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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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.