RecordWell Data

Country Cafe

1030 EMERALD TER, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 · Dane County

14cited violations
7serious tier
4inspections

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Primarily Restaurant)
Inspected by
Public Health Madison & Dane County
License / ID
LICFDD-2021-00691
Official record
Public Health Madison & Dane County inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026154
2025110
2023173
2021110

Inspections

  1. Mar 25, 2026 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      CONSUMER ADVISORY

      Consumer advisory on menu is missing some asterisks on some applicable menu items (burgers, some breakfast items).

      Correction: Provide a consumer advisory with required disclosure and reminder components for animal foods served in a raw or undercooked condition.

      Code WFC 3-603.11

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      EMPLOYEE HEALTH REPORTING

      Employees have not been informed they must report symptoms, lesions containing pus, diagnosis of foodborne illness, and situations of exposure to foodborne illness to the person in charge.

      Correction: Person in charge shall inform or retrain food employees on required reporting of symptoms, lesions containing pus, diagnosis of foodborne illness and situations of exposure to foodborne illness.

      Code WFC 2-201.11

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      GOOD REPAIR - FOOD CONTACT SURFACES

      One of the ice buckets is cracked/chipped.

      Correction: Provide food contact surfaces that are smooth, free of sharp edges, and are free from breaks and cracks.

      Code WFC 4-202.11

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      RESPONDING TO CONTAMINATION EVENTS

      The food establishment does not have procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events.

      Correction: Provide procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events.

      Code WFC 2-501.11

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      SANITIZATION - CHEMICAL

      The sanitizer concentration for chlorine in the dishwasher is at 0 ppm.

      Correction: Use test strips to measure proper sanitizer concentration and adjust the concentration accordingly. Provide training to employees on proper use and concentration of sanitizer.

      Code WFC 4-501.114

  2. Jan 30, 2025 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      HANDSINK - NON-HAND FAUCETS

      The handsink located in the men's restroom for employees at the back area 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)

  3. Mar 9, 2023 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      BARE HAND CONTACT

      Employee on the cookline observed handling ready-to-eat food wrap sandwich with bare hands.

      Correction: Employees shall use single-use gloves, utensils, bakery papers or other approved means when handling ready-to-eat foods.

      Code WFC 3-301.11

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

      CLEAN - NON-FOOD SURFACES

      Non-food contact surfaces of the floor of the inside of the Beverage-Air one door prep cooler is soiled and unclean.

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

      Code WFC 4-601.11(C)

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING

      Cooked mixed vegetables, Bacon, Hollandaise sauce, County gravy, Ranch, Marinara sauce being cold held in the walk-in cooler 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

      HANDSINK - SIGNAGE

      No handwashing signage is provided at employee hand wash sink on the cookline, also no signage at hand sink near the dish machine.

      Correction: Provide a sign or poster at each employee handwash sink that reminds food employees to wash their hands.

      Code WFC 6-301.14

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN

      The physical facility in the kitchen is dirty and in need of cleaning. Cooler walls, Stove outer walls are dirty and walls behind the coolers and the grill are greasy 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

      SANITIZER TEST KIT

      A test kit for the sanitizer (i.e. chlorine) is not available or is missing.

      Correction: Provide a test kit or other device for accurately measuring the concentration of sanitizing solutions.

      Code WFC 4-302.14

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      TEMPERATURE - COLD HOLDING

      Cooked sweet potatoes in top Beverage-Air three door prep cooler being cold held at 45 degrees F for less than 2 hours.

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

      Code WFC 3-501.16

  4. Dec 6, 2021 Pre-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      HANDSINK - NON-HAND FAUCETS

      The handsink located in the kitchen on the cookline 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)

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.