Tropical Smoothie Cafe — Restaurant in Olathe

I want to like Tropical cafe more than I do. My big problem is the lack of healthy options. On the surface, it would appear that this is a healthy sandwich type shop. However it is nearly impossible to find any smoothie with a reasonable amount of sugar. The maximum amount of sugar an adult female should have is 25 g. The vast majority of smoothies that they carry are between 75 and 100 g of sugar. It's just way too much. I would much rather have a less sweet option. In addition, if you are vegetarian or vegan you're going to have a hard time finding a wrap or sandwich option here. Almost all of their items have meat in them. There are one, maybe two options that are vegetarian. They have white bread no wheat options. I have white rice, no brown rice options. There's also a real lack of vegetables in any of their offerings. So while this is a very tasty menu, those who are trying to be healthy and should look elsewhere. Until they add some more options to their menu, this is never going to be my top choice for lunch. Fortunately, Chipotle next door does have all of these bases covered. They have more of a focus on quality, their meat is humanely raised, and most of their food has...

Purchased two Caribbean Jerk Chicken quesadillas this evening and the chicken was not edible by any standard. It was rubbery, over cooked, and overpriced. I really want to like this place but after this experience I’ll go to Chipotle next door for food.

The Sunrise Sunset smoothie was good though, so 2 stars versus 1 star for the delicious smoothie.

• UPDATE *

After my initial experience, the owner reached out to me however, I didn’t accept their complimentary meal resolution. I decided to give this place another shot without them knowing me as the guy “who left a bad review”.

This place is now one of my personal favorites for healthy, cost effective, and fast service. My initial experience was an anomaly because the food has been nothing short of amazing every single time I’ve visited since then. The staff has been pleasant, friendly, and even took time to get to know me on a first name basis.

I would recommend this local eatery to anyone who’s interested in healthy fast food...

I went here this morning 7/1/22 to get a smoothie at 7am, when it says they open, unfortunately they never opened and I waited until 7:20 am before leaving! It is extremely unprofessional as a business to have a open time at 7:00 a.m. and the store not open up on time or even post an explanation of why they're not open on their door so that customers will know. As a business, this is not how a business should function or run! As a customer I was very unsatisfied with how my experience at this location went and I would not recommend this location to anyone. This is not how a company, especially one as popular as tropical smoothie are should be running their business! If you are looking for one that opens on time, do not go...