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.
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Inspection history
Apr 30, 2026
✓1 violation
- Post the Certified Food Protection Manager certificate.
Apr 9, 2026
✕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.
Mar 6, 2025
✕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.
Feb 22, 2024
✕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.
Feb 16, 2024
✕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.
Mar 3, 2023
✕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.
Feb 17, 2023
✕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.
