Bishops Bay Country Club
3500 BISHOPS BAY DR, Middleton, WI 53562 · Dane County
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
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections
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May 1, 2026 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
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Jun 12, 2024 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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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)
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
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May 26, 2022 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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May 20, 2022 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
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Nov 26, 2019 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Nov 19, 2019 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Apr 12, 2018 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Jun 13, 2017 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Jun 15, 2016 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Jul 9, 2015 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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May 19, 2015 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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May 16, 2014 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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May 6, 2014 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Jun 21, 2013 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Jul 24, 2012 Re-Inspection · Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Jul 13, 2012 Re-Inspection · Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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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.