RED COW
3624 50TH ST W, Minneapolis, MN
Last inspected Jan 28, 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 6 inspections on record for RED COW, spanning December 2023 to January 2026 — every one straight from Minneapolis Health Department.
It has held failed across its last two inspections.
The most recent inspection noted 3 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Jan 28, 2026
✕3 violations
- Keep the physical facilities in good repair.
- Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
Jan 15, 2026
✕8 violations
- Record the date on the tag or label from the original container when the last shellstock from it is sold or served.
- Keep the physical facilities in good repair.
- Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
- Hang mops to dry after using. Store mops in a way that will not make walls, equipment or supplies dirty.
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Maintain the identity of the source of shellstock sold or served by retaining the tags or labels for 90 days; using a recordkeeping system that keeps the tags in chronological order; and if shellstock is removed from original tagged or labeled container, the shellstock identification is maintained and shellstock is not commingled with shellstock from another container with different tags or labels.
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils must be clean.
Dec 31, 2024
–Dec 26, 2024
✓6 violations
- Have an item to verify the surface temperature of dishes reaches 160 degrees F inside mechanical hot water dishwashers.
- Record the date on the tag or label from the original container when the last shellstock from it is sold or served.
- Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
- 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
- Replace the pressure gauge on the dishwasher with one that is accurate to 2 PSI in the range indicated on the manufacturer's data plate the 15 to 25 PSI range.
- Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils must be clean.
Jan 9, 2024
✓5 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.
- The business license must be posted where it can be easily seen.
- The consumer advisory disclosure must include either: • A description of the food as raw or undercooked • An asterisk to a footnote describing the food as raw or undercooked
- Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.
- Have an item to verify the surface temperature of dishes reaches 160 degrees F inside mechanical hot water dishwashers.
Dec 21, 2023
✕10 violations
- Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- 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.
- The business license must be posted where it can be easily seen.
- The consumer advisory disclosure must include either: • A description of the food as raw or undercooked • An asterisk to a footnote describing the food as raw or undercooked
- 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
- Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.
- For mechanical dishwashing machines using hot water sanitizing, the surface temperature of the utensils and equipment must reach 160 degrees F or higher.
- Provide a temperature measuring device in the warewashing machine that indicates the temperature of the water in the wash tank, rinse tank, and the water that enters the sanitizing final rinse manifold or the chemical sanitizing solution tank.
- Have an item to verify the surface temperature of dishes reaches 160 degrees F inside mechanical hot water dishwashers.
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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.
