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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

  1. May 28, 2026

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    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.
  2. May 14, 2026

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    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.
  3. Apr 24, 2025

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    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.
  4. May 2, 2024

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    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
  5. Apr 18, 2024

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    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
  6. Sep 6, 2023

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    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.
  7. Jul 31, 2023

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    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.
  8. 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.
  9. May 22, 2023

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    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
  10. May 3, 2023

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    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
  11. 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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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.