Marathon County inspections: Two restaurants with double-digit violations and 11 ace reports

Karen Madden, Wausau Daily Herald
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The following are the latest results of Marathon County Health Department inspections on licensed food establishments and other types of businesses, which the Wausau Daily Herald reports monthly.

Abbotsford

  • Pizza Hut No. 506006, 801 E. Spruce St.: April 23: Three violations: Sanitizer not used according to label instructions; salad dressings moved from original containers into containers for salad bar not properly date marked; ice machine dirty.

Athens

  • Athens Cafe, 220 Alfred St.: April 2: Two violations: Tartar and cocktail sauces in walk-in cooler without date mark; kitchen steam table not sufficient in capacity to reheat foods to proper temperature prior to hot holding.

  • Landmark Bar, 115 Alfred St.: April 30: Seven violations: Walk-in cooler has 10 containers of thawing fish stored on top of two beer kegs (corrected during inspection); sanitizer not used according to label instructions; person in charge not monitoring proper sanitation techniques (corrected during inspection); dish machine unable to dispense correct amount of sanitizer for the washing of dishes; wire shelves in prep table cooler are rusted; no service sink provided for establishment; both doors on lower portion of prep table cooler unable to stay closed without blocking with heavy objects.

Birnamwood

  • Wildlife Campgrounds, 183303 Schwede Lane: April 24: No violations.

Colby

  • Subway, 1210 N. Division St.: April 16: Five violations: Sanitizer not used according to label instructions; utensils in four-compartment ware-washing operation not exposed to sanitizer for the required amount of time; person in charge not monitoring proper sanitization techniques; handwashing sink is not hands-free; drain of ice machine bin not maintained.

Marathon County inspections: One restaurant receives 10 violations, another reinspected 3 times

Marathon County inspections: One restaurant with 11 violations and 4 require reinspection

Eland

  • Knights Bar, 216160 State 49: April 24: Three violations: Homemade asparagus spears, sauerkraut and relish in walk-in refrigerator (corrected during inspection); no irreversible registering thermometer for measuring surface temperature in dish machine; windows in bathrooms have been replaced but trim has not been finished and sealed.

Marathon

  • Marathon Sports Center, 1200 S. State 107: April 18: Five violations: Thousand island dressing and tarter sauce have exceeded their date marks (corrected during inspection); hamburger and cheeseburger offered undercooked on kids menu; squeeze bottles of various sauces and dressings not date marked in the prep table cooler; food containers and squeeze bottles not labeled with names of contents; cavity or door seals of microwave dirty.

  • McDonald's, 667 Maratech Ave.: April 4: No violations.

Merrill

  • Subway, 1609 Merrill Ave.: April 30: No violations.

Mosinee

  • Lin's Garden, 117 Main St.: April 24: One violation: Three-compartment sink used for thawing chicken, instead of designated prep sink (corrected during inspection).

  • McDonald's, 553 State 153: April 24: No violations.

Rothschild

  • Coral Reef, 1025 E. Grand Ave.: April 5: No violations.

Schofield

  • Arby's, 927 Grand Ave.: April 12: Six violations: Interior of ice machine has two cracks on opposite sides on each side of opening; surfaces of cleaned utensils and equipment have dried food on them; thawing roast beef logs stored under cleaning brushes on wire rack; walk-in freezer contains ice accumulation on ceiling and cooling unit that thaws and drips on stored produce below; employee dropped pen onto floor and placed it back onto clipboard on the wall without washing and sanitizing it; bins used to store clean utensils and equipment contain significant food debris.

  • Country Inn and Suites, 1520 Metro Drive: April 4: One violation: Plastic cups for juice and syrup not stored in original container or not properly protected.

  • Speakeasy, 5505 Business 51: April 11: Five violations: Test kit not available for checking sanitizer concentrations; interior of ice machine dirty; no hot water at handwashing sink in men's bathroom; no handwashing signs provided at handwashing sinks; women's bathroom floor missing tile.

