Blarney Pub & Grill

412 14th Ave Se, Minneapolis, MN 55414

Passed re-check · Nov 21, 2025 Directions
59
Poor BiteKarma score 59 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 5 of 5 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Nov 21, 2025: passed with 7 violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Clean food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils used for TCS foods at least every four hours., cited 2 times, plus 15 other repeat issues.
  • #71 in Minneapolis's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • 3 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Nov 21

    Follow-Up Inspection

    7 violations
    • Minor The consumer advisory disclosure must include either: • A description of the food as raw or undercooked • An asterisk to a footnote describing the food as raw or undercooked
    • Minor Store in-use food preparation and serving utensils only on clean, sanitized surfaces.
    • Minor Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils must be clean.
    • Minor Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces must: • Be held in an approved sanitizing solution • Laundered daily
    • Minor Keep the physical facilities in good repair.
    • Minor Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
    • Minor Store single-service and single-use items in a clean dry location. All items must be stored at least 6 inches above the floor.
  3. Passed Oct 31

    Routine Inspection

    11 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Clean and sanitize food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils: 1. before each use with a different type of raw animal food; 2. each time there is a change from working with raw foods to working with ready-to-eat foods; 3. between uses with raw fruits and vegetables and TCS foods; 4. before using or storing a food temperature measuring device; 5. at any time during the operation when contamination may have occurred.
    • Minor Store in-use food preparation and serving utensils only on clean, sanitized surfaces.
    • Minor Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.
    • Minor All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • Minor The consumer advisory disclosure must include either: • A description of the food as raw or undercooked • An asterisk to a footnote describing the food as raw or undercooked
    • Minor 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
    • Minor Store single-service and single-use items in a clean dry location. All items must be stored at least 6 inches above the floor.
    • Minor Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils must be clean.
    • Minor Keep the physical facilities in good repair.
    • Minor Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
    • Minor Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces must: • Be held in an approved sanitizing solution • Laundered daily
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Dec 17

    Follow-Up Inspection

    9 violations
    • Minor Discontinue operating the ventilation system with the filters removed.
    • Minor All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • Minor Keep the physical facilities in good repair.
    • Minor Store single-service and single-use items in a clean dry location. All items must be stored at least 6 inches above the floor.
    • Minor The consumer advisory disclosure must include either: • A description of the food as raw or undercooked • An asterisk to a footnote describing the food as raw or undercooked
    • Minor Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
    • Minor Keep the toilet room doors closed except during cleaning and maintenance operations.
    • Minor GREEN TO GO RECYCLING/ORGANICS SYSTEM. Provide consumers with an opportunity to recycle and/or appropriately manage compostable plastics and utilize a qualified recycling and/or organics management system. This ordinance shall take effect April 22, 2015. (89-Or-060,§ 1, 3-31-89; 96-Or-059, ? 3, 6-28-96; 2014-Or-023, ? 3, 5-23-14)
    • Minor Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces must: • Be held in an approved sanitizing solution • Laundered daily
  6. Passed Nov 19

    Follow-Up Inspection

    14 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Clean food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils used for TCS foods at least every four hours.
    • Critical Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
    • Minor Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces must: • Be held in an approved sanitizing solution • Laundered daily
    • Minor Discontinue operating the ventilation system with the filters removed.
    • Minor Keep the physical facilities in good repair.
    • Minor The consumer advisory disclosure must include either: • A description of the food as raw or undercooked • An asterisk to a footnote describing the food as raw or undercooked
    • Minor Keep the toilet room doors closed except during cleaning and maintenance operations.
    • Minor Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
    • Minor Store single-service and single-use items in a clean dry location. All items must be stored at least 6 inches above the floor.
    • Minor GREEN TO GO RECYCLING/ORGANICS SYSTEM. Provide consumers with an opportunity to recycle and/or appropriately manage compostable plastics and utilize a qualified recycling and/or organics management system. This ordinance shall take effect April 22, 2015. (89-Or-060,§ 1, 3-31-89; 96-Or-059, ? 3, 6-28-96; 2014-Or-023, ? 3, 5-23-14)
    • Minor Have a test kit for the type of sanitizer used.
    • Minor 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.
    • Minor All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • Minor Store all food: • In a clean, dry location • At least 6 inches above the floor

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