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Bishops Bay Country Club

3500 BISHOPS BAY DR, Middleton, WI 53562 · Dane County

22cited violations
11serious tier
17inspections

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Primarily Restaurant)
Inspected by
Public Health Madison & Dane County
License / ID
72900-81046
Official record
Public Health Madison & Dane County inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026173
2024185
2022273
2019200
2018100
2017100
2016100
2015200
2014200
2013100
2012300

Inspections

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

      CONSUMER ADVISORY

      Consumer advisory on menu is missing on cold smoked salmon on menu.

      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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      HANDSINK - SIGNAGE

      No handwashing signage is provided at employee handwash sinks (2) at the bar.

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

      Code WFC 6-301.14

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      HANDWASHING - DRYING

      No single-use toweling or approved hand drying device available at handsink at the bar for hand drying.

      Correction: Provide single-use toweling or an approved hand drying device at handsink to facilitate proper handwashing.

      Code WFC 6-301.12

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN

      Majority of facility is clean but a few areas need attention - exterior of ice machine, a few shelf and/or countertops.

      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 (quaternary ammonia) is not available.

      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

      TOXICS - SEPARATION

      Can of WD40 on bottom shelf in kitchen.

      Correction: Rearrange area so that toxic materials are stored away from food, equipment and single service items.

      Code WFC 7-201.11; 7-301.11

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      WAREWASHING - TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE

      An irreversible registering temperature indicator is not provided. Corrective Action: Provide an irreversible registering temperature indicator for a mechanical warewashing machine that sanitizes using hot water.

      Code WFC 4-302.13(B)

  2. Jun 12, 2024 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      CLEAN - FOOD CONTACT SURFACES

      Drop shield in ice machine is visibly soiled/mildew present; ice is used for drinks. Knife on clean knife rack was soiled with food residue.

      Correction: Maintain food contact surfaces in a clean condition.

      Code WFC 4-601.11(A)

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      CROSS CONTAMINATION

      Food is not protected from cross contamination. In walk in cooler, raw cuts of beef were stored over cooked pork.

      Correction: During storage, preparation, holding, and display, keep raw animal foods separate from each other and from ready-to-eat foods so that cross contamination is prevented. Unwashed fruits and vegetables have to be separated from raw animal ready-to-eat foods and washed produce. If there is question of possible contamination, discard ready-to-eat foods.

      Code WFC 3-302.11

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

      FOOD- THAWING ROP FISH

      Frozen fish in reduced oxygen packaging (ROP) is being improperly thawed.

      Correction: Remove fish from ROP prior to thawing.

      Code WFC 3-501.13(E)

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      GOOD REPAIR - CUTTING SURFACES

      Cutting boards are heavily scratched or pitted and are no longer easily cleanable at the right hand side (when facing prep coolers) food prep cooler of the cook line.

      Correction: Resurface or discard cutting boards or blocks with excessive scratching or scoring.

      Code WFC 4-501.12

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      HANDSINK - ACCESSIBLE/CONVENIENT

      Upon arrival for inspection, the outdoor grill was setup and in-use to cook burgers/brats. There is no handwash sink at the outdoor grill.

      Correction: Provide an accessible handsink to facilitate handwashing by food employees.

      Code WFC 5-203.11; 5-204.11; 5-205.11

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      HANDWASHING - SOAP

      Soap not available at food employee handwash sink at the indoor bar.

      Correction: Provide hand soap at handsink to facilitate proper handwashing.

      Code WFC 6-301.11

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      SANITIZER TEST KIT

      A test kit for the chlorine sanitizer is not available at the outdoor bar (Trichlor sanitizer packets are used at the three compartment sink at this bar)

      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

      In the left hand side prep cooler in kitchen, in cooler top, cut tomato wedges at 46-48F. Bottom of cooler unit was cold holding product at 41F or less.

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

      Code WFC 3-501.16

  3. May 26, 2022 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  4. May 20, 2022 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      CONSUMER ADVISORY

      Consumer advisory on menu is missing disclosure (*) for duck, tuna tartare, and salmon.

      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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

      FOOD- THAWING ROP FISH

      Frozen fish in reduced oxygen packaging (ROP) is being improperly thawed.

      Correction: Remove fish from ROP prior to thawing.

      Code WFC 3-501.13(E)

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

      FOOD - THAWING

      Shrimp, thawed under running water prior to start of inspection, was observed to be 52F in 2-drawer cooler.

      Correction: Adjust procedures or methods to properly thaw foods under refrigeration, submerged in running water, or in a microwave as part of a continuous cooking process. If thawing under running water, do not allow product to reach temperatures >41F.

      Code WFC 3-501.13

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      GOOD REPAIR - EQUIPMENT

      Server station prep cooler is in need of defrost. Ice build-up observed and air temp inside is 45F.

      Correction: Maintain equipment in good repair.

      Code WFC 4-501.11

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      SANITIZATION - CHEMICAL

      The sanitizer concentration for the main bar low temp dishmachine is at 0 ppm Cl. Quat sanitizer bottle was connected in place of the detergent.

      Correction: Use chlorine 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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      STORAGE - SINGLE-SERVICE

      In dry storage area, boxes of single use items 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

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      TEMPERATURE - COLD HOLDING

      In 2-drawer cooler at grill, raw chicken breasts at 50F and salmon at 44.6F.

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

      Code WFC 3-501.16

  5. Nov 26, 2019 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  6. Nov 19, 2019 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  7. Apr 12, 2018 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  8. Jun 13, 2017 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  9. Jun 15, 2016 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  10. Jul 9, 2015 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  11. May 19, 2015 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  12. May 16, 2014 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  13. May 6, 2014 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  14. Jun 21, 2013 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  15. Jul 24, 2012 Re-Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  16. Jul 13, 2012 Re-Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  17. Jun 18, 2012 Routine Inspection · 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.