NORTHEAST TEA HOUSE
224 HENNEPIN AVE E, Minneapolis, MN
Last inspected Oct 22, 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 4 inspections on record for NORTHEAST TEA HOUSE, spanning October 2023 to October 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 10 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Oct 22, 2026
✕10 violations
- Label all food packages as required by the law.
- Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
- 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
- Clean the warewashing machine; compartments of sinks, basins, or other receptacles used for washing and rinsing equipment, utensils, raw foods, or wiping cloths; drainboards or equipment used for drainboards, before use and as often as necessary throughout the day to prevent contamination of equipment and utensils, and at least once every 24 hours.
- Provide control of pests by routinely: • Inspecting incoming food shipments • Inspecting the premises for evidence of pests • Eliminating conditions that attract pests
- Have hand soap at all handwashing sinks.
- Protect food from miscellaneous sources of contamination.
- Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
- Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
- Have enough handwashing sinks for convenient use by employees.
May 13, 2025
✓12 violations
- Label all food packages as required by the law.
- 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.
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
- Protect food from cross-contamination by using packages or covered containers.
- 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
- Store food preparation or dispensing utensils that are used with non-TCS foods, such as ice, in a clean, protected location.
- Keep non-food contact equipment surfaces clean.
- Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
- Clean the warewashing machine; compartments of sinks, basins, or other receptacles used for washing and rinsing equipment, utensils, raw foods, or wiping cloths; drainboards or equipment used for drainboards, before use and as often as necessary throughout the day to prevent contamination of equipment and utensils, and at least once every 24 hours.
- Use approved trapping devices or other means of pest control when pests are found.
- Provide control of pests by routinely: • Inspecting incoming food shipments • Inspecting the premises for evidence of pests • Eliminating conditions that attract pests
Apr 24, 2025
✓17 violations
- 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
- 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
- Label all food packages as required by the law.
- 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.
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- 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)
- Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
- Protect food from cross-contamination by using packages or covered containers.
- 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
- Store food preparation or dispensing utensils that are used with non-TCS foods, such as ice, in a clean, protected location.
- Keep non-food contact equipment surfaces clean.
- Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
- Clean the warewashing machine; compartments of sinks, basins, or other receptacles used for washing and rinsing equipment, utensils, raw foods, or wiping cloths; drainboards or equipment used for drainboards, before use and as often as necessary throughout the day to prevent contamination of equipment and utensils, and at least once every 24 hours.
- Use approved trapping devices or other means of pest control when pests are found.
- Provide control of pests by routinely: • Inspecting incoming food shipments • Inspecting the premises for evidence of pests • Eliminating conditions that attract pests
- 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.
Oct 27, 2023
✓8 violations
- Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
- 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
- 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
- Label all food packages as required by the law.
- 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.
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- 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)
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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.
