Unleashed Hounds And Hops

Year by year

Inspections

1. Jan 15, 2026 Routine Score 98
   • Not serious Priority 3

     All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.

     Observed various upright shelves in the walk-in cooler to be corroded. Per person in charge, existing shelving to be replaced with newer shelving this month.

     Code MN Rule 4626.0735AB

   • Not serious Priority 3

     Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.

     Observed non-compliant PE lined cups and black plastic lids. Discussed Minneapolis Green to Go packaging ordinance and the importance of using recyclable or compostable products. Existing items to be replaced with compliant products. An informational sheet on what is acceptable for use along with a supplier list sent out with the inspection report.

     Code MCO 204.30A

   • Not serious Priority 3

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

     Observed a thorough cleaning needed of floor under equipment throughout the kitchen and cooking equipment. Clean and maintain areas in a clean condition.

     Code MN Rule 4626.1520A

   • Not serious Priority 3

     Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.

     Observed the bottom of the inside upright freezer and sides of adjacent fryers along the cookline in need of a cleaning. Clean and maintain areas in a clean condition.

     Code MN Rule 4626.0840C

   • Not serious Priority 3

     Post a sign at all handwashing sinks used by employees to remind them to wash their hands.

     Observed a handwashing sign to be missing at the kitchen hand sink closest to the prep cooler. Provide and post applicable sign at hand sink.

     Code MN Rule 4626.1457

   • Not serious Priority 3

     Label all containers of food and food ingredients with their common name.

     Observed the bulk flour container in the dry storage area to not be labeled. Label bulk flour container.

     Code MN Rule 4626.0240

   • Not serious Priority 2 Corrected on site

     Use an effective method to date mark refrigerated, ready-to-eat, TCS food prepared and held for more than 24 hours. Day one is the day the food was made.

     Observed a container of chicken wild rice soup in the walk-in cooler to not be datemarked. Date mark TCS foods that area prepared and held in the cooler for more than 24 hours. Per person in charge, the soup had been made a few days prior. The soup was discarded during the inspection.

     Code MN Rule 4626.0400A

   • Not serious Priority 3

     Keep clean utensils that are unwrapped in trays and holders with their handles up.

     Observed customer self-service silverware at the front bar area to not be stored handle to user. Going forward, store handle to user at all times.

     Code MN Rule 4626.0965B

2. Jan 21, 2025 Follow-Up Score 100
   • Not serious Priority 3

     All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.

     Observed various upright shelves in the walk in cooler to be corroded and no longer in a smooth and easily cleanable condition. Replace referenced shelving with new intact shelving as needed. Per Jamie, new shelving is in process of being ordered.

     Code MN Rule 4626.0735AB

3. Jan 7, 2025 Routine Score 84
   • Not serious Priority 2

     Keep at each handwashing sink or group of adjacent handwashing sinks one of: • A supply of disposable towels • A continuous towel system • An approved air temperature hand drying device

     Observed no paper towels at the front employee bar hand sink. Provide and maintain paper towels at hand sink.

     Code MN Rule 4626.1445

   • Not serious Priority 3

     Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.

     Observed #6 white water cups on site. These items are not compliant with the Minneapolis Packaging Ordinance. Operator has switched over a few items from last years inspection. Discussed requirements with operator (acceptable products include recyclable and or compostable products.) Operator to switch out existing non compliant cups with compliant ones.

     Code MCO 204.30A

   • Not serious Priority 3

     Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.

     Observed light accumulations of grease on the outside of the fryers. Clean and maintain fryers clean.

     Code MN Rule 4626.0840C

   • Not serious Priority 2

     Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils must be clean.

     Observed the slicer to have dried up food debris. Slicer was not in use at the time of the inspection. Clean and maintain slicer clean after each use.

     Code MN Rule 4626.0840A

   • Not serious Priority 3

     All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.

     Observed various upright shelves in the walk in cooler to be corroded and no longer in a smooth and easily cleanable condition. Replace referenced shelving with new shelving as needed.

