Blarney Pub & Grill
412 14th Ave Se, Minneapolis, MN 55414
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
- 2025
- 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.
- 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
- 2024
- 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
- 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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