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The Dugout

N2472 COUNTY ROAD K, Merrill, WI 54452 · Lincoln County

11cited violations
1serious tier
5inspections

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Retail Food - Serving Meals)
Inspected by
Lincoln County Health Department
License / ID
MWIS-AXAKQ4
Status
Permitted
Official record
Lincoln County Health Department inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026281
2025110
2024120
2023100

Inspections

  1. Sep 2, 2026 Follow Up · No items found

    No violations cited.

  2. Aug 18, 2026 Routine · 1 priority, 4 priority foundation, 3 core
    • Serious Priority Corrected on site

      FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CLEANING FREQUENCY

      Metal pans and utensils used with time/temperature controlled for safety food is not cleaned every 4 hours. Operator indicated that they are washed daily.

      Correction: Clean food contact surfaces used with time/temperature controlled for safety food a minimum of every 4 hours.

      Code 4-602.11 (C)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation Corrected on site

      PERSON IN CHARGE - SANITIZATION

      The Person in Charge (PIC) is not monitoring proper sanitization techniques in the food establishment.

      Correction: The person in charge shall ensure that utensils and equipment are properly sanitized and that proper solution temperatures, chemical concentrations, pH and exposure times are being followed..

      Code 2-103.11 (K)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      WAREWASHING - CHEMICAL SANITIZER CONCENTRATION - TEST KIT

      No test kit is available for monitoring sanitizer concentration.

      Correction: Provide a test kit to allow accurate determination of the sanitization concentration.

      Code 4-501.116

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - SOILED

      The ice deflector on the ice machine is visibly soiled.

      Correction: Maintain food contact surfaces in a clean condition.

      Code 4-601.11 (A)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      USING A HANDWASHING SINK - ACCESSIBLE AND MAINTAINED

      Handwashing sink in kitchen is blocked by jugs of fryer oil. Hot water comes out as a trickle. Drain is slow. Hand soap is not provided. .

      Correction: Keep handwashing sink in working condition at all times to allow for frequent handwashing.

      Code 5-205.11 (A) and (C)

    • Not serious Core

      NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CLEAN

      Non-food contact surfaces of cooler / freezer handles, shelves and counters are soiled with oil and food debris.

      Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.

      Code 4-601.11 (C)

    • Not serious Core

      INSECTS AND RODENTS - OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED

      There is a hole or gap around the air conditioner in the kitchen which could be the source for the entrance of insects. Flies observed throughout the kitchen.

      Correction: Repair this gap so that entrance by insects or rodents into the food establishment is prevented.

      Code 6-202.15 (A) (1)

    • Not serious Core

      CLEANING, FREQUENCY AND RESTRICTIONS

      The floors in the kitchen are soiled.

      Correction: Clean the physical facilities at a frequency necessary to keep them clean.

      Code 6-501.12

  3. Aug 26, 2025 Routine · 1 priority foundation
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      RTE/TCS FOOD - PROPER DATE MARKING

      Sauces in squeeze bottles in the Turbo Air fridge are improperly date marked. Make sure to label what is in the bottle and when it was made/opened.

      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)

  4. Aug 27, 2024 Routine · 1 priority foundation, 1 core
    • Not serious Priority Foundation Corrected on site

      WAREWASHING - SANITIZING SOLUTION - TESTING DEVICES

      A chlorine test kit is not available for checking sanitizer concentrations.

      Correction: Proper test strips for measuring the concentration of sanitizing solutions were ordered before the inspection concluded.

      Code 4-302.14

    • Not serious Core

      FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - ENCRUSTED ACCUMULATIONS

      Food−contact surfaces of appliance handles and handwashing sink handles has encrusted soil accumulations.

      Correction: Clean and remove all encrusted grease deposits and encrusted soil accumulations from food contact surfaces of equipment.

      Code 4-601.11 (B)

  5. Aug 29, 2023 Routine · No items found

    No violations cited.

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.