  • Wasabi Teppanyaki and Sushi Bar, 3703 Schofield Ave.: April 18: 14 violations: Portioned salmon filets set on counter and not returned to a cooler in a timely manner; sanitizer in wiping cloth pails not used according to label instructions; person in charge unable to demonstrate knowledge of allergens and their effect on sensitive individuals; person in charge not monitoring food temperatures during cold holding; person in charge not monitoring proper sanitization techniques; fish improperly thawed in vacuum-sealed package; various sauces in squeeze bottles in sushi bar cooler not date marked; water at sushi handwashing sink not under adequate pressure; spray bottle containing chemical cleaning solution not labeled; sushi ingredients in sushi bar cooler stored in unlabeled containers; pan used to catch dripping condensate from vent in two-door cooler; no thermometer for measuring temperature in bar cooler; no thermometer in salad prep cooler; two-door cooler not in good repair.

Stratford

  • Ivan Borntreger, 122450 Big Rapids Road: April 23: One violation: Smelt obtained from an unapproved source.

Unity

  • One More Cast Grill & Bar, 140 N. Front St.: Follow-up inspection: April 17: One violation: Floor and wall juncture along the side and back walls of kitchen not coved.

Wausau

  • Aspirus Coffee Shop, 333 Pine Ridge Blvd.: April 24: No violations.

  • Aspirus Wausau Hospital, 333 Pine Blvd.: April 24: Three violations: Person in charge unable to demonstrate knowledge regarding reheating foods intending for hot holding; employee wearing bracelets on arm while working with food; facility address missing from labeling information on foods offered for retail sale.

  • BB Jacks, 900 Golf Club Road: April 9: Six violations: Employee transferred garlic bread from oven to plate with bare hands; variety of non-shelf stable foods stored in coolers past seven-day shelf life; various food-contact surfaces dirty, including soup cups stored lip down in metal pan covered in food residue; significant number of food-contact containers found not to be certified; various nonfood contact surfaces found to be dirty; light intensity in walk-in cooler insufficient for effectively reading product labels and recognizing unsanitary conditions.

  • Bunkers, 1001 Golf Club Road: April 4: Two violations: Wooden Wisconsin-style cutting board delaminating and can no longer be used; no test kit for monitoring sanitizer concentrations.

  • Chop-Stix Bourbon BBQ & Sushi, 2111 Stewart Ave.: April 24: 10 violations: Employees were witnessed touching food-contact surfaces of customer food containers without washing hands after taking payments and picking up an item off the floor; metal bowls of raw, thawing shrimp placed on top of stack of 50-pound bags of cornstarch; a number of medicine and dietary supplements found stored on top of boxes of single-use plastic straws (corrected during inspection); raw shrimp thawed in metal bowls in open kitchen (corrected during inspection); date marking missing from a variety of refrigerator items, including shrimp tempura, cut carrot, fried shrimp, spicy tuna, greens and portioned wasabi (corrected during inspection); a number of food-contact surfaces of utensils, wares and equipment were found in insanitary conditions with food debris and reside due to insufficient cleaning (corrected during inspection); about 10 working containers of sauces and condiments in food preparation area and walk-in cooler not labeled with common names of contents; cases of whole cabbage stored on kitchen floor (corrected during inspection); a number of nonfood contact surfaces found unsanitary; numerous plastic and metal pans found stacked without first being fully air dried after washing (corrected during inspection).

  • Cop Shoppe Pub, 701 Washington St.: April 9: No violations.

  • Days Inn, 225520 Rib Mountain Drive: April 23: Three violations: plastic used to reheat sausage gravy that is not designed for microwave usage and has become damaged (corrected during inspection); knives on magnetic knife rack in kitchen dirty; current kitchen handwashing sink is a portable sink and not hard plumbed.

  • Fazoli's No. 1753, 3812 Rib Mountain Road: April 3: Seven violations: Dishwasher not dispensing chemical sanitizer at correct concentration; spray bottles containing cleaners and sanitizers hung by the handle on shelving over clean aprons and food tissue papers; person in charge unable to demonstrate knowledge regarding storage of toxic or poisonous materials in food establishment; person in charge not monitoring proper sanitation techniques in the establishment; various squeeze bottles containing sauces and dressings unlabeled; inside and outside of cooling equipment dirty; air gaps on soda fountain ice bins not conforming to plumbing requirements.

