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HOOK FISH & CHICKEN

221 LAKE ST W, Minneapolis, MN

Last inspected Sep 2, 2025

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 7 inspections on record for HOOK FISH & CHICKEN, spanning August 2023 to September 2025 — every one straight from Minneapolis Health Department.

It has held failed across its last two inspections.

The most recent inspection noted 5 violations, none of them critical.

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Inspection history

  1. Sep 2, 2025

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    5 violations
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
    • Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
    • Keep the physical facilities in good repair.
    • 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.
  2. Aug 18, 2025

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    12 violations
    • 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 non-food contact equipment surfaces clean.
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
    • Have a test kit for the type of sanitizer used.
    • 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
    • Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
    • Keep the physical facilities in good repair.
    • Prevent grease or condensation from exhaust ventilation hood systems from draining or dripping onto food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service articles, and single-use articles.
    • 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.
    • Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces must: • Be held in an approved sanitizing solution • Laundered daily
    • Provide control of pests by routinely: • Inspecting incoming food shipments • Inspecting the premises for evidence of pests • Eliminating conditions that attract pests
  3. Aug 1, 2025

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    8 violations
    • 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 non-food contact equipment surfaces clean.
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
    • Have a test kit for the type of sanitizer used.
    • 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.)
    • Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
    • Keep the physical facilities in good repair.
  4. Jul 17, 2025

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    17 violations
    • 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 non-food contact equipment surfaces clean.
    • 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 in a processing plant and held for more than 24 hours once opened. Day one is the day the food was opened.
    • 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
    • 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.
    • Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods.
    • Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
    • Sanitize food contact surfaces before using and after cleaning.
    • Have a test kit for the type of sanitizer used.
    • 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
    • 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.)
    • Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
    • 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
    • Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
    • Provide control of pests by routinely: • Inspecting incoming food shipments • Inspecting the premises for evidence of pests • Eliminating conditions that attract pests
    • Keep the physical facilities in good repair.
  5. Jul 16, 2024

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    22 violations
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • Post the Certified Food Protection Manager certificate.
    • Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
    • Provide control of pests by routinely: • Inspecting incoming food shipments • Inspecting the premises for evidence of pests • Eliminating conditions that attract pests
    • Provide chemical sanitizers to sanitize equipment and utensils during all hours of operation.
    • 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
    • Have a thermometer in the: • Warmest part of mechanically refrigerated units • Coldest part of hot food storage units
    • Have a food thermometer easily available to measure the internal temperature of foods.
    • 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.
    • Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
    • Designate a person in charge and ensure that the person in charge is present in the establishment during all hours of operation.
    • The person in charge must be able to demonstrate their knowledge to the inspector of the importance of the following food handling procedures to preventing foodborne disease: handwashing; avoiding cross contamination; avoiding hand contact with ready-to-eat foods; time and temperature requirements for safely refrigerating, hot holding, cooling, and reheating TCS food; hazards of eating raw or undercooked meat, poultry, eggs, and fish; food temperatures and cooking times required to safely cook TCS food including meat, poultry, eggs, and fish; foods identified as major food allergens and the symptoms of an allergic reaction; identification of critical control points in a food service operation and steps to be taken to ensure the points are controlled.
    • Employees must wash their hands in a handwashing sink. Discontinue using the following sinks for handwashing: sinks used for food preparation or warewashing or a service sink or a curbed cleaning basin used for the disposal of mop water.
    • Food employees must clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms for 20 seconds, using soap in a handwashing sink that is properly equipped.
    • Have hand soap at all handwashing sinks.
    • Food employees must use the following procedure when cleaning their hands and exposed portions of their arms: rinse their hands under clean, warm running water; apply hand soap to their hands; rub their hands together vigorously for at least 10 to 15 seconds; remove soil from beneath fingernails while cleaning their hands; thoroughly rinse their hands under clean, warm running water; and thoroughly dry their hands with individual, disposable towels, or a continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel.
    • Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
    • Make sure light fixtures have light shields or shatter-resistant light bulbs in areas with: • Exposed food • Clean equipment and utensils • Clean linens • Unwrapped single-service items
    • Keep all intake and exhaust air ducts and filters clean.
    • Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
    • Sanitize food contact surfaces before using and after cleaning.
    • 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.)
  6. Sep 12, 2023

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    2 violations
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • Post the Certified Food Protection Manager certificate.
  7. Aug 10, 2023

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    10 violations
    • Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.
    • All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
    • 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.)
    • 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
    • Remove all items unnecessary to the operation of the business from the premises.
    • Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
    • Post the Certified Food Protection Manager certificate.
    • Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces must: • Be held in an approved sanitizing solution • Laundered daily

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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.