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Los Compadres Mexican Restaurant

300 N 3RD ST L01, Wausau, WI 54403 · Marathon County

26cited violations
9serious tier
4inspections

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Retail Food - Serving Meals)
Inspected by
Marathon County Health Department
License / ID
SSCZ-DHCQVV
Status
Permitted
Phone
(715 ) 393-4797
Official record
Marathon County Health Department inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026195
20253174

Inspections

  1. Jul 23, 2026 Routine · 3 priority, 4 priority foundation, 3 repeat
    • Serious Priority

      PACKAGED AND UNPACKAGED FOOD - RAW OVER RTE-FOODS

      Raw chicken set atop chili relleno in the kitchen 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)

    • Serious Priority Corrected on site

      PACKAGED AND UNPACKAGED FOOD - RAW OVER RTE-FOODS

      Raw shell eggs over produce in the kitchen 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)

    • Serious Priority Repeat Corrected on site

      TCS FOOD - COLD HOLDING

      Salsa in server cooler was observed cold held at 49.1°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)

    • Serious Priority

      FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT, CHEMICAL, TEMPERATURE, pH, CONCENTRATION AND HARDNESS

      Warewashing machine is not dipensing sanitizer.

      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)

    • Serious Priority

      FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT, CHEMICAL, TEMPERATURE, pH, CONCENTRATION AND HARDNESS

      Wiping cloth pail over 100ppm chlorine.

      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)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation Repeat

      ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

      Server glass sliding door cooler in the kitchen is insufficient in capacity to keep foods at 41F or below.

      Correction: Provide equipment in sufficient capacity to hold food at proper temperature. Reduce food inventory or provide additional approved equipment.

      Code 4-301.11

    • Not serious Priority Foundation Corrected on site

      WAREWASHING - CHEMICAL SANITIZER CONCENTRATION - TEST KIT

      No test kit was available for monitoring chlorine sanitizer concentrations.

      Correction: Provide a test kit to allow accurate determination of the sanitization concentration.

      Code 4-501.116

    • Not serious Priority Foundation Repeat

      USING A HANDWASHING SINK - ACCESSIBLE AND MAINTAINED

      Handwashing sink by the dishwashing are is obstructed by a long table and a garbage container and is therefore 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)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      HAND DRYING PROVISION

      No single-use toweling or other hand drying device available at employee handwashing sink by the warewashing area.

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

      Code 6-301.12

  2. Aug 29, 2025 Re-inspection · No items found

    No violations cited.

  3. Jul 29, 2025 Routine · 2 priority, 8 priority foundation, 2 core, 1 repeat
    • Serious Priority

      WHEN TO WASH

      Employees observed not washing hands after removing soiled gloves, before putting on new clean gloves.

      Correction: Employees shall wash their hands after engaging in any activity that may cause their hands to become contaminated.

      Code 2-301.14

    • Serious Priority

      TCS FOOD - COLD HOLDING

      Whipping cream in the bar 2-door cooler was observed cold held at 47.6°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)

    • Serious Priority

      TCS FOOD - COLD HOLDING

      Salsa Verde in the Left Cookline Prep Table was observed cold held at 46.7°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)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      PERSON IN CHARGE - COOLING METHODS

      The Person in Charge (PIC) is not monitoring the proper methods for rapidly cooling food.

      Correction: The person in charge shall ensure proper methods for the rapid cooling of food and that routine monitoring of food temperatures is conducted during the cooling process.

      Code 2-103.11 (H)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      PROPER COOLING METHODS - CRITERIA

      Improper cooling methods were observed for sals in food grade pails.

      Correction: Adjust methods or procedures to facilitate cooling as described in 3-501.15.

      Code 3-501.15 (A)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation Corrected on site

      RTE/TCS FOOD - PROPER DATE MARKING

      Empanadas in Aurora Sliding Door Cooler were 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)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      WAREWASHING MACHINES - AUTOMATIC DISPENSING OF DETERGENT AND SANITIZERS

      The warewashing machine does not dispense detergent or sanitizer automatically.

      Correction: Repair or replace the warewashing machine. Warewashing machines shall automatically dispense detergents and sanitizers.

      Code 4-204.117 (A)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

      The Left Cookline Prep Table is not sufficient in capacity to hold foods at temperatures below 41F.

      Correction: Call for service/repair. Provide equipment in sufficient capacity to hold food at proper temperature. Reduce food inventory or provide additional approved equipment.

      Code 4-301.11

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

      The bar 2-door cooler is not sufficient in capacity to hold foods at temperatures below 41F.

      Correction: Call for service. Provide equipment in sufficient capacity to hold food at proper temperature. Reduce food inventory or provide additional approved equipment.

      Code 4-301.11

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      WAREWASHING MACHINE - CHEMICAL - WASH SOLUTION TEMPERATURE

      The temperature of the wash solution in the chemical dishmachine is less than 120°F.

      Correction: Maintain the wash temperature in the warewashing machine at a temperature not less than 49°C (120°F).

      Code 4-501.110 (B)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      USING A HANDWASHING SINK - ACCESSIBLE AND MAINTAINED

      Handwashing sink by the dishwashing area was blocked by carts and the water was turned off.

      Correction: Keep handwashing sink in working condition at all times to allow for frequent handwashing.

      Code 5-205.11 (A) and (C)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation Corrected on site

      HANDWASHING CLEANSER AVAILABILITY

      Soap not available at the handwashing sink by the dishwashing area.

      Correction: Provide hand soap at handwashing sink to facilitate proper handwashing.

      Code 6-301.11

    • Not serious Core Repeat

      CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER – REQUIREMENT - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS

      There is not an approved or current certified food manager for this establishment.

      Correction: Provide an approved certified food protection manager in the food establishment within [time period].

      Code 12-201.11 (A) (1)

    • Not serious Core

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

      Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces were observed set on work surfaces and not stored in chemical sanitizer.

      Correction: Cloths used for wiping counters and equipment shall be stored in a sanitizing solution in between uses.

      Code 3-304.14 (B) (1)

  4. Jun 9, 2025 Pre-inspection · 1 priority, 2 core
    • Serious Priority

      FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT, CHEMICAL, TEMPERATURE, pH, CONCENTRATION AND HARDNESS

      The quat sanitizer at the 4-compartment sink mixing valve was not mixing correctly and was observed at a concentration below the EPA registered label use instructions.

      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)

    • Not serious Core

      CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER – REQUIREMENT - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS

      There is not an approved or current certified food manager for this establishment.

      Correction: Provide an approved certified food protection manager in the food establishment within [time period].

      Code 12-201.11 (A) (1)

    • Not serious Core

      PLUMBING - SYSTEM MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR

      The handwash sink faucet at the cookline works but is not maintained in good repair.

      Correction: The plumbing system shall be maintained in good repair. Repair or replace defective or leaking plumbing.

      Code 5-205.15 (B)

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.