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Cottage Cafe

915 Atlas AVE, Madison, WI 53714 · Dane County

9cited violations
4serious tier
3inspections

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Primarily Restaurant)
Inspected by
Public Health Madison & Dane County
License / ID
LICFDD-2025-00393
Official record
Public Health Madison & Dane County inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026243
2025151

Inspections

  1. Feb 13, 2026 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  2. Feb 5, 2026 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING

      Cut tomatoes and bacon in the bottom prep cooler in the kitchen being cold held are not datemarked.

      Correction: Discard foods that are not datemarked, improperly datemarked, or held past the alloted 7 days.

      Code WFC 3-501.18

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

      LABEL - WORKING CONTAINER

      Butter is stored in unlabeled container.

      Correction: Store all foods that are removed from their original packages in containers labeled with the common name of the food or ingredient.

      Code WFC 3-302.12

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      TEMPERATURE - COLD HOLDING

      Pork 45 F, Raw hash brown 43 F in the drawer cooler being cold held at above 41 degrees F. The air temp of the drawer cooler is 41-45 F.

      Correction: Maintain cold TCS foods at or below 41 degrees F.

      Code WFC 3-501.16

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL

      Operator has no written plan for using time as a public health control, to hold bacon at room temperature.

      Correction: Create a written plan for time as a public health control and maintain the documentation onsite.

      Code WFC 3-501.19

  3. Jun 23, 2025 Pre-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      FOOD PREP SINK

      Food prep sink is not available and/or food prep occurring on sheet trays placed above the flood rim level on the 4-compartment sink.

      Correction: Provide and use a sink solely for the purpose of food preparation.

      Code WFC 4-301.16

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      HANDSINK - NON-HAND FAUCETS

      The handsink located in the back area across the 4-compartment sink of this facility is not equipped with a non-hand operated faucet.

      Correction: Provide a functional non-hand operated faucet at all hand sinks in the facility.

      Code WFC 5-202.12(C)

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN

      Walls behind the grill, stove and fryers, particularly around the floor is very greasy, dirty and in need of cleaning.

      Correction: Clean the physical facilities at a frequency necessary to keep them clean.

      Code WFC 6-501.12

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PHYSICAL FACILITY - COVE BASE

      The floor and wall junctures located in the around the ice machine are not coved properly, the cove base is damaged.

      Correction: Maintain the floor and wall junctures in a manner dependent on cleaning method.

      Code WFC 6-201.13

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      TEMPERATURE - COLD HOLDING

      Chocolate milk 45 F and 2% Reduced Fat Milk 44 F in True two glass door cooler being cold held at above 41 degrees F.

      Correction: Maintain cold TCS foods at or below 41 degrees F.

      Code WFC 3-501.16

Source: Public Health Madison & Dane County. History last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.