Athens Cafe
220 ALFRED, Athens, WI 54411 · Marathon County
Establishment
- Type
- Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Retail Food - Serving Meals)
- Inspected by
- Marathon County Health Department
- License / ID
- SSCZ-D33JTT
- Status
- Permitted
- Phone
- (715) 570-7749
- Official record
- Marathon County Health Department inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Inspections
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Mar 20, 2026 Routine · 2 priority, 1 priority foundation, 1 core, 1 repeat
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Serious
Priority
PACKAGED AND UNPACKAGED FOOD - RAW OVER RTE-FOODS
Raw shell eggs were observed stored over Ready-to-Eat foods in the Walk-In Cooler
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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Serious
Priority
FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT, CHEMICAL, TEMPERATURE, pH, CONCENTRATION AND HARDNESS
The dishwasher is not sanitizing dishware.
Correction: Sanitize dishware in the sanitizing bay of the 3 compartment sink. 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
Repeat
CONSUMER ADVISORY - DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Burgers are offered undercooked upone customer request; however, are not individually asterisked on the menu.
Correction: Properly identifiy those food items that require a consumer advisory.
Code 3-603.11 (B)
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Not serious
Core
FOOD LABELS - LABEL INFORMATION
Baked goods are missing labeling information.
Correction: Label information shall include: common name of food, ingredients in order of predominance, quantity, name of business or manufacturer, color additive such canthaxanthin or astaxanthin in salmon and nutritional information.
Code 3-602.11 (B) (1)-(4), (6) and (7)
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Serious
Priority
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Mar 11, 2025 Routine · 1 priority foundation, 2 core
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
CONSUMER ADVISORY - DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Consumer advisory asterisk is missing from egg menu items and ground beef menu items.
Correction: Properly identifiy those food items that require a consumer advisory.
Code 3-603.11 (B)
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Not serious
Core
THERMOMETERS - FUNCTIONALITY - EASILY READABLE
Thermometer in Salad Bar Cooler was not easily readable.
Correction: Provide a thermomter that is easy to read.
Code 4-204.112 (D)
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Not serious
Core
PUBLIC RESTROOMS - HANDWASHING FACILITES - EQUIPPED
Soap dispenser is not operating in the men's bathroom.
Correction: [Describe].
Code 8-301.11
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Apr 2, 2024 Routine · 2 priority foundation
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
RTE/TCS FOOD - PROPER DATE MARKING
Tartar sauce and cottontail sauce (shrimp sauce) was observed in pans in the walk-in cooler without a date mark.
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.
Code 3-501.17 (A)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
The kitchen steam table is not sufficient in capacity to reheat foods to 165F prior to hot holding.
Correction: Reheat cooled foods to 165F on the stove or in the oven prior to hot holding.
Code 4-301.11
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Mar 4, 2024 Pre-inspection · No items found
No violations cited.
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.