Cottage Cafe
915 Atlas AVE, Madison, WI 53714 · Dane County
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
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Inspections
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Feb 13, 2026 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Feb 5, 2026 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
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Jun 23, 2025 Pre-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
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.