What's Brewin
16 W WISCONSIN AVE, Tomahawk, WI 54487 · Lincoln County
Establishment
- Type
- Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Retail Food - Serving Meals)
- Inspected by
- Lincoln County Health Department
- License / ID
- MWIS-BTNKBF
- Status
- Permitted
- Phone
- (715) 453-3555
- Official record
- Lincoln County Health Department inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Inspections
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Jan 29, 2026 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 QAC is not being used according to EPA registered label use instructions and is at 0 PPM. Corrected during inspection to 150ppm.
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
RTE/TCS FOOD - PROPER DATE MARKING
Multiple items in True refrigerator in back area 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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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
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Jan 28, 2025 Routine · 1 priority
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
TCS FOOD - COLD HOLDING
Dressing in bottom of the True Refrigerator in the back room is cold held at 44°F. Unit temperature was adjusted. Will remove all TCS food until unit can maintain proper temperature.
Correction: Maintain cold time/temperature control for safety food at or below 41°F. Discard unsafe food items.
Code 3-501.16 (A) (2) AND (B)
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
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Mar 2, 2024 Routine · No items found
No violations cited.
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Dec 11, 2023 Follow Up · No items found
No violations cited.
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Dec 4, 2023 Routine · 4 priority, 1 priority foundation
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
REHEATING FOR HOT HOLDING
Creamy chicken wild rice was improperly reheated. Should reach temperature of 165 degrees F within 2 hours. Temperature was 65 degrees F after about 1 hour. CDI heated to 171.5.
Correction: Adjust procedures and methods to properly reheat food. Recommend reheating on cooktop then moving to hothold once temperature has been reached. Unsafe food shall be discarded.
Code 3-403.11
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
TCS FOOD - COLD HOLDING
Pork shank in the bottom segment of the True Fridge in back area is cold held at 43°F.
Correction: Maintain cold time/temperature control for safety food at or below 41°F. Discard unsafe food items.
Code 3-501.16 (A) (2) AND (B)
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT, CHEMICAL, TEMPERATURE, pH, CONCENTRATION AND HARDNESS
The Keystone MultiQuat sanitizer is not being used according to EPA registered label use instructions and is at 400+ PPM. CDI to 200ppm.
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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Serious
Priority
SEWAGE - BACKFLOW PREVENTION
A direct connection exists between the sewage system and a drain from the ice machine.
Correction: Design the sewage system in a manner that would preclude a direct connection between the sewage system and the drain from which food is placed. Remove the direct connection.
Code 5-402.11
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
WAREWASHING - SANITIZING SOLUTION - TESTING DEVICES
A QAC test kit is available but expired for checking sanitizer concentrations.
Correction: Provide a test kit or other device for measuring the concentration of sanitizing solutions.
Code 4-302.14
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Serious
Priority
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.