Kohlmans & Lees Groceries
735 S 3RD AV, Wausau, WI 54401 · Marathon County
Establishment
- Type
- Retail food (not serving meals) (Retail Food - Not Serving Meals, Moderate)
- Inspected by
- Marathon County Health Department
- License / ID
- BBUR-9ECLUL
- Status
- Permitted
- Phone
- (715) 845-4991
- Official record
- Marathon County Health Department inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Inspections
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Mar 30, 2026 Routine · 1 priority, 2 priority foundation, 2 repeat
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Serious
Priority
FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT, CHEMICAL, TEMPERATURE, pH, CONCENTRATION AND HARDNESS
Provide proper sanitizer. Low splash not approved must be straight liquid bleach.
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
Repeat
THAWING
Sausage in the meat department must be thawed under refrigeration. Do not let sit out at room temperature.
Correction: Adjust procedures or methods to properly thaw foods.
Code 3-501.13 (A) - (D)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
Repeat
TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL - 4-HOURS - NOT MARKED
Items in the hot hodling unit using time as a public health control for 4 hours is not properly marked or identified with a discard time.
Correction: Food items shall be marked or otherwise identfied with a time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food was removed from temperature control. Discard food item.
Code 3-501.19 (B) (2)
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Serious
Priority
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Feb 10, 2025 Routine · 1 priority, 3 priority foundation, 2 core
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Serious
Priority
DATE MARKING - DISPOSITION
Periodically, foods that are not sold when using Time as a Public Health Control, are cooled, packaged and made available for sale.
Correction: Discard ready-to-eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food that are not sold within 4 hours when using Time as a Public Health Control.
Code 3-501.18 (A)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
WHERE TO WASH
Remove the hand soap dispenser from the wall above the food prep sink. This tempts employees to wash their hands in an unapproved sink.
Correction: Employees shall wash their hands in a designated handwash sink. Handwashing is prohibited in food preparation, warewashing and mop sinks.
Code 2-301.15
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
Corrected on site
THAWING
Chicken wings were observed being improperly thawed in water above 70F that was not running.
Correction: Adjust procedures or methods to properly thaw foods.
Code 3-501.13 (A) - (D)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL - 4-HOURS - NOT MARKED
Foods in the hot case need to be entered into the time as a public health control log upon entry into the hot case.
Correction: Food items shall be marked or otherwise identfied with a time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food was removed from temperature control.
Code 3-501.19 (B) (2)
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Not serious
Core
Corrected on site
EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS CONFORM TO ANSI STANDARDS
Non-food grade pail was observed being used to store food.
Correction: Unapproved equipment shall be removed from food service.
Code 4-205.11
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Not serious
Core
INSECTS AND RODENTS - OUTER OPENINGS - SOLID, SELF-CLOSING AND TIGHT FITTING DOORS
The exterior door by the produce cooler is not tight-fitting. Daylight can be seen along the bottom of the door which may allow entry of pests.
Correction: Provide a self-closing and tight fitting door to prevent the entrance of insects or rodents.
Code 6-202.15 (A) (3)
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Serious
Priority
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Jan 18, 2024 Routine · 1 priority, 3 core, 1 repeat
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Serious
Priority
Repeat
SEWAGE - BACKFLOW PREVENTION
A direct connection exists between the sewage system and a drains from the deli food prep sink and the left compartment of the produce prep sink.
Correction: Design the sewage system in a manner that would preclude a direct connection between the sewage system and the drain from which food is placed. Remove the direct connection.
Code 5-402.11
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Not serious
Core
LABELING - FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS LABELED WITH COMMON NAME
Various sauces stored in the Walk-in Cooler, are not labeled with the common name of the food.
Correction: Store all foods that are removed from their original packages in containers labeled with the common name of the food or ingredient.
Code 3-302.12
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Not serious
Core
THERMOMETERS - FUNCTIONALITY - INTEGRAL OR PERMANENTLY AFFIXED MEASURING DEVICE
Deli Warming Bulbs are not equipped with an integral or permanently affixed thermometer.
Correction: Provide a integral or permanently affixed temperature measuring device.
Code 4-204.112 (B)
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Not serious
Core
EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS CONFORM TO ANSI STANDARDS
Small white single use food pails are being reused as food container and are not ANSI/NSF certified or approved by the department.
Correction: Unapproved equipment shall be removed from food service.
Code 4-205.11
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Serious
Priority
Repeat
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.