  • Hissho Sushi at Festival Foods No. 2692, 110 S. 17th Ave.: April 9: One violation: Raw sushi above other foods in display case (corrected during inspection).

  • Hmong Eggroll, 932 S. Third Ave.: April 4: Five violations: Ready-to-eat foods held in cooler not date marked; egg rolls in coolers and freezers need to be covered or wrapped; containers not labeled with ingredients; area where papaya salads are made dirty; ceiling area in the back store room needs to be repaired.

  • Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken, 2412 Grand Ave.: April 29: No violations.

  • Limericks Public House, 121 Scott St.: April 9: Four violations: Leek soup in reach-in refrigerator has exceeded date mark (corrected during inspection); ware-washing machine not dispensing sanitizer automatically; no approved food protection manager's certificate posted; bar glasses stored inverted on towels.

  • McDonald's, 225500 Rib Mountain Drive: April 18: Two violations: Employees not washing hands after removing soiled single-use gloves; surfaces under equipment dirty.

  • The Mill Yard, 238532 Marathon County W: April 30: Two violations: Sanitizer not used according to label instructions; person in charge not monitoring proper sanitization techniques.

  • Panda Express No. 2462, 4400 Rib Mountain Drive: April 16: Four violations: Various utensils, wares and equipment found dirty; steel wool and green scrub pads for cleaning dishes stored in pan with standing water and food pieces in bottom; recently cleaned plastic containers not fully air dried prior to stacking; single-use drink cups stored unprotected near cash registers.

  • PK Creations, 300 Third St.: April 30: No violations.

  • Rocky Rococo Pizza & Pasta, 226408 Rib Mountain Drive: April 9: Three violations: Cut bell peppers in prep table not held at proper temperature; person in charge not monitoring food temperatures during cold holding; lids on prep table and high-touch points on door leading to dining room dirty.

  • The Sixth Street Filling Station, 1314 N. Sixth St.: April 10: Two violations: Barbecue sauce, citrus sauce and bang bang sauce have exceeded date mark; flexible hose attached to drain of ice machine bin and inserted into floor drain.

  • Subway Sandwiches & Salads, 1819 W. Stewart Ave.: April 1: Four violations: Person in charge unable to demonstrate knowledge of proper cleaning and sanitization methods of food contact surfaces; person in charge unable to demonstrate knowledge regarding use of toxic materials in food establishment; exterior door in receiving area not tight fitting; light intensity in walk-in cooler not sufficient.

  • Taste of Manila, 3737 N. Sixth ST.: April 15: No violations.

  • Thrive Foodery, 2105 N. Second St.: April 11: Two violations: Plumbing on ice bin at soda fountain and food prep sink incorrectly air-gapped; no irreversible registering thermometer to measure surface temperatures in hot-water mechanical ware-washing machine.

  • Yummy Deli, 1205 Merrill Ave.: April 25: Five violations: Packages of hot items were left out past discard time (corrected during inspection); sanitizer in spray bottle not at proper concentration; several refrigerator items stored without date marking; numerous food-contact utensils, wares and equipment stored under countertop where food is prepared and found to be exposed to food residue; various non-food contact surfaces dirty.

Weston

  • Fairfield Inn & Suites, 7100 Stone Ridge Drive: April 24: No violations.

  • The Jim, 3012 Schofield Ave.: April 11: Two violations: No test kit available for monitoring sanitizer concentration in wiping cloth buckets; no handwashing signs at bar or bathroom handwashing sinks.

Contact Karen Madden at 715-345-2245 or kmadden@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @KMadden715, Instagram @kmadden715 or Facebook at www.facebook.com/karen.madden.33.

This article originally appeared on Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune: Marathon County inspections: 2 restaurants with double-digit violations