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Restaurant inspections in Minnesota
Who inspects, where the record lives, what the public actually sees, and whether it has to be posted on the door. Every line below links to the government source it came from.
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Who inspects
Split and partly delegated: the Minnesota Department of Health's Food, Pools and Lodging Services section regulates restaurants and shares jurisdiction with delegated local agencies; the Minnesota Department of Agriculture regulates grocery/retail food and lists seven delegated agencies (Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, Ramsey County, St. Cloud) Agency page
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What the public sees
Minneapolis uses a numeric score starting at 100, with follow-up triggered at 91 or below, displayed as score bars linked to violation detail. Format varies by locality elsewhere and there is no statewide format. Source
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Posting the result
Posting rule not confirmed.
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Food code in force
2013 FDA Food Code (with 2015 Supplement). The FDA Food Code is a model, not a federal mandate — each state decides which edition to adopt and how far to amend it.
| Where to search | Coverage |
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| Minneapolis Health Inspection Lookup Dashboard | City |
If you run the restaurant
The record is public either way. The useful move is to read it before a customer does.
Pull your own record
Search yourself in the lookup above and read every line of the last three reports. Repeat violations are what escalate.
Work the ten risk factors
Most citations trace back to the same ten practices the FDA measures nationally. Run the ten-minute self-check.
Fix, document, re-inspect
Dated photos and a written correction log are what a re-inspection rewards. What to do after a bad inspection.
Other states
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