MAMA SAFIA KITCHEN
720 LAKE ST E #120, Minneapolis, MN
Last inspected Jun 2, 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 8 inspections on record for MAMA SAFIA KITCHEN, spanning June 2023 to June 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
Jun 2, 2026
✓4 violations
- Hang mops to dry after using. Store mops in a way that will not make walls, equipment or supplies dirty.
- Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
- 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
Jun 17, 2025
✕6 violations
- Remove all multi-use equipment, utensils, and food storage containers that are not: • Smooth • Easily cleanable • Durable • Nonabsorbent • In good condition
- Hang mops to dry after using. Store mops in a way that will not make walls, equipment or supplies dirty.
- Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
- Have a test kit for the type of sanitizer used.
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- 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
Jun 3, 2025
✕11 violations
- Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils must be clean.
- Remove all multi-use equipment, utensils, and food storage containers that are not: • Smooth • Easily cleanable • Durable • Nonabsorbent • In good condition
- 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)
- Have hand soap at all handwashing sinks.
- Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
- Sanitize food contact surfaces before using and after cleaning.
- Have a test kit for the type of sanitizer used.
- The person in charge must be able to demonstrate their knowledge to the inspector of the food safety risks within their food operation and the relationship of the following factors to preventing foodborne disease: maintaining the food establishment and equipment in a clean condition and in good repair; procedures for cleaning and sanitizing utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment; the importance of adequate food service equipment; responsibilities when a HACCP plan is required; proper use of toxic compounds in the establishment; and preventing contamination of the water supply from plumbing cross connections or backflow.
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- 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
Jun 18, 2024
✕8 violations
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- 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 non-food contact equipment surfaces clean.
- Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils must be clean.
- Remove all multi-use equipment, utensils, and food storage containers that are not: • Smooth • Easily cleanable • Durable • Nonabsorbent • In good condition
- Hang mops to dry after using. Store mops in a way that will not make walls, equipment or supplies dirty.
- Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
- Keep all intake and exhaust air ducts and filters clean.
Jun 5, 2024
✕12 violations
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- 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 a thin-tipped food thermometer easily available to measure the internal temperature of thin pieces of food.
- Keep non-food contact equipment surfaces clean.
- Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils must be clean.
- Remove all multi-use equipment, utensils, and food storage containers that are not: • Smooth • Easily cleanable • Durable • Nonabsorbent • In good condition
- Hang mops to dry after using. Store mops in a way that will not make walls, equipment or supplies dirty.
- Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
- Keep all intake and exhaust air ducts and filters clean.
- Store in-use food preparation and serving utensils only on clean, sanitized surfaces.
- Have an approved quaternary ammonium sanitizing solution: • Within the concentration specified in 21CFR.178.1010, and • According to the manufacturer/'s directions
- Have a test kit for the type of sanitizer used.
Jun 23, 2023
✕4 violations
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- 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.
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
Jun 12, 2023
✕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
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
- 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.
- 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.
- Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
Jun 6, 2023
✕14 violations
- 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
- 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 containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.
- 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
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- The person in charge must notify the regulatory authority of any complaint from a consumer having or suspected of having diarrhea or vomiting, norovirus, hepatitis A virus, Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, or other enteric bacterial, viral, or parasitic pathogens.
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