 5

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Dying to Live.

★ 4

Always great for a quick bite and smoothie

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Audrey Eickman

★ 3

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Ashley Greuel

★ 3

the wrap was really good but my side of kale and apples was moldy

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Patrick Wittenburg

★ 5

Always a great place for amazing smoothies!

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Mary Thao

★ 3

I love the food and drinks! I would give a 4 but decided to give a 3 stars, especially towards the customer services. A worker with a nose pierced doesn’t seem like she wants to work today. She didn’t even say “Hello, how may I help you?” I was waiting for her to say something, which made it a very awkward moment so I had to speak it out. At least be polite and respectful. Whatever you’re having at home or in your personal life, at least know how to control it rather than throwing it at a customer for no reason. 💀🙄

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Jen

★ 5

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Melanie Streu

★ 5

Best place for smoothies in town! Fast and friendly service, never disappointed no matter what I order!

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Benedetto Busso

★ 5

Clean and quick. Good stop

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Sydney Christanya Erno

★ 1

I ordered a Thai chicken wrap and it ended up having the jerk sauce on it. My husband went back to get the wrap that was supposed to be made correctly but again it was made with jerk sauce so I called up and the chick on the phone said "yeah that keeps happening" without much offer of a solution except to text the manager who was out of town. So now after the 3rd trip there the wrap is still made incorrectly.The staff is ridiculous and inconsiderate. From now on I'll only be ordering from the one from Wisconsin Ave.

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Joseph Cazier

★ 4

Great selection of smoothies. Watch out for the flimsy lid tops.

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Kirsten Quist

★ 5

My boyfriend surprised me with door dash from this place and it was so good! I had the Bahama Mama, so yummy!!

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Kaleigh Larson

★ 5

Cashier was very kind, and helped us find a smoothie for our puppy after we had just gone camping and went out of her way to make sure everything that went into our smoothie was safe for animal consumption.

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OB 71

★ 5

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Ashlyn Ehsani

★ 5

Very refreshing option for beating the heat this summer. Staff was quick yet polite. Lots of different options for a good price. Mocha Madness was absolutely delicious!

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Martie Kimball

★ 5

Favorite place for smoothies!

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Jon Shadduck

★ 5

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Ashton Miller

★ 3

I love the food and the smoothies. But every time I do a mobile order something is missing. Mostly the side I ordered and now I’ve got a salad with no dressing.

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Aaron

★ 5

The app is very convenient

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Jeremy Anderson

★ 5

This place is awesome there should be alot more of these around highly recommend prices are great and all things are delicious

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Jeryn Daggs

★ 5

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Dominic Meza

★ 5

soooooo yummmmmy mmmmmmmmmm 😤😤🥺🥺🥺🤫🫠🤔🫣🤗🤯😫😫😫😫😫😫😫

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Dennis Farmer

★ 3

Great smoothies

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stephanie soerens

★ 1

There is no reason that I need to wait over 25 min in line for a smoothie when I was 1 of 3 people in line.

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Brittany Frank

★ 4

The food is good and smoothies are perfection! Very fast and efficient service. Customer interaction was lacking. I have yet to get a "hi", "bye", or "thank you".

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Crystal Lynn

★ 5

Had a coupon. Easy pick up and go with app ordering

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Natasha Winkler

★ 5

Fresh and tastey

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Heidi De La Teja

★ 4

🔹Just the pros n cons you decide -

🔹Pros- Great customer service, clean open concept, friendly staff, huge selection and tasty smoothies (INCLUDING - vegan options)

My fave is their Green smoothie made with Spinach, kale, pineapple, ginger and lemon- its lightly sweet and tastes amazing!

Thank you Kaylie - for helping me select yesterday! You rock!

🔹Cons- I understand this place is a "Chain" but CANT BELIEVE they still use STYROFOAM cups/ containers!!! UNREAL!

I understand this is not the fault of the manager - since its a chain but...Im wondering who owns this establishment and why they are not concerned?

SYROFOAM was banned in California back in 1988 and even in Europe!

Polystyrene foam contains the chemical styrene, which has been linked to cancer, vision and hearing loss, impaired memory and concentration, and nervous system effects…the list goes on.

