TURTLE BREAD COMPANY
4762 CHICAGO AVE, Minneapolis, MN
Last inspected Oct 7, 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 8 inspections on record for TURTLE BREAD COMPANY, spanning August 2023 to October 2026 — every one straight from Minneapolis Health Department.
It has held failed across its last two inspections.
The most recent inspection noted 4 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Oct 7, 2026
✕4 violations
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
- Keep the physical facilities in good repair.
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
Sep 23, 2026
✕6 violations
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Use effective cooling methods to cool TCS foods.
- 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
- Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
- Keep the physical facilities in good repair.
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
Sep 2, 2026
✕6 violations
- Keep the physical facilities in good repair.
- Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.
- Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Use effective cooling methods to cool TCS foods.
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
Sep 2, 2025
✓5 violations
- Keep the physical facilities in good repair.
- Include the following information on the food label: 1. common name of the food; 2. ingredient list; 3. quantity; 4. manufacturer name and location; 5. allergen declaration; 6. nutrition label, unless exempt; 7. fish color additives.
- Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.
- Keep all intake and exhaust air ducts and filters clean.
- Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
Aug 19, 2025
✕14 violations
- 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.
- Keep the physical facilities in good repair.
- Include the following information on the food label: 1. common name of the food; 2. ingredient list; 3. quantity; 4. manufacturer name and location; 5. allergen declaration; 6. nutrition label, unless exempt; 7. fish color additives.
- Throw away TCS foods seven days after being made or opened. Day one is the date food was made or opened.
- 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.
- Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.
- Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
- Remove dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, and other pests.
- Provide control of pests by routinely: • Inspecting incoming food shipments • Inspecting the premises for evidence of pests • Eliminating conditions that attract pests
- Keep all intake and exhaust air ducts and filters clean.
- Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
- While TCS foods are cooling, keep containers uncovered, unstacked, and spread out.
- Store all food: • In a clean, dry location • At least 6 inches above the floor
Sep 6, 2024
✕4 violations
- 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.
- Keep the physical facilities in good repair.
- Include the following information on the food label: 1. common name of the food; 2. ingredient list; 3. quantity; 4. manufacturer name and location; 5. allergen declaration; 6. nutrition label, unless exempt; 7. fish color additives.
Aug 8, 2024
✕10 violations
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Use a consumer advisory to inform customers of the increased risk of consuming raw or undercooked animal foods.
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Keep the physical facilities in good repair.
- Have at least 50-foot candles of light intensity for areas where food workers are using utensils and equipment.
- Protect food from contamination by using packaging, sneeze guards, display cases, or other effective means.
- Include the following information on the food label: 1. common name of the food; 2. ingredient list; 3. quantity; 4. manufacturer name and location; 5. allergen declaration; 6. nutrition label, unless exempt; 7. fish color additives.
- Have a ventilation hood system that prevents grease or condensation from collecting on walls or ceilings.
- Store all clean equipment, utensils, linens, in a clean dry location where not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination and at least six inches above the floor.
- Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
Aug 8, 2023
✕7 violations
- All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Use effective cooling methods to cool TCS foods.
- Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
- Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.
- Use a consumer advisory to inform customers of the increased risk of consuming raw or undercooked animal foods.
- 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
- Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
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