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EL NUEVO MARIACHI

2728 NICOLLET AVE, Minneapolis, MN

Last inspected Feb 26, 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.

This source doesn’t issue a letter grade, so CleanPlate derived the status from the reported violation data.

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Inspection history

  1. Feb 26, 2026

    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.
    • The business license must be posted where it can be easily seen.
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • 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
    • Have hand soap at all handwashing sinks.
    • Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces must: • Be held in an approved sanitizing solution • Laundered daily
    • Maintain the temperature at the manifold of the hot water sanitizing rinse at a maximum temperature of 194 degrees F (90 degrees C) and no less than 165 degrees F (74 degrees C) for a single tank, stationary rack, single temperature machine or 180 degrees F (82 degrees C) for all other machines.
  2. Mar 27, 2025

    3 violations
    • Use a consumer advisory to inform customers of the increased risk of consuming raw or undercooked animal foods.
    • 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 business license must be posted where it can be easily seen.
  3. Feb 28, 2025

    7 violations
    • Use a consumer advisory to inform customers of the increased risk of consuming raw or undercooked animal foods.
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • Discontinue using ice as a food after it's use as a medium for cooling the exterior surfaces of food, packaged food, or cooling coils and tubes of equipment.
    • 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.
    • Have hand soap at all handwashing sinks.
    • 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.
  4. Mar 11, 2024

    4 violations
    • Use a consumer advisory to inform customers of the increased risk of consuming raw or undercooked animal foods.
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • Discontinue using ice as a food after it's use as a medium for cooling the exterior surfaces of food, packaged food, or cooling coils and tubes of equipment.
    • 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.
  5. Feb 26, 2024

    7 violations
    • Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
    • Use a consumer advisory to inform customers of the increased risk of consuming raw or undercooked animal foods.
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • Have hand soap at all handwashing sinks.
    • 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
    • Discontinue using ice as a food after it's use as a medium for cooling the exterior surfaces of food, packaged food, or cooling coils and tubes of equipment.
    • 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.
  6. May 4, 2023

    4 violations
    • Record the date on the tag or label from the original container when the last shellstock from it is sold or served.
    • Maintain the identity of the source of shellstock sold or served by retaining the tags or labels for 90 days; using a recordkeeping system that keeps the tags in chronological order; and if shellstock is removed from original tagged or labeled container, the shellstock identification is maintained and shellstock is not commingled with shellstock from another container with different tags or labels.
    • Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
    • For mechanical dishwashing machines using hot water sanitizing, the surface temperature of the utensils and equipment must reach 160 degrees F or higher.
  7. Mar 16, 2023

    6 violations
    • Record the date on the tag or label from the original container when the last shellstock from it is sold or served.
    • The consumer advisory disclosure must include either: • A description of the food as raw or undercooked • An asterisk to a footnote describing the food as raw or undercooked
    • Maintain the identity of the source of shellstock sold or served by retaining the tags or labels for 90 days; using a recordkeeping system that keeps the tags in chronological order; and if shellstock is removed from original tagged or labeled container, the shellstock identification is maintained and shellstock is not commingled with shellstock from another container with different tags or labels.
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
    • For mechanical dishwashing machines using hot water sanitizing, the surface temperature of the utensils and equipment must reach 160 degrees F or higher.
  8. Mar 2, 2023

    14 violations
    • Record the date on the tag or label from the original container when the last shellstock from it is sold or served.
    • The consumer advisory disclosure must include either: • A description of the food as raw or undercooked • An asterisk to a footnote describing the food as raw or undercooked
    • 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
    • While TCS foods are cooling, keep containers uncovered, unstacked, and spread out.
    • Use effective cooling methods to cool TCS foods.
    • Maintain the identity of the source of shellstock sold or served by retaining the tags or labels for 90 days; using a recordkeeping system that keeps the tags in chronological order; and if shellstock is removed from original tagged or labeled container, the shellstock identification is maintained and shellstock is not commingled with shellstock from another container with different tags or labels.
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • Have at least 10-foot candles of light intensity at a distance of 30 inches from the floor in: • Walk-in refrigeration units • Dry food storage areas • In other areas while being cleaned
    • Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
    • Have hand soap at all handwashing sinks.
    • Food workers must wash their hands before starting food preparation tasks.
    • Store all clean equipment, utensils, linens, in a clean dry location where not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination and at least six inches above the floor.
    • Sanitize food contact surfaces before using and after cleaning.
    • Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.

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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.