     Code MN Rule 4626.0735AB

   • Not serious Priority 2

     Use an effective method to date mark refrigerated, ready-to-eat, TCS food prepared and held for more than 24 hours. Day one is the day the food was made.

     Observed a few containers of previously made chili, mac and cheese and soup to not be date marked in the walk in cooler. Date mark all TCS foods that are held for more than 24 hours in the walk in cooler. Per operator, products had been made the day prior and will be used for a few more days yet. The day of prep is counted as day one and then six more days are added to combine for seven total days before the TCS foods must be either used or discarded.

     Code MN Rule 4626.0400A

   • Not serious Priority 3 Corrected on site

     Keep clean utensils that are unwrapped in trays and holders with their handles up.

     Observed customer self-service plastic silverware to not be stored handle to user. Store handle to user. Operator rearranged referenced silverware during inspection.

     Code MN Rule 4626.0965B

   • Serious Priority 1 Corrected on site

     Separate types of raw animal foods from other raw animal foods during storage, preparation and display based on cook temperature.

     Observed raw chicken stored next to raw beef. Rearrange raw meat in cooler and have raw beef above raw chicken. The raw beef was relocated above the raw chicken in the reach in cooler during the inspection.

     Code MN Rule 4626.0235A(2)

   • Serious Priority 1 Corrected on site

     Throw away TCS foods seven days after being made or opened. Day one is the date food was made or opened.

     Observed a container of pickled pickles in the walk in cooler to be dated 11/24/24. Discussed date marking and HACCP plan requirements when conducting a specialized process with operator. Operator discarded referenced item during inspection.

     Code MN Rule 4626.0405A

   • Not serious Priority 2 Corrected on site

     The business needs to submit a HACCP plan to obtain a variance to acidify or ferment TCS foods.

     Observed through conversation with operator that pickles are pickled and kept for more than 7 days in the walk in cooler. Two separate containers of pickled pickles were present in the walk in cooler at the time of the inspection. One container had been made 3 days prior and the other was dated 11/24/24. Discussed requirements with operator regarding a HACCP plan being needed to conduct this specialized process to extend the shelf life of the pickled pickles. Operator discarded the 11/24/24 container of pickles during the inspection. Going forward, operator will not be extending the shelf life of pickled pickles and stated that pickled pickles would be either used or discarded within seven days.

     Code MN Rule 4626.0415C

4. Dec 13, 2023 Routine Score 98
   • Not serious Priority 2

     Keep at each handwashing sink or group of adjacent handwashing sinks one of: • A supply of disposable towels • A continuous towel system • An approved air temperature hand drying device

     OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT THE EMPLOYEE HAND SINK BEHIND THE FRONT COUNTER. PROVIDE.

     Code MN Rule 4626.1445

   • Not serious Priority 3

     Label all containers of food and food ingredients with their common name.

     OBSERVED SEVERAL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS HOLDING FOODS TO NOT BE LABELED. LABEL CONTAINERS.

     Code MN Rule 4626.0240

   • Not serious Priority 3

     Provide containers for food or beverages prepared for takeout or to be eaten immediately. Containers must be reuseable, recyclable or compostable.

     OBSERVED #6 RAMEKINS, WATER CUPS AND COKE CUPS TO NOT BE COMPLIANT WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS GREEN TO GO PACKAGING ORDINANCE. REPLACE ITEMS WITH COMPLIANT PRODUCTS. AN INFORMATIONAL SHEET ON THE ORDINANCE IS BEING SENT OUT WITH THE INSPECTION REPORT.

     Code MCO 204.30A

   • Not serious Priority 3

     Protect food from cross-contamination by using packages or covered containers.

     OBSERVED VARIOUS OPEN BAGS OF DRY FOOD PRODUCTS NOT IN COVERED CONTAINERS. STORE OPEN BAGS IN COVERED AND LABELED CONTAINERS.

     Code MN Rule 4626.0235A(4)