Badgers Den
401 FREMONT ST, Kiel, WI 53042 · Manitowoc County
Establishment
- Type
- Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Retail Food - Serving Meals)
- Inspected by
- Manitowoc County Health Department
- License / ID
- SCHE-C9ALGW
- Status
- Permitted
- Phone
- (920) 894-2139
- Official record
- Manitowoc County Health Department inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Inspections
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Oct 1, 2025 Routine · 2 priority foundation, 1 core
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
RTE/TCS FOOD - PROPER DATE MARKING
Noodles and ham in the True cooler are not provided with date marks.
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
Corrected on site
USING A HANDWASHING SINK - ACCESSIBLE AND MAINTAINED
Kitchen handwashing sink is blocked with cleaners and is unavailable for proper handwashing.
Correction: Keep handwashing sink in working condition at all times to allow for frequent handwashing. Cleaners were removed from the sink.
Code 5-205.11 (A) and (C)
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Not serious
Core
SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS - INDOOR AREAS
Walkin cooler floor is dirty and in poor condition.
Correction: Repair area or replace with approved materials. Walls, floors and ceilings shall be smooth, durable and easily cleanable. If located in areas subject to moisture they shall also be non-absorbent.
Code 6-101.11
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Sep 4, 2024 Routine · 2 priority foundation, 1 core, 1 repeat
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
CONSUMER ADVISORY - DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Many food items are asterisked when they do not require a consumer adivisory.
Correction: Properly identifiy those food items that require a consumer advisory.
Code 3-603.11 (B)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
USING A HANDWASHING SINK - ACCESSIBLE AND MAINTAINED
Handwashing sink in the bar is blocked with a strainer and is unavailable for proper handwashing.
Correction: Keep handwashing sink in working condition at all times to allow for frequent handwashing.
Code 5-205.11 (A) and (C)
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Not serious
Core
Repeat
NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CLEAN
Non-food contact surfaces of the exteriors of equipment in the kitchen are soiled with grease and food residues.
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
Priority Foundation
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Nov 30, 2023 Routine · 2 priority foundation, 3 core, 3 repeat
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
CONSUMER ADVISORY - DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Consumer advisory is missing the disclosure statement.
Correction: Properly identifiy those food items that require a consumer advisory.
Code 3-603.11 (B)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
Repeat
USING A HANDWASHING SINK - HANDWASHING ONLY
Handwashing sink or automatic handwashing facility observed to be blocked with a strainer and used for prewashing dishes during inspection and is unavailable for proper handwashing.
Correction: Keep handwashing sink free of obstructions at all times to allow for frequent handwashing.
Code 5-205.11 (B)
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Not serious
Core
Repeat
EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS - GOOD REPAIR
Chest freezer #1 is not maintained in good repair. Chest freezer and True cooler door gaskets in poor condition. True cooler shelves are rusty.
Correction: Repair equipment to good condition or remove from premise.
Code 4-501.11 (A)
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Not serious
Core
NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CLEAN
Non-food contact surfaces of exteriors of equipment, floors under the cookline, sides of the kitchen island are soiled with grease, dirt, and food residues.
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
Repeat
SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS - INDOOR AREAS
Kitchen floor tiles are raising, loose, and not attached in front of the True cooler.
Correction: Repair area or replace with approved materials. Walls, floors and ceilings shall be smooth, durable and easily cleanable. If located in areas subject to moisture they shall also be non-absorbent.
Code 6-101.11
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
Source: Manitowoc 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.