Colonial Market and Restaurant
3120 Penn Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411
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
- Last inspected Dec 18, 2025: passed with 3 violations, 2 critical.
- Passed 2 of 3 graded inspections since 2025.
- Keeps coming up: Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration., cited 3 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.
- 10 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 3 visits
- 2025
- Passed Dec 18
Routine Inspection
3 violations, 2 critical
- Critical 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
- Critical Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Minor Thaw TCS food by one of the following methods: • Inside a refrigerator • Kept completely under running water of 70 degrees F or less. The food must remain at 41 degrees F or less. • In a microwave oven • As part of the cooking process
- Passed Aug 15
Follow-Up Inspection
2 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
- Critical Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Failed Aug 1
Routine Inspection
14 violations, 6 critical
- Critical 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.)
- Critical Single-use gloves must be used for only one task and be discarded when damaged or soiled, or when interruptions occur in the operation.
- Critical 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.
- Critical Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
- Critical Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Critical 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
- Minor Use effective cooling methods to cool TCS foods.
- Minor Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
- Minor 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
- Minor Protect unpackaged food from environmental sources of contamination during preparation.
- Minor 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)
- Minor Use approved trapping devices or other means of pest control when pests are found.
- Minor While TCS foods are cooling, keep containers uncovered, unstacked, and spread out.
- Minor Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
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