La Tropicana

417 Lake St E #53, Minneapolis, MN 55408

Passed · Sep 17, 2026 Directions
90
Excellent BiteKarma score 90 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 Sep 17, 2026: passed with 1 violation.
  • Keeps coming up: Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration., cited 2 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Sep 17

    Routine Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Before using Time as a Public Health Control for TCS food develop, follow and keep written procedures onsite.
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Sep 16

    Follow-Up Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Before using Time as a Public Health Control for TCS food develop, follow and keep written procedures onsite.
  5. Passed Sep 3

    Routine Inspection

    5 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
    • 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 Have hand soap at all handwashing sinks.
    • Minor 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.
    • Minor Before using Time as a Public Health Control for TCS food develop, follow and keep written procedures onsite.
  6. 2024
  7. Passed Aug 29

    Follow-Up Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Provide a plumbing system that is designed, constructed, installed, and repaired with approved materials, equipment, and devices complying with chapter 4714 and Minnesota Statutes, sections 326B.43 to 326B.49.
    • Minor Before using Time as a Public Health Control for TCS food develop, follow and keep written procedures onsite.

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