RecordWell Data

Emerald Night Club

320 WASHINGTON ST, Wausau, WI 54403 · Marathon County

7cited violations
0serious tier
2inspections

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Retail Food - Serving Meals)
Inspected by
Marathon County Health Department
License / ID
SBRN-DMFNE2
Status
Permitted
Phone
(715) 432-9190
Official record
Marathon County Health Department inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026140
2025130

Inspections

  1. Jul 28, 2026 Routine · 3 priority foundation, 1 core, 1 repeat
    • Not serious Priority Foundation Repeat

      WAREWASHING - SANITIZING SOLUTION - TESTING DEVICES

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

      Correction: Locate or provide a chlorine test kit or other device for measuring the concentration of sanitizing solutions.

      Code 4-302.14

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      HOT AND COLD WATER - CAPACITY - QUANTITY AND AVAILABILITY

      No hot water is available at the women's bathroom handwash sink.

      Correction: Provide an adequate water source or system that will meet the peak demands of this facility and also ensure that hot water generation will meet peak water demands as well.

      Code 5-103.11

    • Not serious Priority Foundation Corrected on site

      HAND DRYING PROVISION

      No single-use toweling or other hand drying device available at bar handwashing sink for hand drying.

      Correction: Provide single-use toweling or other approved devices at employee handwashing sink to facilitate proper handwashing.

      Code 6-301.12

    • Not serious Core

      IN-USE UTENSILS, BETWEEN USE STORAGE

      Ice scoop for ice machine in basement is lying on table that has dust accumulation.

      Correction: Store in-use utensils in the food item with handle extended, on a clean surface, or in covered container. Some ice machines come with a place to hang scoop inside of ice bin.

      Code 3-304.12

  2. Oct 14, 2025 Pre-inspection · 1 priority foundation, 2 core
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      WAREWASHING - SANITIZING SOLUTION - TESTING DEVICES

      A chlorine 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

    • Not serious Core

      WIPING CLOTHS - USE LIMITATION - CLOTHS FOR WIPING COUNTERS STORED IN SANITIZER

      Bar wiping cloth used for wiping surfaces shall be stored in sanitizing solution in between use.

      Correction: Cloths used for wiping counters and equipment shall be stored in a sanitizing solution in between uses. Chlor tabs can be used or any food grade sanitizer. Many bars use unscented plain beach 50-100 pppm. Don not used no splash, gel or scented bleach as thes all contain chemicals that are not considered food grade.

      Code 3-304.14 (B) (1)

    • Not serious Core

      HANDWASHING SIGNAGE

      No handwashing signage provided at handwashing sinks.

      Correction: Provide handwashing signage at all handwashing sinks used by food employees. Handwashing signage provided during the pre-inspection. You are not required to us the signage provided by the Health Dept. The facility can have signage made that states "Employees must wash hands before returning to work" if you so choose.

      Code 6-301.14

Source: Marathon 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.