NOODLES & COMPANY
820 WASHINGTON AVE SE, Minneapolis, MN
Last inspected Jul 31, 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 5 inspections on record for NOODLES & COMPANY, spanning August 2023 to July 2026 — every one straight from Minneapolis Health Department.
It has held passed across its last two inspections.
The most recent inspection noted 1 violation, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Jul 31, 2026
✓1 violation
- GREEN TO GO RECYCLING/ORGANICS SYSTEM. Provide consumers with an opportunity to recycle and/or appropriately manage compostable plastics and utilize a qualified recycling and/or organics management system. This ordinance shall take effect April 22, 2015. (89-Or-060,§ 1, 3-31-89; 96-Or-059, ? 3, 6-28-96; 2014-Or-023, ? 3, 5-23-14)
Aug 21, 2025
✓3 violations
- GREEN TO GO RECYCLING/ORGANICS SYSTEM. Provide consumers with an opportunity to recycle and/or appropriately manage compostable plastics and utilize a qualified recycling and/or organics management system. This ordinance shall take effect April 22, 2015. (89-Or-060,§ 1, 3-31-89; 96-Or-059, ? 3, 6-28-96; 2014-Or-023, ? 3, 5-23-14)
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Have an item to verify the surface temperature of dishes reaches 160 degrees F inside mechanical hot water dishwashers.
Aug 8, 2025
✕6 violations
- 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.
- GREEN TO GO RECYCLING/ORGANICS SYSTEM. Provide consumers with an opportunity to recycle and/or appropriately manage compostable plastics and utilize a qualified recycling and/or organics management system. This ordinance shall take effect April 22, 2015. (89-Or-060,§ 1, 3-31-89; 96-Or-059, ? 3, 6-28-96; 2014-Or-023, ? 3, 5-23-14)
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
- Have an item to verify the surface temperature of dishes reaches 160 degrees F inside mechanical hot water dishwashers.
- 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
Aug 12, 2024
✕2 violations
- 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.
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
Aug 14, 2023
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