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COPPER HEN CAKERY

2515 NICOLLET AVE, Minneapolis, MN

Last inspected Apr 30, 2026

Official source: Minneapolis Health Department (minneapolismn.gov) · All data sources

Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.

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The record, in plain English

CleanPlate holds 7 inspections on record for COPPER HEN CAKERY, spanning February 2023 to April 2026 — every one straight from Minneapolis Health Department.

The trend is positive: it improved from failed at the previous visit to passed now.

The most recent inspection noted 1 violation, none of them critical.

Every sentence above is computed directly from the official record — CleanPlate adds no opinions. How our grading works →

Inspection history

  1. Apr 30, 2026

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    1 violation
    • Post the Certified Food Protection Manager certificate.
  2. Apr 9, 2026

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    9 violations
    • Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
    • 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
    • The business license must be posted where it can be easily seen.
    • Post the Certified Food Protection Manager certificate.
    • Clean food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils used for TCS foods at least every four hours.
    • Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces must: • Be held in an approved sanitizing solution • Laundered daily
    • 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.
    • Throw away TCS foods seven days after being made or opened. Day one is the date food was made or opened.
  3. Mar 6, 2025

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    7 violations
    • Have hand soap at all handwashing sinks.
    • Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
    • 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
    • Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.
    • The business license must be posted where it can be easily seen.
    • Post the Certified Food Protection Manager certificate.
    • Have an approved chlorine chemical sanitizer solution. The solution must have a minimum concentration of 50 ppm. The solution must also meet the temperature and pH requirements of this rule.
  4. Feb 22, 2024

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    3 violations
    • 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.
    • Cool cooked TCS food: • Within two hours from 135 to 70 degrees F, and • Within a total of six hours from 135 to 41 degrees F or less
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
  5. Feb 16, 2024

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    7 violations
    • 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.
    • Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
    • While TCS foods are cooling, keep containers uncovered, unstacked, and spread out.
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • When using time only as a public health control for up to 4 hours, discard all TCS food that has been out of temperature control for more than 4 hours; was not at 41 degrees F (5 degrees C) or less when removed from temperature control; or is in unmarked containers.
    • Keep non-food contact equipment surfaces clean.
    • Use effective cooling methods to cool TCS foods.
  6. Mar 3, 2023

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    2 violations
    • 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.
    • When using time only as a public health control for up to 4 hours, discard all TCS food that has been out of temperature control for more than 4 hours; was not at 41 degrees F (5 degrees C) or less when removed from temperature control; or is in unmarked containers.
  7. Feb 17, 2023

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    12 violations
    • 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.
    • Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
    • 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.
    • Clean all plumbing fixtures such as handwashing sinks, toilets, and urinals.
    • Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
    • Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils must be clean.
    • Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
    • While TCS foods are cooling, keep containers uncovered, unstacked, and spread out.
    • Maintain all hot, TCS foods at 135 degrees F or hotter. (Roast beef may be held at 130 degrees F or hotter, if it is cooked according to Part 4626.0340 item B or reheated according to Part 4626.0360, item E.)
    • 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
    • Cool cooked TCS food: • Within two hours from 135 to 70 degrees F, and • Within a total of six hours from 135 to 41 degrees F or less
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.

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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.