Tropical Smoothie Cafe

Great smoothies, great healthy food, and fast. Everything I have tried is delicious.

First impressions usually suck, but the tropical smoothie café gave a good impression when I first went. :)
Pros: They have friendly employees, they have good smoothies, fair prices, and they don’t sell just smoothies.
Cons: The building isn’t really big, so if it was a hot summer day it would probably be really crowded, and there’s no choosing what size cup you want.

When I went to the Tropical Smoothie Café on 517 Lincoln Way Suite 101, Ames, IA 50 010 in November it was about 8 o’clock pm. My mom and I were thirsty, and there wasn’t anything to drink. I suggested going to «the smoothie place «(aka Tropical Smoothie Café). When we went there were 2 friendly employes who didn’t mind a little conversation. The smoothie I got was the Mango Magic, and my mom got the Island Green. The smoothies taste really good, and it seems really easy to make them. They make the smoothies in front of you, and I also enjoy how they don’t just have smoothies, they have tacos, sandwiches, etc. They don’t give you cup options, but the cups are pretty big. For the size of the cup, the prices are fair. It takes about 5 or so minutes to get your smoothie, and the price is about $ 5 per smoothie (the cups are 24 ounces).
Overall, I would recommend Tropical Smoothie Café to anyone!

1^st time here. Had Buffalo chicken wrap and a smoothie. Both were fantastic! Staff was average but very impressed with food and smoothies!

Fast and friendly service.
Clean and simple ingredients: no need extra sweeteners or fruit juice laden sugar coma fake health drinks. This place gets it! Antioxidant driven, pure, satisfying green smoothies to power your day. Super impressed they feature Beyond Meat products too. Plant based power food!

They serve food too!
I had never heard of a Tropical Smoothie Café. I assumed it was just smoothies. I was wrong. Yes, there are smoothies, but there are also tacos, wraps, sandwiches, and more. And, they’re tasty!
I’ve tried two tacos and a wrap (not at the same time) from Tropical Smoothie Café. The Korean BBQ which comes with steak, was tasty, but the meat was a little fatty. Same went for the Thai steak taco but it won in the flavor department. The best thing I’ve eaten there has been the Thai chicken wrap. Holy smokes I could eat that every day. It’s loaded with a spicy peanut sauce, chicken, carrots, and cilantro. Yum!
The smoothies are very nice but I wish I could sub an included protein for something else, like a vitamin. I’m not so interested in whey or soy or pea protein, but if that’s your thing then you can get it at TSC. I’ve tried both the health nut and limey blimey smoothies. I preferred the health nut by a long way. The limey was good, but a little too one note.
Subtracting one star for the fatty steak and the amount of sugar (called turbinado) in the smoothies.

Health food restaurant! It’s similar to Smoothie King only they offer so much more than smoothies! Healthy sandwiches, wraps, salads, flatbreads, fresh fruit, cookies, and trans fat free potato chips. On the pricy side? You bet! You see the blending and washing and toasting right from your seat. This is real food, people.
I’m a major fan of this place. The food and smoothies are delicious. The cashier could’ve been friendlier and more enthusiastic, but the others working there were kind and lovely. Give them a try!