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EL TACO RIENDO
2412 CENTRAL AVE NE, Minneapolis, MN
Last inspected Aug 26, 2025
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 source doesn’t issue a letter grade, so CleanPlate derived the status from the reported violation data.
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Inspection history
Aug 26, 2025
✕6 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.
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- Have a covered trash can in toilet rooms.
- Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.
- The business license must be posted where it can be easily seen.
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
Aug 26, 2024
✕10 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.
- Have a test kit for the type of sanitizer used.
- Launder linens that do not come in direct contact with food between operations if they become wet, sticky, or visibly soiled.
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- Throw away TCS foods seven days after being made or opened. Day one is the date food was made or opened.
- Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
- Have a covered trash can in toilet rooms.
- Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.
- Have a thin-tipped food thermometer easily available to measure the internal temperature of thin pieces of food.
- The business license must be posted where it can be easily seen.
Aug 6, 2024
✕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.
- Have a test kit for the type of sanitizer used.
- Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
- Launder linens that do not come in direct contact with food between operations if they become wet, sticky, or visibly soiled.
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- Throw away TCS foods seven days after being made or opened. Day one is the date food was made or opened.
- Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
- Have a covered trash can in toilet rooms.
- Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.
- Have a thin-tipped food thermometer easily available to measure the internal temperature of thin pieces of food.
- The business license must be posted where it can be easily seen.
Aug 4, 2023
✕5 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.
- Use effective cooling methods to cool TCS foods.
- Only use single-service items one time.
- Provide control of pests by routinely: • Inspecting incoming food shipments • Inspecting the premises for evidence of pests • Eliminating conditions that attract pests
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
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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.
