SHORTWAVE COFFEE
824 50TH ST W, Minneapolis, MN
Last inspected Sep 9, 2025
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 SHORTWAVE COFFEE, spanning March 2023 to September 2025 — 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 5 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
Sep 9, 2025
✓5 violations
- Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.
- Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
- Place fixed equipment to allow access for cleaning or, seal to adjoining equipment or walls.
- Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
- Store single-service and single-use items in a clean dry location. All items must be stored at least 6 inches above the floor.
Aug 26, 2025
✕13 violations
- Have a test kit for the type of sanitizer used.
- Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
- Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.
- Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
- Place fixed equipment to allow access for cleaning or, seal to adjoining equipment or walls.
- Keep clean utensils that are unwrapped in trays and holders with their handles up.
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
- Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
- Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces must: • Be held in an approved sanitizing solution • Laundered daily
- Provide outside receptacles and waste handling units for refuse, recyclables, and returnable that have tight-fitting lids, doors, or covers.
- Store single-service and single-use items in a clean dry location. All items must be stored at least 6 inches above the floor.
- Food employees must wash their hands after: using the toilet; coughing or sneezing; using a handkerchief or disposable tissue; using tobacco; eating or drinking; handling soiled equipment or utensils; caring for or handling service animals or fish in an aquarium, molluscan shellfish or crustacea in a display tank; as frequently as necessary during food preparation to remove soil, contamination, and to prevent cross-contamination when changing food preparation tasks; when switching between working with raw food and working with RTE food; before donning gloves for working with food; and touching bare human body parts other than clean hands and clean exposed portions of arms.
Mar 1, 2024
✕8 violations
- Have a test kit for the type of sanitizer used.
- Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
- Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.
- Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
- Place fixed equipment to allow access for cleaning or, seal to adjoining equipment or walls.
- Keep clean utensils that are unwrapped in trays and holders with their handles up.
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
Mar 13, 2023
✓2 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.
- Have a thermometer in the: • Warmest part of mechanically refrigerated units • Coldest part of hot food storage units
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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.
