Culver's Cottage Grove Rd
4401 COTTAGE GROVE RD, Madison, WI 53716 · Dane County
Establishment
- Type
- Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Primarily Restaurant)
- Inspected by
- Public Health Madison & Dane County
- License / ID
- 61815-59425
- Official record
- Public Health Madison & Dane County inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections
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Apr 27, 2026 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Repeat
LABEL - WORKING CONTAINER
Container nuts, and salt and pepper mixture 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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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Corrected on site
STORAGE - SINGLE-SERVICE
Box of single service cups improperly stored on the floor.
Correction: Store single-use and single-service articles in a clean, dry location a minimum of 6-inches off the floor.
Code WFC 4-903.11
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Corrected on site
WIPING CLOTHS
Wet wiping cloths improperly stored outside sanitizer solution.
Correction: Store wiping cloths in a container of sanitizer solution when not in use. Wet cloths used with raw animal foods shall be kept in a separate sanitizing solution.
Code WFC 3-304.14
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Repeat
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Apr 27, 2026 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Repeat
LABEL - WORKING CONTAINER
Container nuts, and salt and pepper mixture 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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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Corrected on site
STORAGE - SINGLE-SERVICE
Box of single service cups improperly stored on the floor.
Correction: Store single-use and single-service articles in a clean, dry location a minimum of 6-inches off the floor.
Code WFC 4-903.11
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Corrected on site
WIPING CLOTHS
Wet wiping cloths improperly stored outside sanitizer solution.
Correction: Store wiping cloths in a container of sanitizer solution when not in use. Wet cloths used with raw animal foods shall be kept in a separate sanitizing solution.
Code WFC 3-304.14
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Repeat
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Nov 12, 2024 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
LABEL - WORKING CONTAINER
Nuts, spices 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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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Corrected on site
SANITIZER TEST KIT
A test kit for the sanitizer quaternary ammonia is not available or is expired/damaged.
Correction: Provide a test kit or other device for accurately measuring the concentration of sanitizing solutions.
Code WFC 4-302.14
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
TEMPERATURE - HOT HOLDING
Mash potatoes in drawer warmer being hot held at 119-125 degrees F.
Correction: Maintain hot TCS foods at or above 135 degrees F.
Code WFC 3-501.16
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
TOXICS - LABELING
Sanitizer in cup used to sanitizer mixer is unlabeled.
Correction: Provide labels for toxic items used in the food establishment.
Code WFC 7-101.11; 7-102.11
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
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Sep 20, 2023 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Corrected on site
AIR GAP - DRAIN
The food prep sink does not have a proper air gap between the drain and the sewage system.
Correction: Provide a 2 inch air gap to the open site floor drain.
Code WFC 5-402.11
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING
Milk in desert area being cold held is not date marked.
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
GLOVE USE
Gloves are not being properly used. Gloves used for more than one task in operation such as covering blue gloves.
Correction: Single-use gloves shall be used for only one task such as working with ready-to-eat food and discarded when damaged or soiled, or when interruptions occur in the operation.
Code WFC 3-304.15
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
LABEL - WORKING CONTAINER
Container of pecanis 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)
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
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Corrected on site
SANITIZER TEST KIT
A test kit for the sanitizer Chlorine is not available damaged.
Correction: Provide a test kit or other device for accurately measuring the concentration of sanitizing solutions.
Code WFC 4-302.14
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
WIPING CLOTHS
Wet wiping cloths improperly stored outside sanitizer.
Correction: Store wiping cloths in a container of sanitizer solution when not in use. Wet cloths used with raw animal foods shall be kept in a separate sanitizing solution.
Code WFC 3-304.14
-
Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Corrected on site
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Nov 5, 2021 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Nov 26, 2018 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Mar 19, 2018 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Mar 15, 2018 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Mar 22, 2017 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Apr 12, 2016 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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May 4, 2015 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Jul 15, 2014 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Jun 23, 2014 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Jun 20, 2013 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Jan 10, 2012 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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.