Castaways Bar & Grill
1315 S TOMAHAWK 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
- MMAI-CRJSES
- Status
- Permitted
- Phone
- (414) 429-0195
- Official record
- Lincoln County Health Department inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Inspections
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Feb 17, 2026 Admin Follow Up · No items found
No violations cited.
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Feb 16, 2026 Routine · 1 priority, 1 priority foundation, 1 core
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Serious
Priority
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
Corrected on site
THAWING - REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGED FISH
Salmon is being improperly thawed in reduced oxygen packaging.
Correction: Adjust procedures or methods to properly thaw foods.
Code 3-501.13 (E)
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Not serious
Core
WIPING CLOTHS - USE LIMITATION - CLOTHS FOR WIPING COUNTERS STORED IN SANITIZER
Sink and Sanitizer Lactic Acid concentration is less than 704PPM.
Correction: Adjust dispensed to ensure sanitizer is dispensing at the proper sanitization.
Code 3-304.14 (B) (1)
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
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Feb 25, 2025 Follow Up · No items found
No violations cited.
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Feb 19, 2025 Routine · 1 priority, 2 priority foundation
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT, CHEMICAL, TEMPERATURE, pH, CONCENTRATION AND HARDNESS
The Keystone Sanitizer is not being used according to EPA registered label use instructions and is at 0 PPM. CDI: Operator to use 3 compartment sink to wash, rinse and sanitize dishes until dishmachine can be repaired.
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
THAWING
Frozen Chicken is being improperly thawed on 3 compartment sink drainboard.
Correction: Adjust procedures or methods to properly thaw foods.
Code 3-501.13 (A) - (D)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
Corrected on site
WAREWASHING - SANITIZING SOLUTION - TESTING DEVICES
A Chlroine test kit is not available 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
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Mar 2, 2024 Routine · No items found
No violations cited.
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Feb 8, 2024 Routine · 2 priority, 1 core
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
WHEN TO WASH
Employee observed not washing hands between changing gloves. Corrected During Inspection.
Correction: Employees shall wash their hands after engaging in any activity that may cause their hands to become contaminated.
Code 2-301.14
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
PACKAGED AND UNPACKAGED FOOD - RAW OVER RTE-FOODS
Walk-in Cooler. Cooked chicken stored under raw hamburger. Corrected during inspection
Correction: Reorganize food storage so that ready-to-eat foods are stored above raw animal food and raw vegetables. Discard ready-to-eat foods that show evidence of contamination.
Code 3-302.11 (A) (1)
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Not serious
Core
Corrected on site
FOOD CONTAMINATION PREVENTED FROM PREMISE - OFF THE FLOOR
Food containers in walk-in cooler stored on the floor. Corrected during inspection.
Correction: Store all food items 6 inches above the floor.
Code 3-305.11 (A) (3)
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
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May 23, 2023 Pre-inspection Follow Up · No items found
No violations cited.
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May 18, 2023 Pre-inspection · 1 core
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Not serious
Core
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
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.