FIVE WATT COFFEE
3350 LYNDALE AVE S, Minneapolis, MN
Last inspected Jan 27, 2026
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.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 3 inspections on record for FIVE WATT COFFEE, spanning February 2024 to January 2026 — every one straight from Minneapolis Health Department.
It has held failed across its last two inspections.
The most recent inspection noted 6 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Jan 27, 2026
✕6 violations
- Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.
- 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.
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Before using Time as a Public Health Control for TCS food develop, follow and keep written procedures onsite.
- Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
Jan 27, 2025
✕8 violations
- Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.
- GREEN TO GO RECYCLING/ORGANICS SYSTEM. Provide consumers with an opportunity to recycle and/or appropriately manage compostable plastics and utilize a qualified recycling and/or organics management system. This ordinance shall take effect April 22, 2015. (89-Or-060,§ 1, 3-31-89; 96-Or-059, ? 3, 6-28-96; 2014-Or-023, ? 3, 5-23-14)
- 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.)
- 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
- Store all food: • In a clean, dry location • At least 6 inches above the floor
- 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.
- Clean in-use utensils that are stored in water, which is maintained at 135 degrees F or more, at least every 24 hours or frequently enough to preclude accumulation of soil residues.
- 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.
Feb 7, 2024
✓2 violations
- Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.
- GREEN TO GO RECYCLING/ORGANICS SYSTEM. Provide consumers with an opportunity to recycle and/or appropriately manage compostable plastics and utilize a qualified recycling and/or organics management system. This ordinance shall take effect April 22, 2015. (89-Or-060,§ 1, 3-31-89; 96-Or-059, ? 3, 6-28-96; 2014-Or-023, ? 3, 5-23-14)
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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.
