GUAVAS CUBAN CAFE
5607 CHICAGO AVE, Minneapolis, MN
Last inspected May 28, 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 11 inspections on record for GUAVAS CUBAN CAFE, spanning April 2023 to May 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
May 28, 2026
✓4 violations
- Submit a Food Plan Review application to Minneapolis Development Review before: • Remodeling a food or beverage area • Plumbing work • Mechanical ventilation work • Adding ventless cooking equipment • Changing the type of food business Find more information on the Minneapolis Food Plan Review web page.
- Post the Certified Food Protection Manager certificate.
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Place fixed equipment to allow access for cleaning or, seal to adjoining equipment or walls.
May 14, 2026
✕6 violations
- Submit a Food Plan Review application to Minneapolis Development Review before: • Remodeling a food or beverage area • Plumbing work • Mechanical ventilation work • Adding ventless cooking equipment • Changing the type of food business Find more information on the Minneapolis Food Plan Review web page.
- Post the Certified Food Protection Manager certificate.
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Place fixed equipment to allow access for cleaning or, seal to adjoining equipment or walls.
- Make sure all ready-to-eat foods and garnishes are not touched with bare hands.
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
Apr 24, 2025
✓10 violations
- Submit a Food Plan Review application to Minneapolis Development Review before: • Remodeling a food or beverage area • Plumbing work • Mechanical ventilation work • Adding ventless cooking equipment • Changing the type of food business Find more information on the Minneapolis Food Plan Review web page.
- 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
- Floors, walls and/or ceiling finishes are not approved. Finishes must be smooth and easily cleanable.
- Install floor-mounted equipment sealed to the floor or on six inch legs.
- Post the Certified Food Protection Manager certificate.
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- 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
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
- While TCS foods are cooling, keep containers uncovered, unstacked, and spread out.
May 2, 2024
✕8 violations
- Submit a Food Plan Review application to Minneapolis Development Review before: • Remodeling a food or beverage area • Plumbing work • Mechanical ventilation work • Adding ventless cooking equipment • Changing the type of food business Find more information on the Minneapolis Food Plan Review web page.
- 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
- Floors, walls and/or ceiling finishes are not approved. Finishes must be smooth and easily cleanable.
- Install floor-mounted equipment sealed to the floor or on six inch legs.
- Post the Certified Food Protection Manager certificate.
- Replace the pressure gauge on the dishwasher with one that is accurate to 2 PSI in the range indicated on the manufacturer's data plate the 15 to 25 PSI range.
- Store all food: • In a clean, dry location • At least 6 inches above the floor
- Use only chemical sanitizers on food-contact surfaces that meet Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations requirements: • Part 180, section 180.940 • Part 180, subpart E, section 180.2020
Apr 18, 2024
✕10 violations
- Submit a Food Plan Review application to Minneapolis Development Review before: • Remodeling a food or beverage area • Plumbing work • Mechanical ventilation work • Adding ventless cooking equipment • Changing the type of food business Find more information on the Minneapolis Food Plan Review web page.
- 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
- Floors, walls and/or ceiling finishes are not approved. Finishes must be smooth and easily cleanable.
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Install floor-mounted equipment sealed to the floor or on six inch legs.
- Post the Certified Food Protection Manager certificate.
- For mechanical dishwashing machines using hot water sanitizing, the surface temperature of the utensils and equipment must reach 160 degrees F or higher.
- 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.
- Replace the pressure gauge on the dishwasher with one that is accurate to 2 PSI in the range indicated on the manufacturer's data plate the 15 to 25 PSI range.
- Use only chemical sanitizers on food-contact surfaces that meet Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations requirements: • Part 180, section 180.940 • Part 180, subpart E, section 180.2020
Sep 6, 2023
✓3 violations
- Submit a Food Plan Review application to Minneapolis Development Review before: • Remodeling a food or beverage area • Plumbing work • Mechanical ventilation work • Adding ventless cooking equipment • Changing the type of food business Find more information on the Minneapolis Food Plan Review web page.
- 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
- Floors, walls and/or ceiling finishes are not approved. Finishes must be smooth and easily cleanable.
Jul 31, 2023
✕6 violations
- Submit a Food Plan Review application to Minneapolis Development Review before: • Remodeling a food or beverage area • Plumbing work • Mechanical ventilation work • Adding ventless cooking equipment • Changing the type of food business Find more information on the Minneapolis Food Plan Review web page.
- Provide sufficient mechanical tempered make-up air and exhaust ventilation to keep rooms free of grease, excessive heat, steam condensation, vapors, obnoxious or disagreeable odors, smoke, and fumes according to State Building and Mechanical codes.
- 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
- Use effective cooling methods to cool TCS foods.
- Floors, walls and/or ceiling finishes are not approved. Finishes must be smooth and easily cleanable.
Jul 7, 2023
✓8 violations
- Submit a Food Plan Review application to Minneapolis Development Review before: • Remodeling a food or beverage area • Plumbing work • Mechanical ventilation work • Adding ventless cooking equipment • Changing the type of food business Find more information on the Minneapolis Food Plan Review web page.
- Provide sufficient mechanical tempered make-up air and exhaust ventilation to keep rooms free of grease, excessive heat, steam condensation, vapors, obnoxious or disagreeable odors, smoke, and fumes according to State Building and Mechanical codes.
- 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
- Use effective cooling methods to cool TCS foods.
- 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
- Floors, walls and/or ceiling finishes are not approved. Finishes must be smooth and easily cleanable.
- Designate a person in charge and ensure that the person in charge is present in the establishment during all hours of operation.
May 22, 2023
✕8 violations
- Submit a Food Plan Review application to Minneapolis Development Review before: • Remodeling a food or beverage area • Plumbing work • Mechanical ventilation work • Adding ventless cooking equipment • Changing the type of food business Find more information on the Minneapolis Food Plan Review web page.
- While TCS foods are cooling, keep containers uncovered, unstacked, and spread out.
- Provide sufficient mechanical tempered make-up air and exhaust ventilation to keep rooms free of grease, excessive heat, steam condensation, vapors, obnoxious or disagreeable odors, smoke, and fumes according to State Building and Mechanical codes.
- 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
- Use effective cooling methods to cool TCS foods.
- 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
May 3, 2023
✕5 violations
- Submit a Food Plan Review application to Minneapolis Development Review before: • Remodeling a food or beverage area • Plumbing work • Mechanical ventilation work • Adding ventless cooking equipment • Changing the type of food business Find more information on the Minneapolis Food Plan Review web page.
- While TCS foods are cooling, keep containers uncovered, unstacked, and spread out.
- Provide sufficient mechanical tempered make-up air and exhaust ventilation to keep rooms free of grease, excessive heat, steam condensation, vapors, obnoxious or disagreeable odors, smoke, and fumes according to State Building and Mechanical codes.
- 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
Apr 18, 2023
✓7 violations
- Submit a Food Plan Review application to Minneapolis Development Review before: • Remodeling a food or beverage area • Plumbing work • Mechanical ventilation work • Adding ventless cooking equipment • Changing the type of food business Find more information on the Minneapolis Food Plan Review web page.
- While TCS foods are cooling, keep containers uncovered, unstacked, and spread out.
- 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.
- 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
- Provide sufficient mechanical tempered make-up air and exhaust ventilation to keep rooms free of grease, excessive heat, steam condensation, vapors, obnoxious or disagreeable odors, smoke, and fumes according to State Building and Mechanical codes.
- 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
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