TROPICAL PARADISE
73 SOUTH SEMORAN BLVD, ORLANDO, FL 32807
License #5811763
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Mixed Health Record
How is this score calculated? →TROPICAL PARADISE in ORLANDO currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 82.7 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 2, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 13 total violations — 2 critical, 3 major, 8 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [38-07-4] Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Light in kitchen
- [05-08-4] No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
- [10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven door handle
- [24-05-4] Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Spoons in container at front counter. Handles not facing up
- [51-18-6] No copy of latest inspection report available.
- [08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs over peppers in stand up 3 door reach in cooler
- [14-31-5] Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. To Go bags used to store pizza dough in freezer
- [31B-03-4] No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand sink at front counter Hand sink at bar
- [02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour container in kitchen
- [22-16-4] Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler with sugar canes in bar area has debris and water build up
- [29-20-5] Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Hand sink at front counter has slow drain
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