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Restaurant · Minneapolis, MN

Merlins Rest Pub

3601 Lake St E

Last inspected Sep 17, 2025 · View Map ↗ · Compare ↗

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2 inspections

Routine

Sep 17, 2025

Complete

Official score: 98 · Understand this area’s scale

2 recorded violations

minorCode MN Rule 4626.1480BOther

Official wording

Provide lockers or other suitable facilities for the orderly storage of employees' clothing and other possessions.

Inspector’s notes

Observed employee jackets, purses, phones and cords lying on shelves in several places within the kitchen. Provide a designated shelf or locker for all personal items and stop using the kitchen areas for personal item placement.

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majorCode MN Rule 4626.0715Cleaning and sanitizing

Official wording

Have a test kit for the type of sanitizer used.

Inspector’s notes

Observed no chlorine or quat test strips at the facility. Obtaina and maintain the supply in order to periodically check the warewash and sani bottle amounts for proper ppms.

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Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.

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Official record from Minneapolis Health Department, Sep 17, 2025 · Original Source

Routine

Sep 25, 2024

Complete

Official score: 96 · Understand this area’s scale

4 recorded violations

minorCode MN Rule 4626.1325A1Other

Official wording

Floors, walls and/or ceiling surfaces are missing. Install smooth, durable, and easily cleanable floor, wall and ceiling surfaces.

Inspector’s notes

Observed the bar backsplash walls down to the stud material. Finish with FRP or similar approved material.

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A plain-English explanation is being prepared. The official wording is the authoritative record.

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majorCode MN Rule 4626.0442BOther

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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

Inspector’s notes

Observed the menu missing a disclosure statement for Burgers served as customer request.

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A plain-English explanation is being prepared. The official wording is the authoritative record.

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majorCode MN Rule 4626.1660AOther

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Remove all medicines that are not necessary for the health of the employees from the premises.

Inspector’s notes

Observed employee medicines stored on the food storage shelf. Tis was corrected onsite by removing to locker area.

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A plain-English explanation is being prepared. The official wording is the authoritative record.

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minorCode MN Rule 4626.0820COther

Official wording

Ambient air temperature, water pressure, and water temperature measuring devices must be accurate within the intended range of use and maintained in good repair.

Inspector’s notes

Observed no temperature gauge on the warewash machine. This is required to obtain and verify sani temperatures. Place a water temp gauge on warewash machine.

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A plain-English explanation is being prepared. The official wording is the authoritative record.

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Official record from Minneapolis Health Department, Sep 25, 2024 · Original Source

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