Mortimer's Bar and Restaurant
2001 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55405
Passed · Aug 24, 2026 Directions
74
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 Aug 24, 2026: passed with 4 violations, 1 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration., cited 3 times, plus 8 other repeat issues.
- 4 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 5 visits
- 2026
- Passed Aug 24
Routine Inspection
4 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Minor Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- Minor Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
- Minor Resurface scratched cutting boards. Discard them if they can not be cleaned or resurfaced.
- 2025
- Passed Aug 19
Follow-Up Inspection
6 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Minor Keep the physical facilities in good repair.
- Minor Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- 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 Provide sufficient mechanical tempered make-up air and exhaust ventilation to keep rooms free of grease, excessive heat, steam condensation, vapors, obnoxious or disagreeable odors, smoke, and fumes according to State Building and Mechanical codes.
- Minor Resurface scratched cutting boards. Discard them if they can not be cleaned or resurfaced.
- Passed Aug 5
Routine Inspection
12 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Discontinue using ice as a food after it's use as a medium for cooling the exterior surfaces of food, packaged food, or cooling coils and tubes of equipment.
- Critical Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Minor Keep the physical facilities in good repair.
- Minor Resurface scratched cutting boards. Discard them if they can not be cleaned or resurfaced.
- Minor Store in-use food preparation and serving utensils only on clean, sanitized surfaces.
- 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 Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
- Minor Store food preparation or dispensing utensils that are used with non-TCS foods, such as ice, in a clean, protected location.
- Minor Provide sufficient mechanical tempered make-up air and exhaust ventilation to keep rooms free of grease, excessive heat, steam condensation, vapors, obnoxious or disagreeable odors, smoke, and fumes according to State Building and Mechanical codes.
- Minor Use approved trapping devices or other means of pest control when pests are found.
- Minor Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
- Minor Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
- 2024
- Passed Aug 23
Follow-Up Inspection
3 violations
- Minor Keep the physical facilities in good repair.
- Minor Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
- Minor Use approved trapping devices or other means of pest control when pests are found.
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