Lake & Irving

1513 Lake St W, Minneapolis, MN 55408

Passed · Jul 12, 2026 Directions
74
Fair BiteKarma score 74 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 4 of 4 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Jul 12, 2026: passed with 6 violations, 2 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration., cited 3 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.
  • 3 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 4 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jul 12

    Routine Inspection

    6 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
    • Critical Throw away TCS foods seven days after being made or opened. Day one is the date food was made or opened.
    • Minor Discontinue using wood and wood wicker as a food contact surface.
    • Minor Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces must: • Be held in an approved sanitizing solution • Laundered daily
    • Minor Remove all multi-use equipment, utensils, and food storage containers that are not: • Smooth • Easily cleanable • Durable • Nonabsorbent • In good condition
    • Minor Clean surfaces contacting non-TCS foods: • When surfaces may have been contaminated • At least once every 24 hours for consumer self-service utensils • Before restocking consumer self-service equipment and utensils • As often as needed to keep surfaces clean
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Jul 12

    Routine Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
    • Minor Use the sanitizer test kit or other device to accurately measure the concentration of the sanitizing solution.
  5. 2024
  6. Passed Jul 26

    Follow-Up Inspection

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • Critical Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods.
  7. Passed Jul 12

    Routine Inspection

    14 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods.
    • Critical Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
    • Critical Discontinue using a reduced oxygen packaging method for fish that is not frozen before, during, and after packaging and remove frozen fish from the reduced oxygen package prior to thawing.
    • 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 Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
    • Minor Store all food: • In a clean, dry location • At least 6 inches above the floor
    • Minor Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils must be clean.
    • 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 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 non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.
    • Minor Have hand soap at all handwashing sinks.
    • Minor Store food preparation or dispensing utensils in running water of sufficient velocity to flush particles to the drain.
    • Minor Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.

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