LAS CHAROLAS RESTAURANT
417 LAKE ST E #79, Minneapolis, MN
Last inspected Jan 27, 2026
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 6 inspections on record for LAS CHAROLAS RESTAURANT, spanning February 2023 to January 2026 — every one straight from Minneapolis Health Department.
Its standing slipped since the previous visit — from passed to failed. A follow-up inspection usually rechecks the issues found.
The most recent inspection noted 2 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Jan 27, 2026
✕2 violations
- Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
- Store all clean equipment, utensils, linens, in a clean dry location where not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination and at least six inches above the floor.
Feb 12, 2025
✓3 violations
- Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces must: • Be held in an approved sanitizing solution • Laundered daily
- 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.
Jan 28, 2025
✕11 violations
- Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces must: • Be held in an approved sanitizing solution • Laundered daily
- Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
- 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
- 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.
- Remove all multi-use equipment, utensils, and food storage containers that are not: • Smooth • Easily cleanable • Durable • Nonabsorbent • In good condition
- Use effective cooling methods to cool TCS foods.
- 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
- Store all clean equipment, utensils, linens, in a clean dry location where not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination and at least six inches above the floor.
- Mount the spray arm so it cannot hang below the spill rim of a sink or provide an approved backflow prevention device on the faucet.
Feb 1, 2024
✓2 violations
- Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces must: • Be held in an approved sanitizing solution • Laundered daily
- Non-food contact surfaces of equipment must be made of materials which are corrosion-resistant, non-absorbent, and smooth. Remove equipment with non-food contact surfaces made of other materials.
Mar 7, 2023
–Feb 21, 2023
✕4 violations
- 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
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Hang mops to dry after using. Store mops in a way that will not make walls, equipment or supplies dirty.
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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.