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EL NUEVO CINCO DE MAYO MARKET INC.

3733 NICOLLET AVE, Minneapolis, MN

Last inspected Apr 13, 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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Inspection history

  1. Apr 13, 2026

    7 violations
    • Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
    • Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.
    • Food businesses must have handwashing sinks with a water temperature of: • At least 100 degrees F • Not hotter than 130 degrees F • If children use the sink, the water temperature must not be hotter than 120 degrees F
    • Handwashing sinks must be located in close proximity to: • Food and beverage preparation areas • Food and beverage service areas • Warewashing areas • Toilet rooms
    • Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
    • Include the following information on the food label: 1. common name of the food; 2. ingredient list; 3. quantity; 4. manufacturer name and location; 5. allergen declaration; 6. nutrition label, unless exempt; 7. fish color additives.
    • Include allergen delcaration of the food label.
  2. Mar 31, 2026

    9 violations
    • Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
    • Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.
    • Food businesses must have handwashing sinks with a water temperature of: • At least 100 degrees F • Not hotter than 130 degrees F • If children use the sink, the water temperature must not be hotter than 120 degrees F
    • Handwashing sinks must be located in close proximity to: • Food and beverage preparation areas • Food and beverage service areas • Warewashing areas • Toilet rooms
    • Throw away TCS foods seven days after being made or opened. Day one is the date food was made or opened.
    • 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.
    • Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
    • Include the following information on the food label: 1. common name of the food; 2. ingredient list; 3. quantity; 4. manufacturer name and location; 5. allergen declaration; 6. nutrition label, unless exempt; 7. fish color additives.
    • Include allergen delcaration of the food label.
  3. Mar 17, 2026

    9 violations
    • Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
    • Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.
    • Handwashing sinks must be located in close proximity to: • Food and beverage preparation areas • Food and beverage service areas • Warewashing areas • Toilet rooms
    • Throw away TCS foods seven days after being made or opened. Day one is the date food was made or opened.
    • 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.
    • Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
    • Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods.
    • Include the following information on the food label: 1. common name of the food; 2. ingredient list; 3. quantity; 4. manufacturer name and location; 5. allergen declaration; 6. nutrition label, unless exempt; 7. fish color additives.
    • Include allergen delcaration of the food label.
  4. Apr 10, 2025

    4 violations
    • Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
    • Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.
    • Food businesses must have handwashing sinks with a water temperature of: • At least 100 degrees F • Not hotter than 130 degrees F • If children use the sink, the water temperature must not be hotter than 120 degrees F
    • Remove all multi-use equipment, utensils, and food storage containers that are not: • Smooth • Easily cleanable • Durable • Nonabsorbent • In good condition
  5. Mar 27, 2025

    6 violations
    • 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
    • Use effective cooling methods to cool TCS foods.
    • Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
    • Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.
    • Remove all multi-use equipment, utensils, and food storage containers that are not: • Smooth • Easily cleanable • Durable • Nonabsorbent • In good condition
    • The business needs to submit a HACCP plan to obtain a variance to acidify or ferment TCS foods.
  6. Mar 13, 2025

    13 violations
    • 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.)
    • 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
    • Use effective cooling methods to cool TCS foods.
    • 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.
    • Discontinue storage of food, clean equipment, linens, utensils, in locker rooms; toilet rooms; garbage rooms; mechanical rooms; under unshielded sewer lines; under leaking water lines or sources of condensation or moisture; under open stairwells; or under other sources of contamination.
    • Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
    • Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.
    • Use an effective method to date mark refrigerated, ready-to-eat, TCS food prepared in a processing plant and held for more than 24 hours once opened. Day one is the day the food was opened.
    • Food businesses must have handwashing sinks with a water temperature of: • At least 100 degrees F • Not hotter than 130 degrees F • If children use the sink, the water temperature must not be hotter than 120 degrees F
    • Remove all multi-use equipment, utensils, and food storage containers that are not: • Smooth • Easily cleanable • Durable • Nonabsorbent • In good condition
    • Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
    • 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

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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.