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Trattoria Di Carlo

8469 S HOWELL AVE, Oak Creek, WI 53154 · Milwaukee County

13cited violations
0serious tier
7inspections

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Retail Food - Serving Meals)
Inspected by
Oak Creek Health Department
License / ID
DPIN-CSCJ4V
Status
Permitted
Phone
(414) 768-0001
Official record
Oak Creek Health Department inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026250
2025110
2024110
2023360

Inspections

  1. Jan 8, 2026 Admin Follow Up · 1 core, 1 repeat
    • Not serious Core Repeat

      NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CLEAN

      The floor fan at the end of the kitchen line is very dirty with a build up of dust. Was not currently being used.

      Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.

      Code 4-601.11 (C)

  2. Jan 7, 2026 Routine · 2 priority foundation, 2 core
    • Not serious Priority Foundation Corrected on site

      THAWING - REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGED FISH

      Frozen ROP halibut is being improperly thawed by placing into the under grill cooler without opening the package as printed on the package to allow oxygen into the package. Halibut was thawed out when observed.

      Correction: Adjust procedures or methods to properly thaw foods. Remove packaging when thawing or cut a slit into the package to allow air into the package.

      Code 3-501.13 (E)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      WAREWASHING - CHEMICAL SANITIZER CONCENTRATION - TEST KIT

      No test kit is available for monitoring sanitizer concentration for chlorine and quat sanitizers used. Quat strips were expired as of 8-15-25.

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

      Code 4-501.116

    • Not serious Core

      WAREWASHING - MECHANICAL HOT WATER - TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICES

      An irreversible registering thermometer or heat strips are not provided for measuring utensil surface temperatures in the hot water mechanical warewashing operation.

      Correction: Provide an irreversible registering thermometer or heat sensitive strips.

      Code 4-302.13 (B)

    • Not serious Core

      NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CLEAN

      The floor fan at the end of the kitchen line is very dirty with a build up of dust. Was not currently being used.

      Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.

      Code 4-601.11 (C)

  3. Mar 20, 2025 Routine · 1 core
    • Not serious Core Corrected on site

      NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CLEAN

      Non-food contact surfaces of the soda gun holsters at the bar have some gunk build up at the bottom of the holsters. The shelf used to store clean dishes/plates above the slicer is dirty.

      Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.

      Code 4-601.11 (C)

  4. Aug 22, 2024 Routine · 1 priority foundation
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      THAWING - REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGED FISH

      Raw tuna in ROP packaging was observed in the Delfield under grill cooler unopened. Printing on the package states to "Remove from packaging when thawing".

      Correction: Adjust procedures or methods to properly thaw foods.

      Code 3-501.13 (E)

  5. Dec 7, 2023 Follow Up · 1 core, 1 repeat
    • Not serious Core Repeat

      WAREWASHING - MECHANICAL HOT WATER - TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICES

      An irreversible registering thermometer or heat sensitive strips is not provided for measuring utensil surface temperatures in the hot water mechanical warewashing operation.

      Correction: Provide an irreversible registering thermometer.

      Code 4-302.13 (B)

  6. Dec 5, 2023 Routine · 2 priority foundation, 3 core
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      RTE/TCS FOOD - PROPER DATE MARKING

      Various RTE food items left over from Sat/Sunday service in the walk in cooler did not have a date mark. This includes: Bolognese, meat sauce, chicken, sliced ham. Various pans of cooked lasagna (8-9) in the basement walk in cooler had only one date mark sticker for all the pans.

      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 - CHEMICAL SANITIZER CONCENTRATION - TEST KIT

      No test kit is available for monitoring chlorine sanitizer concentration.

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

      Code 4-501.116

    • Not serious Core

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

      The red bucket sanitizer in the pizza making area has 0ppm of quat. Manager stated that the dispenser is not working properly in dispensing the sanitizer.

      Correction: Recommended to manually add a sanitizer to the red bucket until Eco Lab can fix the dispenser.

      Code 3-304.14 (B) (1)

    • Not serious Core

      WAREWASHING - MECHANICAL HOT WATER - TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICES

      An irreversible registering thermometer or heat sensitive strips is not provided for measuring utensil surface temperatures in the hot water mechanical warewashing operation.

      Correction: Provide an irreversible registering thermometer.

      Code 4-302.13 (B)

    • Not serious Core

      NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CLEAN

      The soda gun holsters (2) in the bar area have some build up of crud on the bottom of the holsters.

      Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Recommend to pour hot water down the holster on a regular basis.

      Code 4-601.11 (C)

  7. Jun 27, 2023 Pre-inspection · No items found

    No violations cited.

Source: Oak Creek Health Department. History last read Oct 16, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.