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MAYSLACKS POLKA LOUNGE

1428 4TH ST NE, Minneapolis, MN

Last inspected Aug 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 7 inspections on record for MAYSLACKS POLKA LOUNGE, spanning June 2023 to August 2026 — 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. Aug 27, 2026

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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.
    • Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
    • 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
    • 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.
    • Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
  2. Oct 9, 2025

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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.
    • Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
    • 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
    • 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.
    • Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
  3. Jul 31, 2025

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    12 violations
    • Store single-service and single-use items in a clean dry location. All items must be stored at least 6 inches above the floor.
    • 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.
    • Have a thin-tipped food thermometer easily available to measure the internal temperature of thin pieces of food.
    • Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
    • Restrict a food employee if epidemiological results indicate that the employee presents a risk for transmission of foodborne disease. Permission to return to work must be granted by the regulatory authority.
    • 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
    • Make sure all ready-to-eat foods and garnishes are not touched with bare hands.
    • When utensils are stored in food, keep the handles stored above the level of the food to prevent contamination.
    • 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.
    • Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods.
    • In food preparation or dish washing areas, employees must not eat, drink from an unapproved container, or use tobacco.
    • Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
  4. Jul 12, 2024

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    6 violations
    • Store single-service and single-use items in a clean dry location. All items must be stored at least 6 inches above the floor.
    • Have at least one service sink or curbed cleaning area with a floor drain. The drain must be in a convenient location for disposing of mop water.
    • 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.
    • Have a thin-tipped food thermometer easily available to measure the internal temperature of thin pieces of food.
    • Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
    • Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
  5. Aug 21, 2023

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    4 violations
    • Have enough handwashing sinks for convenient use by employees.
    • Store single-service and single-use items in a clean dry location. All items must be stored at least 6 inches above the floor.
    • Have at least one service sink or curbed cleaning area with a floor drain. The drain must be in a convenient location for disposing of mop water.
    • 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.
  6. Jul 12, 2023

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    15 violations
    • Use a consumer advisory to inform customers of the increased risk of consuming raw or undercooked animal foods.
    • Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
    • Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
    • 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
    • Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.
    • Provide control of pests by routinely: • Inspecting incoming food shipments • Inspecting the premises for evidence of pests • Eliminating conditions that attract pests
    • Discontinue storage of food, clean equipment, linens, utensils, in locker rooms; toilet rooms; garbage rooms; mechanical rooms; under unshielded sewer lines; under leaking water lines or sources of condensation or moisture; under open stairwells; or under other sources of contamination.
    • Have enough handwashing sinks for convenient use by employees.
    • 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.
    • Have a thermometer in the: • Warmest part of mechanically refrigerated units • Coldest part of hot food storage units
    • Store single-service and single-use items in a clean dry location. All items must be stored at least 6 inches above the floor.
    • Have at least one service sink or curbed cleaning area with a floor drain. The drain must be in a convenient location for disposing of mop water.
    • 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.
    • Make sure all ready-to-eat foods and garnishes are not touched with bare hands.
    • Have a thin-tipped food thermometer easily available to measure the internal temperature of thin pieces of food.
  7. Jun 28, 2023

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    23 violations
    • Food employees must use a closed beverage container within the food preparation or utensil washing areas.
    • Use a consumer advisory to inform customers of the increased risk of consuming raw or undercooked animal foods.
    • Make sure all ready-to-eat foods and garnishes are not touched with bare hands.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
    • Use effective cooling methods to cool TCS foods.
    • 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
    • Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.
    • Provide control of pests by routinely: • Inspecting incoming food shipments • Inspecting the premises for evidence of pests • Eliminating conditions that attract pests
    • Discontinue storage of food, clean equipment, linens, utensils, in locker rooms; toilet rooms; garbage rooms; mechanical rooms; under unshielded sewer lines; under leaking water lines or sources of condensation or moisture; under open stairwells; or under other sources of contamination.
    • Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
    • Have enough handwashing sinks for convenient use by employees.
    • The licensee must train employees to report when they have any of the following: • Symptoms of an illness that can be transmitted through food • Infectious diseases that can be transmitted through food, as diagnosed by a health practitioner • Exposure to a suspected or confirmed disease outbreak
    • 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.
    • Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
    • Have a thermometer in the: • Warmest part of mechanically refrigerated units • Coldest part of hot food storage units
    • Store single-service and single-use items in a clean dry location. All items must be stored at least 6 inches above the floor.
    • Have at least one service sink or curbed cleaning area with a floor drain. The drain must be in a convenient location for disposing of mop water.
    • 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.
    • Have a thin-tipped food thermometer easily available to measure the internal temperature of thin pieces of food.

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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.