RED COW
208 1ST AVE N, Minneapolis, MN
Last inspected Apr 30, 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 4 inspections on record for RED COW, spanning April 2023 to April 2026 — every one straight from Minneapolis Health Department.
The trend is positive: it improved from failed at the previous visit to passed now.
The most recent inspection noted 7 violations, none of them critical.
Every sentence above is computed directly from the official record — CleanPlate adds no opinions. How our grading works →
Inspection history
Apr 30, 2026
✓7 violations
- Have a ventilation hood system that prevents grease or condensation from collecting on walls or ceilings.
- While TCS foods are cooling, keep containers uncovered, unstacked, and spread out.
- Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces must: • Be held in an approved sanitizing solution • Laundered daily
- 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
- Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
- 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
Apr 10, 2025
✕5 violations
- Have a ventilation hood system that prevents grease or condensation from collecting on walls or ceilings.
- While TCS foods are cooling, keep containers uncovered, unstacked, and spread out.
- Maintain all hot, TCS foods at 135 degrees F or hotter. (Roast beef may be held at 130 degrees F or hotter, if it is cooked according to Part 4626.0340 item B or reheated according to Part 4626.0360, item E.)
- 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.
- Keep non-food contact equipment surfaces clean.
Apr 11, 2024
✕6 violations
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
- Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
- Store in-use food preparation and serving utensils only on clean, sanitized surfaces.
- Have a ventilation hood system that prevents grease or condensation from collecting on walls or ceilings.
- Use effective cooling methods to cool TCS foods.
Apr 13, 2023
✕11 violations
- Label all containers of food and food ingredients with their common name.
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- 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.
- In food preparation or dish washing areas, employees must not eat, drink from an unapproved container, or use tobacco.
- Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
- Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
- Store in-use food preparation and serving utensils only on clean, sanitized surfaces.
- Containers of wiping cloth sanitizing solution must not be stored in a manner that contaminates food, equipment, linens, single-service or single-use articles.
- Have a ventilation hood system that prevents grease or condensation from collecting on walls or ceilings.
- Protect food from cross-contamination by using packages or covered containers.
- Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
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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.
