PIZZA LUCE
3200 LYNDALE AVE S, Minneapolis, MN
Last inspected Apr 3, 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 PIZZA LUCE, spanning March 2023 to April 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 2 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Apr 3, 2026
✕2 violations
- 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
- Use effective cooling methods to cool TCS foods.
Mar 28, 2025
✓5 violations
- Dispose of condensate drainage, no sewage liquids and rainwater from the point of discharge to disposal according to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Rules Chapters 7080, 7081 and 7083
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Wash food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils to effectively remove or loosen soils.
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- Before using Time as a Public Health Control for TCS food develop, follow and keep written procedures onsite.
Mar 18, 2024
✕9 violations
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Dispose of condensate drainage, no sewage liquids and rainwater from the point of discharge to disposal according to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Rules Chapters 7080, 7081 and 7083
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Allow equipment and utensils to air-dry after cleaning and sanitizing; only use cloths that are clean and dry for polishing utensils that have been air dried.
- 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 all clean equipment, utensils, linens, in a clean dry location where not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination and at least six inches above the floor.
- Use approved trapping devices or other means of pest control when pests are found.
- Wash food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils to effectively remove or loosen soils.
- Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces must: • Be held in an approved sanitizing solution • Laundered daily
Mar 8, 2023
✕3 violations
- Before using Time as a Public Health Control for TCS food develop, follow and keep written procedures onsite.
- Have an approved quaternary ammonium sanitizing solution: • Within the concentration specified in 21CFR.178.1010, and • According to the manufacturer/'s directions
- Have a covered trash can in toilet rooms.
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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.