Chronic exposure (meaning DRINKING out of a Styrofoam cup or eating out of a Styrofoam container on a regular basis) results in severe headaches, fatigue, hearing loss, and disrupted kidney function. UHHH!

My information was gathered from - The U.S National Toxicology Program available line to anyone that care about their health and chooses to educate themselves!! Knowledge is POWER - just sayin!

In Short - why cant this company simply use "recycled" paper containers and cups???? I DO CARE about my health!

~ Namaste!

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Melissa K

★ 4

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Jennifer Jandrey

★ 4

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lydia ranjbar

★ 5

All staff is super friendly and prompt with orders! I love this place!

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None of Your Business

★ 5

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Ben Ewerdt

★ 5

Friendly staff food is great, will definitely be going back..

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Qrow Cosplay

★ 5

Friendly staff great drinks

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Garda Ebert

★ 4

Wrong flavor was used. Over all, being new, it was ok. It is challenging at first, but they will do fine.

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Eric E

★ 5

Smoothies were delicious and made quickly, staff was very helpful!

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Matt McNab

★ 5

Went in the morning after my shift in the ER and the girl working was very nice, polite and fast for being by herself and making three smoothies and sandwiches. Everything tasted great! Will definitely be back again! It had been awhile since having been able to stop at a Tropical Smoothie and it didn’t disappoint!

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Lindsay Pelkey

★ 5

Great wraps and delicious smoothies! We will order again!

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APRIL CHURCHILL

★ 1

I put in an order online as soon as the website order opened up for 1230 pick up so 1.5 hrs knowing that it would take time to make the 10 meals, no substitutes nothing complicated and 3 smoothies we ordered for work. At 1245 this young kid named sam walks out hands me my order as I'm reaching in my pocket to give him the 15 I brought from the office for tip he tells me next time call it in. I said I did online as soon as it opened for orders and put it out to 1230. Hoping it would give you time he said ya next time call it in said aga8n would you like to see the email I ordered before you even opened not sureow to call it in that early. It was a to much of an order for him apparently he informed me well it took me 37 mins to make. Coming from someone who worked in multiple food maybe multitasking should be something Tom learns since it was only 3 different sandwiches just multiple of them. Thanks to you kid the tip will go back in our tip fund

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Justin Zastrow

★ 5

Delicious

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Brian Schmidt

★ 4

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Steve Steder

★ 5

Great meal substitute!

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Eric Engerson

★ 5

good stuff

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Jerry None

★ 5

Manager was very nice and helpful! Food and drinks are great!
We will be back!

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Molly Steiner

★ 3

I really like this place but today I made a large lunch order for my office. One of the items purchased was not included with the order. Also I have no copy of the receipt by the delivery person or through the app or through email to my Tropical Smoothie account.

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Michelle B

★ 5

This place is wonderful and has great vegetarian options! Sooo good!!

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Jenny & Laney Smith

★ 5

Great smoothies and healthy/clean food options.

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H L

★ 5

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A W

★ 4

Love the smoothies every time

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Jacqueline Jaeger

★ 4

Delicious smoothies!

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Mandy Groskreutz

★ 5

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KeKe Grosskreutz

★ 5

Big drinks and worth the price! First time it was quick and amazing and delicious 😋

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Scott Reames

★ 5

Quesadilla and the chocolate mocha smoothie were worth every penny. Cute place, affordable, and friendly staff🤗

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Jesse Jaeger

★ 5

best apple I've had, number one for smoothies, of course

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M Voss

★ 5

First time at this Cafe. Got the blimey limey smoothie. Delicious!! Tasted very tropical and not like sugar. All natural!! Very nice
Will be back again. Lots of stuff to try.

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Jay Aux

★ 5

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Nathaniel Hilton

★ 5

Fast service. Great tasting flat breads and smoothies!

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Deborah

★ 1

This was my 3rd time at this location. Two orders were done online. The first and this one. My first time was amazing. Raved about it to my husband. I had ordered the Caesar. I liked it so much my husband wanted to try it. He went into the store and ordered two salads. He should have checked but didn’t. My salad ended up being a wrap. So thought I’d give them one more try. Ordered the same salad with extra dressing and a smoothie. Got home and the salad was no where near as good as my first. There was less, no croutons and no extra dressing. Barely any dressing at all. Guess I’ll try a different location and see how that works out. So disappointed.

