The Pizza Shop
317 E 2ND, Merrill, WI 54452 · Lincoln County
Establishment
- Type
- Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Retail Food - Serving Meals)
- Inspected by
- Lincoln County Health Department
- License / ID
- ENEY-8TWN8R
- Status
- Permitted
- Official record
- Lincoln County Health Department inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
Inspections
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Dec 16, 2025 Routine · 1 priority, 1 priority foundation
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT, CHEMICAL, TEMPERATURE, pH, CONCENTRATION AND HARDNESS
The chlorine bleach being dispensed into the sanitize sink is not being used according to EPA registered label use instructions and is at 0 to 10 PPM. Corrected during inspection - staff shall manually add bleach and verify concentration of 50 to 100 PPM.
Correction: Provide training to employees on proper use and concentration of sanitizer or repair or adjust warewashing equipment to provide proper sanitizer concentration.
Code 4-501.114 (A) - (E)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
Corrected on site
WAREWASHING - CHEMICAL SANITIZER CONCENTRATION - TEST KIT
No test kit is available for monitoring sanitizer concentration of chlorine. Inspector provided partial vial of test strips. Operator shall obtain test strips for monitoring sanitizer concentration.
Correction: Provide a test kit to allow accurate determination of the sanitization concentration.
Code 4-501.116
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
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Dec 26, 2024 Routine · No items found
No violations cited.
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Mar 15, 2024 Follow Up · No items found
No violations cited.
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Feb 16, 2024 Routine · 1 priority, 2 priority foundation, 8 core, 5 repeat
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Serious
Priority
Repeat
Corrected on site
FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CLEANING FREQUENCY
Can opener used with time/temperature controlled for safety food is not cleaned every 4 hours.
Correction: Clean food contact surfaces used with time/temperature controlled for safety food a minimum of every 4 hours.
Code 4-602.11 (C)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
RTE/TCS FOOD - PROPER DATE MARKING
Pizza sauce, mushrooms, diced onions and sausage in walk-in cooler are not date marked.
Correction: Adjust method or procedures so that all ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, if required, are provided with date marking or an effective method of identifying when a food item has exceeded 7 days. Discard improperly date marked food or food that has past the 7 day shelf life.
Code 3-501.17 (A)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
Repeat
HANDWASHING FACILITIES - NUMBERS AND CAPACITIES
Handwashing sink not provided in the food prep area. The four compartment sink is being used for handwashing.
Correction: Install an approved handwashing sink.
Code 5-203.11
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Not serious
Core
Repeat
CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER – REQUIREMENT - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
There is no approved or current certified food manager for this establishment. Person in charge presented a food handlers certificate.
Correction: Provide an approved certified food protection manager in the food establishment within 90 days.
Code 12-201.11 (A) (1)
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Not serious
Core
Repeat
CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER - POSTING OF CERTIFICATE
There is no approved or current food protection manager’s certificate posted in the food establishment.
Correction: Post current food protection manager certification in conspicuous view within the food establishment.
Code 12-201.11 (B)
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Not serious
Core
FOOD CONTAMINATION PREVENTED FROM PREMISE - NOT EXPOSED TO SPLASH AND DUST
Pizza crust is stored uncovered on soiled wire shelving in walk-in cooler. .
Correction: Store food in areas not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination.
Code 3-305.11 (A) (2)
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Not serious
Core
FOOD CONTAMINATION PREVENTED FROM PREMISE - OFF THE FLOOR
Cheese, canned mushrooms and tomato puree is stored on sheet pans on the floor in the walk-in cooler.
Correction: Store all food items 6 inches above the floor.
Code 3-305.11 (A) (3)
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Not serious
Core
NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CLEAN
Non-food contact surfaces of wire shelving in Walk-in cooler are soiled.
Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.
Code 4-601.11 (C)
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Not serious
Core
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT AND SINGLE USE ARTICLES, LINENS - STORING PROHIBITIONS - CLEAN DRY LOCATION
An absorbant mat is used in the 4th compartment of the sink. Person in charge indicated that it is used to protect pots/pans. Absorbant mat is saturated and soiled.
Correction: Discontinue use of absorbant mat. Clean equipment and utensils, laundered linens, single-use and single service articles shall be stored in a clean dry location, not exposed to contamination and off the floor.
Code 4-903.11 (A)
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Not serious
Core
Repeat
PLUMBING - SERVICE SINK
There is no service sink provided in food establishment.
Correction: Provide at least 1 service sink or curbed cleaning facility.
Code 5-203.13
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Not serious
Core
CLEANING, FREQUENCY AND RESTRICTIONS
The walls are not cleaned at a frequency to maintin them clean.
Correction: Clean the physical facilities at a frequency necessary to keep them clean.
Code 6-501.12
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Serious
Priority
Repeat
Corrected on site
Source: Lincoln County Health Department. History last read Oct 15, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.