Caribou Coffee #144

Year by year

Inspections

1. Aug 28, 2026 Routine Score 100
   • Not serious Priority 3

     Non-food contact surfaces of equipment must be made of materials which are corrosion-resistant, non-absorbent, and smooth. Remove equipment with non-food contact surfaces made of other materials.

     The white-lined shelves inside the reach-in cooler are peeling away. This has resulted in the shelves rusting and the peeling coating becoming a potential cause of contamination. Either replace, remove, or repair the shelves to restore them to a smooth and easily cleanable surface.

     Code MN Rule 4626.0495

   • Not serious Priority 3

     Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces must: • Be held in an approved sanitizing solution • Laundered daily

     Sani bucket sanitizer concentration was measured at 100 ppm. Either increase the strength at the dispenser or change the buckets more frequently to ensure an approved concentration is maintained.

     Code MN Rule 4626.0285B

2. Feb 27, 2025 Routine Score 92
   • Serious Priority 1

     Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.

     The person in charge during the inspection was unable to locate an employee illness log. Recording requirements were reviewed during the inspection and a sample log is being provided with the report. Ensure that an illness log is maintained and all persons in charge know how to fund and use it.

     Code MN Rule 4626.0040C

   • Serious Priority 1

     Provide a plumbing system that is designed, constructed, installed, and repaired with approved materials, equipment, and devices complying with chapter 4714 and Minnesota Statutes, sections 326B.43 to 326B.49.

     Waste line for soda gun is missing. Replace gun gun waste line.

     Code MN Rule 4626.1040A

   • Not serious Priority 3

     Clean all physical facilities (floors, walls, ceilings). Keep them clean.

     Flooring under equipment was soiled with build up and debris. Clean and maintain clean all floors.

     Code MN Rule 4626.1520A

3. Mar 17, 2023 Routine Score 96
   • Serious Priority 1

     Have an approved quaternary ammonium sanitizing solution: • Within the concentration specified in 21CFR.178.1010, and • According to the manufacturer/'s directions

     OBSERVED QUAT CONCENTRATION IN BUCKET AT 100 PPM. REFRESH BUCKETS AT FREQUENCY TO MAINTAIN QUAT CONCENTRATION AT 200-400 PPM.

     Code MN Rule 4626.0805C3