BEST OF BEST QUALITY KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN
1500 LAKE ST W, Minneapolis, MN
Last inspected Sep 29, 2026
Official source: Minneapolis Health Department (minneapolismn.gov) · All data sources
Failed. Did not meet health requirements at the latest inspection. Many failures are fixed and re-inspected within days — check the inspection date.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 4 inspections on record for BEST OF BEST QUALITY KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN, spanning February 2023 to September 2026 — every one straight from Minneapolis Health Department.
It has held failed across its last two inspections.
The most recent inspection noted 11 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Sep 29, 2026
✕11 violations
- Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.
- Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
- Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods.
- Non-food contact surfaces of equipment must be made of materials which are corrosion-resistant, non-absorbent, and smooth. Remove equipment with non-food contact surfaces made of other materials.
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Sanitize food contact surfaces before using and after cleaning.
- Provide control of pests by routinely: • Inspecting incoming food shipments • Inspecting the premises for evidence of pests • Eliminating conditions that attract pests
- Store all food: • In a clean, dry location • At least 6 inches above the floor
- Wash food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils to effectively remove or loosen soils.
- Keep at each handwashing sink or group of adjacent handwashing sinks one of: • A supply of disposable towels • A continuous towel system • An approved air temperature hand drying device
- Keep all intake and exhaust air ducts and filters clean.
Nov 11, 2025
✕6 violations
- Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils must be clean.
- Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.
- Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
- Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods.
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- Non-food contact surfaces of equipment must be made of materials which are corrosion-resistant, non-absorbent, and smooth. Remove equipment with non-food contact surfaces made of other materials.
Oct 29, 2025
✕17 violations
- Store clothing and other personal items in lockers or other suitable places.
- Clean food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils used for TCS foods at least every four hours.
- Before using Time as a Public Health Control for TCS food develop, follow and keep written procedures onsite.
- Use effective cooling methods to cool TCS foods.
- Have a thin-tipped food thermometer easily available to measure the internal temperature of thin pieces of food.
- Have a test kit for the type of sanitizer used.
- The business must employ at least one valid Minnesota Food Protection Manager's certification (CFPM). Find more information on the Minnesota Department of Health web page.
- The person in charge must make sure employees follow proper food safety procedures, including: • Proper handwashing • Preventing cross-contamination from bare hands • Proper cooking of TCS foods • Proper cooling of TCS foods • Proper hot and cold temperatures of TCS foods • Preventing plumbing cross connections • Properly sanitizing equipment and utensils
- Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils must be clean.
- Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.
- Keep the physical facilities in good repair.
- Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
- Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
- Food employees must wash their hands after: using the toilet; coughing or sneezing; using a handkerchief or disposable tissue; using tobacco; eating or drinking; handling soiled equipment or utensils; caring for or handling service animals or fish in an aquarium, molluscan shellfish or crustacea in a display tank; as frequently as necessary during food preparation to remove soil, contamination, and to prevent cross-contamination when changing food preparation tasks; when switching between working with raw food and working with RTE food; before donning gloves for working with food; and touching bare human body parts other than clean hands and clean exposed portions of arms.
- Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods.
- Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
Feb 1, 2023
✕3 violations
- Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Before using Time as a Public Health Control for TCS food develop, follow and keep written procedures onsite.
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Source: Minneapolis Health Department (minneapolismn.gov). Data shown unmodified from the official government record. CleanPlate is an independent service, not affiliated with any government agency. See something wrong? Report a data issue.
