Shortwave Coffee

824 50th St W, Minneapolis, MN 55419

Passed re-check · Sep 9, 2025 Directions
64
Poor BiteKarma score 64 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 3 of 3 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Sep 9, 2025: passed with 5 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request., cited 2 times, plus 9 other repeat issues.
  • 2 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 3 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Sep 9

    Follow-Up Inspection

    5 violations
    • Minor Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.
    • Minor Store single-service and single-use items in a clean dry location. All items must be stored at least 6 inches above the floor.
    • Minor Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
    • Minor Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
    • Minor Place fixed equipment to allow access for cleaning or, seal to adjoining equipment or walls.
  3. Passed Aug 26

    Routine Inspection

    13 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
    • 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.
    • Minor Have a test kit for the type of sanitizer used.
    • Minor Doors and windows for all outside openings should be self-closing and tight-fitting. Seal openings along the outside of the building.
    • Minor Provide outside receptacles and waste handling units for refuse, recyclables, and returnable that have tight-fitting lids, doors, or covers.
    • Minor Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
    • Minor Store single-service and single-use items in a clean dry location. All items must be stored at least 6 inches above the floor.
    • Minor Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces must: • Be held in an approved sanitizing solution • Laundered daily
    • Minor Keep clean utensils that are unwrapped in trays and holders with their handles up.
    • Minor Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
    • Minor Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
    • Minor Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.
    • Minor Place fixed equipment to allow access for cleaning or, seal to adjoining equipment or walls.
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Mar 1

    Routine Inspection

    8 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
    • Minor Keep clean utensils that are unwrapped in trays and holders with their handles up.
    • Minor Have a test kit for the type of sanitizer used.
    • Minor Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.
    • Minor Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.
    • Minor Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.
    • Minor Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.
    • Minor Place fixed equipment to allow access for cleaning or, seal to adjoining equipment or walls.

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