Romaine Empire

1833 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Passed re-check · Nov 25, 2025 Directions
62
Poor BiteKarma score 62 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 7 of 7 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Nov 25, 2025: passed with 3 violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Have an approved chlorine chemical sanitizer solution. The solution must have a minimum concentration of 50 ppm. The solution must also meet the temperature and pH requirements of this rule., cited 5 times, plus 14 other repeat issues.
  • #90 in Minneapolis's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • 9 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Nov 25

    Follow-Up Inspection

    3 violations
    • Minor Use approved trapping devices or other means of pest control when pests are found.
    • Minor All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • 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.
  3. Passed Nov 7

    Routine Inspection

    6 violations, 1 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
    • 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 All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • 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 Use effective cooling methods to cool TCS foods.
  4. Passed Apr 29

    Follow-Up Inspection

    3 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Have an approved chlorine chemical sanitizer solution. The solution must have a minimum concentration of 50 ppm. The solution must also meet the temperature and pH requirements of this rule.
    • 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.
  5. Passed Apr 15

    Follow-Up Inspection

    6 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Have an approved chlorine chemical sanitizer solution. The solution must have a minimum concentration of 50 ppm. The solution must also meet the temperature and pH requirements of this rule.
    • Critical Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
    • Minor Keep the plumbing system in good repair.
    • Minor The person in charge must be able to explain: • Their responsibility for preventing the spread of foodborne illness by a food worker • The symptoms associated with a foodborne illness • How food workers must report illness symptoms and diseases • When a food worker must be excluded from work or restricted from working with food • When a food worker can return to work
    • Minor All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
    • 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.

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