OLIVE KITCHEN
1812 NICOLLET AVE, Minneapolis, MN
Last inspected Aug 6, 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 OLIVE KITCHEN, spanning July 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 8 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Aug 6, 2026
✕8 violations
- 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.
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- Remove single-service and single-use articles made from materials that are unsafe and unclean.
- Have an item to verify the surface temperature of dishes reaches 160 degrees F inside mechanical hot water dishwashers.
- The business license must be posted where it can be easily seen.
- Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.
- Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
Jul 29, 2025
✕6 violations
- 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.
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Discontinue using wood and wood wicker as a food contact surface.
- Remove single-service and single-use articles made from materials that are unsafe and unclean.
Jul 16, 2025
✕13 violations
- 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.
- 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.
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- Store all food: • In a clean, dry location • At least 6 inches above the floor
- Place fixed equipment to allow access for cleaning or, seal to adjoining equipment or walls.
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
- Discontinue using wood and wood wicker as a food contact surface.
- Food employees must use a closed beverage container within the food preparation or utensil washing areas.
- Only rinse cleaned and sanitized equipment and utensils before air drying or use if they have been sanitized by hot water or by a chemical sanitizer with instructions to rinse off the sanitizer after it has been applied and the rinse is applied directly from a drinking water supply by a properly maintained warewashing machine.
- Remove single-service and single-use articles made from materials that are unsafe and unclean.
- Clean food contact surfaces of cooking and baking equipment, including microwave ovens, at least every 24 hours.
Jul 30, 2024
✓7 violations
- 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.
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Food businesses must have handwashing sinks with a water temperature of: • At least 100 degrees F • Not hotter than 130 degrees F • If children use the sink, the water temperature must not be hotter than 120 degrees F
- Have an item to verify the surface temperature of dishes reaches 160 degrees F inside mechanical hot water dishwashers.
- 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.
- Store all food: • In a clean, dry location • At least 6 inches above the floor
Jul 16, 2024
✕16 violations
- 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.
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Food businesses must have handwashing sinks with a water temperature of: • At least 100 degrees F • Not hotter than 130 degrees F • If children use the sink, the water temperature must not be hotter than 120 degrees F
- The business license must be posted where it can be easily seen.
- 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
- 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.
- Have an item to verify the surface temperature of dishes reaches 160 degrees F inside mechanical hot water dishwashers.
- Place fixed equipment to allow access for cleaning or, seal to adjoining equipment or walls.
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
- Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
- Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
- Clearly label working containers of toxic chemicals with the common chemical name.
- Store all food: • In a clean, dry location • At least 6 inches above the floor
Aug 1, 2023
✓3 violations
- 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 intake and exhaust air ducts and filters clean.
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
Jul 18, 2023
✕15 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.
- Clearly label working containers of toxic chemicals with the common chemical name.
- Keep all intake and exhaust air ducts and filters clean.
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
- 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.
- The business license must be posted where it can be easily seen.
- Have a garbage can at handwashing sinks where paper towels are used.
- Have hand soap at all handwashing sinks.
- Protect food from cross-contamination by using packages or covered containers.
- Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.
- Store all food: • In a clean, dry location • At least 6 inches above the floor
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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.
