THAI PEPPER TANGLETOWN
5455 NICOLLET AVE, Minneapolis, MN
Last inspected Mar 11, 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 9 inspections on record for THAI PEPPER TANGLETOWN, spanning February 2023 to March 2026 — every one straight from Minneapolis Health Department.
It has held failed across its last two inspections.
The most recent inspection noted 5 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Mar 11, 2026
✕5 violations
- Post the Certified Food Protection Manager certificate.
- Keep all intake and exhaust air ducts and filters clean.
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- 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.
- Store in-use food preparation and serving utensils only on clean, sanitized surfaces.
Feb 24, 2026
✕14 violations
- Post the Certified Food Protection Manager certificate.
- Keep all intake and exhaust air ducts and filters clean.
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Clean food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils used for TCS foods at least every four hours.
- Have an approved chlorine chemical sanitizer solution. The solution must have a minimum concentration of 50 ppm. The solution must also meet the temperature and pH requirements of this rule.
- 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.
- Remove all unsafe multi-use equipment, utensils, and food storage containers that impart color, odors or tastes to food.
- Remove all multi-use equipment, utensils, and food storage containers that are not: • Smooth • Easily cleanable • Durable • Nonabsorbent • In good condition
- Store in-use food preparation and serving utensils only on clean, sanitized surfaces.
- Clean food contact surfaces of cooking and baking equipment, including microwave ovens, at least every 24 hours.
- Discontinue using wood and wood wicker as a food contact surface.
- Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.
- 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
Apr 17, 2025
–Apr 10, 2025
✓7 violations
- Post the Certified Food Protection Manager certificate.
- Provide control of pests by routinely: • Inspecting incoming food shipments • Inspecting the premises for evidence of pests • Eliminating conditions that attract pests
- The services of a licensed pest control operator shall be required when a facility has evidence of rodent or insect activity to the extent that rodent droppings are visible, or live insects are seen during an inspection. The facility shall maintain records of the pest control operator's services on file for inspection. (2003-Or-023, ? 3, 2-28-03)
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
- Floors, walls and/or ceiling finishes are not approved. Finishes must be smooth and easily cleanable.
- Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.
Feb 20, 2025
✕12 violations
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- The business license must be posted where it can be easily seen.
- Post the Certified Food Protection Manager certificate.
- 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
- Keep all intake and exhaust air ducts and filters clean.
- Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
- The services of a licensed pest control operator shall be required when a facility has evidence of rodent or insect activity to the extent that rodent droppings are visible, or live insects are seen during an inspection. The facility shall maintain records of the pest control operator's services on file for inspection. (2003-Or-023, ? 3, 2-28-03)
- Provide control of pests by routinely: • Inspecting incoming food shipments • Inspecting the premises for evidence of pests • Eliminating conditions that attract pests
- Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.
- Have an approved chlorine chemical sanitizer solution. The solution must have a minimum concentration of 50 ppm. The solution must also meet the temperature and pH requirements of this rule.
- Protect unpackaged food from environmental sources of contamination during preparation.
- Floors, walls and/or ceiling finishes are not approved. Finishes must be smooth and easily cleanable.
Mar 8, 2024
✓4 violations
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- The business license must be posted where it can be easily seen.
- Post the Certified Food Protection Manager certificate.
- Rinse washed utensils and equipment with water to remove abrasives or cleaning chemicals before sanitizing or use an approved detergent-sanitizer procedure.
Feb 22, 2024
✓2 violations
- Keep all intake and exhaust air ducts and filters clean.
- While TCS foods are cooling, keep containers uncovered, unstacked, and spread out.
Mar 14, 2023
✓1 violation
- 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.
Feb 24, 2023
✕10 violations
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- 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.
- Have an approved chlorine chemical sanitizer solution. The solution must have a minimum concentration of 50 ppm. The solution must also meet the temperature and pH requirements of this rule.
- 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 all intake and exhaust air ducts and filters clean.
- Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
- 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
- Reheat previously cooked, refrigerated, TCS food for hot holding within 2 hours to a temperature of at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C) for 15 seconds.
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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.
