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GIGI'S CAFE

824 36TH ST W, Minneapolis, MN

Last inspected Jan 12, 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. Jan 12, 2026

    5 violations
    • Handwashing sinks must be located in close proximity to: • Food and beverage preparation areas • Food and beverage service areas • Warewashing areas • Toilet rooms
    • Remove all items unnecessary to the operation of the business from the premises.
    • 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.
    • Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
    • Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.
  2. Dec 29, 2025

    9 violations
    • Handwashing sinks must be located in close proximity to: • Food and beverage preparation areas • Food and beverage service areas • Warewashing areas • Toilet rooms
    • Remove all items unnecessary to the operation of the business from the premises.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
    • Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.
    • 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.
  3. Jan 9, 2025

    3 violations
    • Handwashing sinks must be located in close proximity to: • Food and beverage preparation areas • Food and beverage service areas • Warewashing areas • Toilet rooms
    • Remove all items unnecessary to the operation of the business from the premises.
    • 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.
  4. Dec 18, 2024

    10 violations
    • 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
    • Handwashing sinks must be located in close proximity to: • Food and beverage preparation areas • Food and beverage service areas • Warewashing areas • Toilet rooms
    • Single-use gloves must be used for only one task and be discarded when damaged or soiled, or when interruptions occur in the operation.
    • Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces must: • Be held in an approved sanitizing solution • Laundered daily
    • Remove all items unnecessary to the operation of the business from the premises.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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. Dec 21, 2023

    6 violations
    • Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
    • 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
    • Food employees must use a closed beverage container within the food preparation or utensil washing areas.
    • Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods.
    • Use a consumer advisory to inform customers of the increased risk of consuming raw or undercooked animal foods.
    • Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them 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.