RED SEA BAR & RESTAURANT
320 CEDAR AVE S, Minneapolis, MN
Last inspected Feb 25, 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 SEA BAR & RESTAURANT, spanning January 2023 to February 2026 — every one straight from Minneapolis Health Department.
It has held failed across its last two inspections.
The most recent inspection noted 6 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Feb 25, 2026
✕6 violations
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- Provide sink compartments in the 3 compartment sink large enough to accommodate immersion of the largest equipment and utensils.
- Place fixed equipment to allow access for cleaning or, seal to adjoining equipment or walls.
- Keep all intake and exhaust air ducts and filters clean.
- 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.)
- 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
Feb 3, 2026
✕10 violations
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- Rinse washed utensils and equipment with water to remove abrasives or cleaning chemicals before sanitizing or use an approved detergent-sanitizer procedure.
- Provide sink compartments in the 3 compartment sink large enough to accommodate immersion of the largest equipment and utensils.
- 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
- Place fixed equipment to allow access for cleaning or, seal to adjoining equipment or walls.
- Keep all intake and exhaust air ducts and filters clean.
- Protect unpackaged food from environmental sources of contamination during preparation.
- Provide permanently mounted temperature measuring device for cold or hot holding equipment used for TCS food.
- 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.)
- 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
Mar 5, 2025
✓7 violations
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- 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.
- Rinse washed utensils and equipment with water to remove abrasives or cleaning chemicals before sanitizing or use an approved detergent-sanitizer procedure.
- Provide sink compartments in the 3 compartment sink large enough to accommodate immersion of the largest equipment and utensils.
- Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
- 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
Feb 5, 2025
✓13 violations
- Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
- Store in-use food preparation and serving utensils only on clean, sanitized surfaces.
- Keep all intake and exhaust air ducts and filters clean.
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- 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.
- Have a test kit for the type of sanitizer used.
- Rinse washed utensils and equipment with water to remove abrasives or cleaning chemicals before sanitizing or use an approved detergent-sanitizer procedure.
- Provide sink compartments in the 3 compartment sink large enough to accommodate immersion of the largest equipment and utensils.
- Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
- 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
- Store single-service and single-use items in a clean dry location. All items must be stored at least 6 inches above the floor.
Jan 19, 2024
✕12 violations
- Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Food employees must use a closed beverage container within the food preparation or utensil washing areas.
- Store in-use food preparation and serving utensils only on clean, sanitized surfaces.
- 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.
- Keep all intake and exhaust air ducts and filters clean.
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- Provide control of pests by routinely: • Inspecting incoming food shipments • Inspecting the premises for evidence of pests • Eliminating conditions that attract pests
- Label all containers of food and food ingredients with their common name.
- 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.
- While TCS foods are cooling, keep containers uncovered, unstacked, and spread out.
Jan 20, 2023
✕4 violations
- Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
- Remove frozen fish from the reduced oxygen package prior to thawing under refrigeration or immediately after thawing if using the running water method of thawing.
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
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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.
