Yummy Deli
1205 MERRILL AV, Wausau, WI 54401 · Marathon County
Establishment
- Type
- Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Retail Food - Serving Meals)
- Inspected by
- Marathon County Health Department
- License / ID
- RMEH-CMSL78
- Status
- Permitted
- Phone
- (715) 870-2442
- Official record
- Marathon County Health Department inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Inspections
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Jun 25, 2026 Routine · 2 priority, 2 priority foundation, 3 core
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Serious
Priority
TCS FOOD - HOT HOLDING
Pork Belly in the south deli hot case was observed hot held at 113.5°F
Correction: Maintain time/temperature control for safety food at or above 135°F. Discard unsafe food items.
Code 3-501.16 (A) (1)
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Serious
Priority
TCS FOOD - COLD HOLDING
Mushroom Soup in Retail Reach-In Cooler is cold held at 43°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)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
WHERE TO WASH
Employee observed washing hands in the warewashing sink, since the handwashing sink was out-of-order.
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
USING A HANDWASHING SINK - ACCESSIBLE AND MAINTAINED
Handwashing sink was not in working order and was 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
TCS FOOD - SLACKING
Ground pork and Hmong sausage were laying in the sanitizing bay of the 3-compartment sink and were beyond the thaw point of slacking.
Correction: Adjust procedures or methods to properly slack food products before preparation.
Code 3-501.12
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Not serious
Core
FOOD LABELS - LABEL INFORMATION
The name of the establishment and the establishment address are missing from food labeles packaged for retail sale.
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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Not serious
Core
EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS CONFORM TO ANSI STANDARDS
The Retail Reach-in Cooler is not ANSI 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
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Apr 10, 2025 Routine · 2 priority, 2 priority foundation, 2 repeat
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
PACKAGED AND UNPACKAGED FOOD - RAW OVER RTE-FOODS
Raw shell eggs were found stored above a container of fish sauce and food-contact packaging material in the prep 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
Repeat
TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL - 4-HOURS
Approximately 8 packages of nonshelf-stable "sweet rice coconut" items found displayed at room temperature for over 2 days. All were discarded.
Correction: Foods in unmarked containers, marked to exceeed 4 hours, food that has exceeded the 4 hour time limit or foods not properly hot or cold held before using time as a public health control shall be discarded.
Code 3-501.19 (B) (1), (3) and (4)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
Repeat
RTE/TCS FOOD - PROPER DATE MARKING
Numerous nonshelf-stable food items found with no date labeling inlcuding meat and produce items.
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
TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL - 4-HOURS - NOT MARKED
Several nonshelf-stable food items using TPHC not labeled with 4-hour discard time such as banana leaf-wrapped sticky rice and rice flour patties. Labeling corrected at time fo inspection.
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
Corrected on site
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Apr 25, 2024 Routine · 2 priority, 2 priority foundation, 1 core
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Serious
Priority
TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL - 4-HOURS
Numerous packages of hot items such as spring rolls (6), cabbage rolls (2), and steam rolls (4) under TPHC plan were left out beyond 4-hour mark per time stamp on package labels. All were discarded during inspection.
Correction: Keep track of time that these hot items are out of temperature control and discard after 4 hours has elapsed.
Code 3-501.19 (B) (1), (3) and (4)
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Serious
Priority
FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT, CHEMICAL, TEMPERATURE, pH, CONCENTRATION AND HARDNESS
Bleach sanitizer in spray bottle found to be over the upper limit at >200 ppm when tested by employee in presence of inspector.
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
RTE/TCS FOOD - PROPER DATE MARKING
Various nonshelf-stable food items in coolers found to be stored without date marking, including cooked ground pork, beef tripe, raw cut beef, chicken feet, garlic cloves, pot of red sauce, papaya sauce, sliced cucumber, and pho broth.
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
FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - SOILED
Numerous food-contact utensils, wares, and equipment stored under counter top where food is prepared were found to be exposed to food residue and debris including spatulas, scoops, can openers, tongs, metal pans, and metal trays.
Correction: Maintain food contact surfaces in a clean condition.
Code 4-601.11 (A)
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Not serious
Core
NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CLEAN
Various nonfood-contact surfaces were observed to be insanitary including a large plastic bin with significant accumulations of food debris that holds a variety of utensils, metal shelves below counter for storage of cooking equipment that has dried food debris, storage racks for cleaned wares and equipment with residue build-up, and the exterior of ingredient containers such as sugar, peanut, and a bucket for oil with encrusted food debris.
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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Serious
Priority
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May 4, 2023 Routine · 2 priority, 2 priority foundation, 1 core
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Serious
Priority
PACKAGED AND UNPACKAGED FOOD - RAW OVER RTE-FOODS
Raw pork and chicken was observed being stored over vegetables and sauces in the walk-in cooler.
Correction: Reorganize food storage so that ready-to-eat foods are stored above raw animal food and raw vegetables.
Code 3-302.11 (A) (1)
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Serious
Priority
COOLING - 6-HOUR COOLING PARAMETER
Broth on the bottom shelf of the walk-in cooler was observed at 47.3 F and has not cooled within 6 hours.
Correction: Discard the food item. Food shall be cooled from 135°F to 70°F within 2 hours and from 70°F to 41°F within 4 hours for a total 6 hour cooling period.
Code 3-501.14 (A)
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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)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL - 4-HOURS - NOT MARKED
Steam Rolls and Cabbage Rolls 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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Not serious
Core
THERMOMETERS - FUNCTIONALITY - INTEGRAL OR PERMANENTLY AFFIXED MEASURING DEVICE
The hot holding cabinets used for keeping egg rolls, pork belly, and other foods hot, is not equipped with an thermometer to display ambient air temperatures.
Correction: Provide a integral or permanently affixed temperature measuring device.
Code 4-204.112 (B)
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Serious
Priority
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.