TAYO GRILL
1007 FRANKLIN AVE E, Minneapolis, MN
Last inspected Dec 8, 2025
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 5 inspections on record for TAYO GRILL, spanning November 2023 to December 2025 — every one straight from Minneapolis Health Department.
It has held failed across its last two inspections.
The most recent inspection noted 7 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Dec 8, 2025
✕7 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.
- Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
- Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
- 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.)
- Remove all multi-use equipment, utensils, and food storage containers that are not: • Smooth • Easily cleanable • Durable • Nonabsorbent • In good condition
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
Nov 24, 2025
✕11 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.
- Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
- 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
- Use only chemical sanitizers on food-contact surfaces that meet Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations requirements: • Part 180, section 180.940 • Part 180, subpart E, section 180.2020
- 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 person in charge must make sure employees follow proper food safety procedures, including: • Proper handwashing • Preventing cross-contamination from bare hands • Proper cooking of TCS foods • Proper cooling of TCS foods • Proper hot and cold temperatures of TCS foods • Preventing plumbing cross connections • Properly sanitizing equipment and utensils
- Remove all multi-use equipment, utensils, and food storage containers that are not: • Smooth • Easily cleanable • Durable • Nonabsorbent • In good condition
- Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods.
- Sewage, including liquid waste, must be conveyed to the point of disposal through an approved sanitary sewage system.
- Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
Dec 4, 2024
✕6 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.
- Keep non-food contact equipment surfaces clean.
- Place fixed equipment to allow access for cleaning or, seal to adjoining equipment or walls.
- 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
- While TCS foods are cooling, keep containers uncovered, unstacked, and spread out.
- Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
Nov 20, 2024
✕14 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.
- Keep non-food contact equipment surfaces clean.
- Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
- Store in-use food preparation and serving utensils only on clean, sanitized surfaces.
- 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
- 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.)
- While TCS foods are cooling, keep containers uncovered, unstacked, and spread out.
- Provide control of pests by routinely: • Inspecting incoming food shipments • Inspecting the premises for evidence of pests • Eliminating conditions that attract pests
- Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
- Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
- Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils must be clean.
- Store all food: • In a clean, dry location • At least 6 inches above the floor
- Have a thin-tipped food thermometer easily available to measure the internal temperature of thin pieces of food.
- Use only chemical sanitizers on food-contact surfaces that meet Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations requirements: • Part 180, section 180.940 • Part 180, subpart E, section 180.2020
Nov 6, 2023
✕11 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.
- Keep non-food contact equipment surfaces clean.
- 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.
- Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces must: • Be held in an approved sanitizing solution • Laundered daily
- Have a test kit for the type of sanitizer used.
- Store in-use food preparation and serving utensils only on clean, sanitized surfaces.
- Food businesses must have handwashing sinks with a water temperature of: • At least 100 degrees F • Not hotter than 130 degrees F • If children use the sink, the water temperature must not be hotter than 120 degrees F
- 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.
- 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.
