Sonora Grill

3300 Lake St E, Minneapolis, MN 55406

Passed · Aug 8, 2025 Directions
91
Excellent BiteKarma score 91 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 2 of 2 graded inspections since 2024.
  • No critical violations in the last two years.
  • Last inspected Aug 8, 2025: passed with 5 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: 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., cited 2 times.

Inspection history 2 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Aug 8

    Routine Inspection

    5 violations
    • Minor Have hand soap at all handwashing sinks.
    • 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 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
    • 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 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.
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Jul 22

    Routine Inspection

    3 violations
    • 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 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 Use effective cooling methods to cool TCS foods.

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