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CASPIAN BISTRO

2418 UNIVERSITY AVE SE, Minneapolis, MN

Last inspected Aug 21, 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.

This inspection record doesn’t carry an official letter grade — some health departments never issue one, and others (like NYC) post it after a grace period — so CleanPlate derived the status from the reported violation data. If the department posts an official grade, it replaces this automatically.

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The record, in plain English

CleanPlate holds 6 inspections on record for CASPIAN BISTRO, spanning August 2023 to August 2026 — every one straight from Minneapolis Health Department.

Its standing slipped since the previous visit — from passed to failed. A follow-up inspection usually rechecks the issues found.

The most recent inspection noted 6 violations, none of them critical.

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Inspection history

  1. Aug 21, 2026

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    6 violations
    • Have a thin-tipped food thermometer easily available to measure the internal temperature of thin pieces of food.
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
    • Store all food: • In a clean, dry location • At least 6 inches above the floor
    • Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
    • Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
  2. Sep 17, 2025

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    3 violations
    • Have a thin-tipped food thermometer easily available to measure the internal temperature of thin pieces of food.
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
  3. Aug 21, 2025

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    6 violations
    • Have a thin-tipped food thermometer easily available to measure the internal temperature of thin pieces of food.
    • Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • Use effective cooling methods to cool TCS foods.
    • Sanitize food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils after cleaning by using an approved chemical sanitizer in manual or mechanical operations for at least 7 or 10 seconds for chlorine depending on temperature, concentration, and pH; and 30 seconds for all other chemical sanitizers or an contact time used in relation with a combination of temperature, concentration, and pH.
    • Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
  4. Aug 29, 2024

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    2 violations
    • Have a thin-tipped food thermometer easily available to measure the internal temperature of thin pieces of food.
    • Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
  5. Aug 20, 2024

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    6 violations
    • Use an effective method to date mark refrigerated, ready-to-eat, TCS food prepared and held for more than 24 hours. Day one is the day the food was made.
    • Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
    • Have a thin-tipped food thermometer easily available to measure the internal temperature of thin pieces of food.
    • Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
    • Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
    • The person in charge must be able to explain: • Their responsibility for preventing the spread of foodborne illness by a food worker • The symptoms associated with a foodborne illness • How food workers must report illness symptoms and diseases • When a food worker must be excluded from work or restricted from working with food • When a food worker can return to work
  6. Aug 22, 2023

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    4 violations
    • Use an effective method to date mark refrigerated, ready-to-eat, TCS food prepared and held for more than 24 hours. Day one is the day the food was made.
    • 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.
    • Clean surfaces contacting non-TCS foods: • When surfaces may have been contaminated • At least once every 24 hours for consumer self-service utensils • Before restocking consumer self-service equipment and utensils • As often as needed to keep surfaces clean
    • Use only chemical sanitizers on food-contact surfaces that meet Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations requirements: • Part 180, section 180.940 • Part 180, subpart E, section 180.2020

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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.