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GOLDEN FINGERS

1914 CHICAGO AVE, Minneapolis, MN

Last inspected Feb 19, 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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The record, in plain English

CleanPlate holds 9 inspections on record for GOLDEN FINGERS, spanning June 2023 to February 2026 — every one straight from Minneapolis Health Department.

The trend is positive: it improved from failed at the previous visit to passed now.

The most recent inspection noted 4 violations, none of them critical.

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Inspection history

  1. Feb 19, 2026

    ✓
    4 violations
    • Provide sufficient equipment for cooling, heating, and hot and cold holding of TCS food.
    • Floors, walls and/or ceiling finishes are not approved. Finishes must be smooth and easily cleanable.
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • Keep all intake and exhaust air ducts and filters clean.
  2. Feb 4, 2026

    ✕
    15 violations
    • 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
    • Sanitize food contact surfaces before using and after cleaning.
    • Use effective cooling methods to cool TCS foods.
    • 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.
    • Provide sufficient equipment for cooling, heating, and hot and cold holding of TCS food.
    • 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.
    • Floors, walls and/or ceiling finishes are not approved. Finishes must be smooth and easily cleanable.
    • Remove frozen fish from the reduced oxygen package prior to thawing under refrigeration or immediately after thawing if using the running water method of thawing.
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • Keep all intake and exhaust air ducts and filters clean.
    • Thaw TCS food by one of the following methods: • Inside a refrigerator • Kept completely under running water of 70 degrees F or less. The food must remain at 41 degrees F or less. • In a microwave oven • As part of the cooking process
    • The person in charge must make sure employees follow proper food safety procedures, including: • Proper handwashing • Preventing cross-contamination from bare hands • Proper cooking of TCS foods • Proper cooling of TCS foods • Proper hot and cold temperatures of TCS foods • Preventing plumbing cross connections • Properly sanitizing equipment and utensils
    • 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. Feb 14, 2025

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  4. Jan 31, 2025

    ✕
    9 violations
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • While TCS foods are cooling, keep containers uncovered, unstacked, and spread out.
    • Floors, walls and/or ceiling finishes are not approved. Finishes must be smooth and easily cleanable.
    • 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.
    • Use effective cooling methods to cool TCS foods.
    • The person in charge must make sure employees follow proper food safety procedures, including: • Proper handwashing • Preventing cross-contamination from bare hands • Proper cooking of TCS foods • Proper cooling of TCS foods • Proper hot and cold temperatures of TCS foods • Preventing plumbing cross connections • Properly sanitizing equipment and utensils
    • 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
    • Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
    • Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces must: • Be held in an approved sanitizing solution • Laundered daily
  5. Jul 5, 2024

    ✕
    8 violations
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • While TCS foods are cooling, keep containers uncovered, unstacked, and spread out.
    • 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
    • Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
    • Floors, walls and/or ceiling finishes are not approved. Finishes must be smooth and easily cleanable.
    • Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
    • Store in-use food preparation and serving utensils only on clean, sanitized surfaces.
    • Remove all items unnecessary to the operation of the business from the premises.
  6. Jun 21, 2024

    ✕
    16 violations
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • The business license must be posted where it can be easily seen.
    • When utensils are stored in food, keep the handles stored above the level of the food to prevent contamination.
    • Discontinue storing food preparation or dispensing utensils in a container of water that is not maintained at 135 degrees F (57 degrees C) and not cleaned when empty.
    • Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
    • 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.
    • Sanitize food contact surfaces before using and after cleaning.
    • Only rinse cleaned and sanitized equipment and utensils before air drying or use if they have been sanitized by hot water or by a chemical sanitizer with instructions to rinse off the sanitizer after it has been applied and the rinse is applied directly from a drinking water supply by a properly maintained warewashing machine.
    • 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
    • Floors, walls and/or ceiling finishes are not approved. Finishes must be smooth and easily cleanable.
    • Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
    • 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.
    • Relocate insect control devices so they are not over food preparation areas or in areas where dead insects or fragments can fall onto exposed food, clean equipment, utensils, linens and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles.
    • Remove all unsafe multi-use equipment, utensils, and food storage containers that impart color, odors or tastes to food.
    • Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
    • Allow equipment and utensils to air-dry after cleaning and sanitizing; only use cloths that are clean and dry for polishing utensils that have been air dried.
  7. Jul 21, 2023

    ✕
    7 violations
    • Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • Provide control of pests by routinely: • Inspecting incoming food shipments • Inspecting the premises for evidence of pests • Eliminating conditions that attract pests
    • 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.
    • Hang mops to dry after using. Store mops in a way that will not make walls, equipment or supplies dirty.
    • While TCS foods are cooling, keep containers uncovered, unstacked, and spread out.
    • 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
  8. Jul 7, 2023

    ✕
    9 violations
    • Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • Provide control of pests by routinely: • Inspecting incoming food shipments • Inspecting the premises for evidence of pests • Eliminating conditions that attract pests
    • Have an approved chlorine chemical sanitizer solution. The solution must have a minimum concentration of 50 ppm. The solution must also meet the temperature and pH requirements of this rule.
    • 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.
    • Hang mops to dry after using. Store mops in a way that will not make walls, equipment or supplies dirty.
    • The services of a licensed pest control operator shall be required when a facility has evidence of rodent or insect activity to the extent that rodent droppings are visible, or live insects are seen during an inspection. The facility shall maintain records of the pest control operator's services on file for inspection. (2003-Or-023, ? 3, 2-28-03)
    • While TCS foods are cooling, keep containers uncovered, unstacked, and spread out.
    • 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
  9. Jun 23, 2023

    ✕
    24 violations
    • Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • Provide control of pests by routinely: • Inspecting incoming food shipments • Inspecting the premises for evidence of pests • Eliminating conditions that attract pests
    • Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
    • Have hand soap at all handwashing sinks.
    • Have a test kit for the type of sanitizer used.
    • 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.
    • Have an approved chlorine chemical sanitizer solution. The solution must have a minimum concentration of 50 ppm. The solution must also meet the temperature and pH requirements of this rule.
    • Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
    • The person in charge must be able to explain: • Their responsibility for preventing the spread of foodborne illness by a food worker • The symptoms associated with a foodborne illness • How food workers must report illness symptoms and diseases • When a food worker must be excluded from work or restricted from working with food • When a food worker can return to work
    • 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 person in charge must make sure employees follow proper food safety procedures, including: • Proper handwashing • Preventing cross-contamination from bare hands • Proper cooking of TCS foods • Proper cooling of TCS foods • Proper hot and cold temperatures of TCS foods • Preventing plumbing cross connections • Properly sanitizing equipment and utensils
    • Hang mops to dry after using. Store mops in a way that will not make walls, equipment or supplies dirty.
    • Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils must be clean.
    • Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.
    • The services of a licensed pest control operator shall be required when a facility has evidence of rodent or insect activity to the extent that rodent droppings are visible, or live insects are seen during an inspection. The facility shall maintain records of the pest control operator's services on file for inspection. (2003-Or-023, ? 3, 2-28-03)
    • 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
    • Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
    • While TCS foods are cooling, keep containers uncovered, unstacked, and spread out.
    • Thaw TCS food by one of the following methods: • Inside a refrigerator • Kept completely under running water of 70 degrees F or less. The food must remain at 41 degrees F or less. • In a microwave oven • As part of the cooking process
    • Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces must: • Be held in an approved sanitizing solution • Laundered daily
    • Sanitize food contact surfaces before using and after cleaning.
    • When utensils are stored in food, keep the handles stored above the level of the food to prevent 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

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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.