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Collin Schmidt

★ 4

This is my wife's favorite smoothie place in town.

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Alisha Sprangers

★ 5

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cheese head04

★ 5

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★ 2

smoothies are very inconsistent.. staff needs improvement

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Mike Arvai

★ 3

I think the food and smoothies here are great! However, the multiple times I have come in here to order in person, I end up standing at the register like a ghost. No acknowledgment that I am there. Not a “One moment sir” or “We’ll be right with you!” or anything of the sort. Really think they need to work on training the staff a little better.

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Kendra Hermanss

★ 3

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Adam Anderson

★ 5

Really good smoothies. Really good food. Try it out

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Brittany Schneider

★ 5

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Joshua Louis

★ 5

best place for really good smoothies

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Carmen Roeming

★ 5

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Chris Zimmerman

★ 5

Very fresh, good sandwiches

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Laura

★ 5

I don’t know what makes these employees seem genuinely happy to help and nice, but they’re always in a good mood when I’ve stopped. I wish the menu had more meatless options, but obviously that’s nothing against this crew.

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Kenzie L

★ 1

Terrible customer service. Called for clarification on a charge mishap with Uber eats and received rude attitude and confrontation from Thomas.

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Brandon Tidd

★ 5

I love the atmosphere in here and the owners are fantastic! Very welcoming to me, my daughter, my girls, and our new baby! Will come back. All the time!

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Shea Johnson

★ 5

This smoothie by far was the best liquid I have ever inhaled in my life it was made with the utmost love and care. When I tasted this extravagant drink I can just tell they put whole strawbussy into it. I asked for more açaí and they delivered. These teenagers deserve an award and raise for the amazing customer service they provided me. 10/10 would try again.

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Bethany Naylor

★ 5

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Papa Pump

★ 5

Great smoothies... Great prices!

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Matthew Lor

★ 5

Fresh take on classic ideas. Sauces on the food were very flavorful. I only wish there was something spicier. The smoothies are awesome. Not too sweet and super smooth! The employees were a great help at making recommendations for our first visit! Wife came back with her mother the next day. Delicious.

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Daniel Stonetree

★ 5

Just picked up a turkey bacon sandwich on the mobile app, drove about 2 miles and my food was ready! Super delicious! Fun staff! Again, super delicious!!

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Angela H

★ 5

The Avocado Grilled Cheese and the Sunrise Sunset Smoothie were both fantastic! Ordered through Door Dash and everything was packaged well.

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CJ

★ 5

Shout out to the cashier who I paid the "first time" and the dude who tried to find how many grams of protein in a scoop who knew what I was talking about. Thanks for trying. Smoothie was disgusting but you guys give me hope for the future.

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Jonathan Jacobsen

★ 5

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Austin Gafner

★ 5

Delicious smoothies, incredible food and the employees were nice! Can't wait to come back!

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Kaiju Fan

★ 2

Smoothies are inconsistent, get one one time and it’s great then get it again and it tastes like bitter ice

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Jenn Much

★ 5

Absolutely delicious! My husband and I were so excited to see a new TSC location! What started at Target ended with a delicious dinner at Tropical Smoothie Cafe! The staff were very friendly and the restaurant was clean. The best part was the scrumptious Chicken Pesto Panini. I highly recommend! It was hot, soft and packed full of flavor. We will absolutely be back. Not only do we love TSC but this location is much easier to access!

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Angela Aguilar

★ 5

Great location, clean environment and already many awesome visits!
They are fast at making orders and the smoothies are always delicious.

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Brittany Vaubel

★ 5

I found them from a Facebook ad or post on a community page. I've been wanting to eat healthier for a while and thought I'd try them out. Let me tell you I was not expecting anything special but the smoothie was delicious and the staff was kind and courteous! I got the strawberry banana with Energizer and Fat burning. (can't remember the name) I don't know about the weight loss part but about 15 minutes after drinking some I stopped yawning and was jamming out in my car like a high schooler again! I will 100% be going back and recommending this place to everyone!! My name and what I ordered was on the cup too, so it's like the Starbucks of smoothies, except there's no drive through... And the drinks actually taste good 😂

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