Amber Grill @ Holiday Inn Stevens Point Convention Center
1001 AMBER AVE, Stevens Point, WI 54482 · Portage County
Establishment
- Type
- Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Retail Food - Serving Meals)
- Inspected by
- Portage County Health & Human Services
- License / ID
- CHES-C9HQXT
- Status
- Permitted
- Phone
- (715) 344-0200
- Official record
- Portage County Health & Human Services inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Inspections
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Mar 30, 2026 Routine · 2 priority
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
READY-TO-EAT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD, DISPOSITION
Several ready to eat, TCS foods held in coolers have exceeded their maximum hold time of 7 days.
Correction: Discard potentially contaminated or unsafe foods. Note: foods were discarded during inspection.
Code 3-501.18
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Serious
Priority
HANDWASHING FACILITIES IN DISREPAIR
Soap dispenser at handwashing sink (near walk in coolers) is in disrepair.
Correction: Repair and maintain handwashing facilities.
Code [B] 6-501.18
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
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Jan 7, 2025 Routine · 1 priority
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
DATE MARKING - DISPOSITION
Several foods held in coolers have exceeded their date marks (tarter sauce, coleslaw, potato soup, cream sauce etc.).
Correction: Discard ready-to-eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food requiring a date mark that has exceeded the discard date or has not been provided with a date mark. Note: Foods were discarded during inspection.
Code 3-501.18 (A)
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
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Dec 13, 2023 Routine · 1 priority, 2 priority foundation, 2 core, 2 repeat
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
TCS FOOD - COLD HOLDING
Whipped butter and herb mixture is stored at room temperature.
Correction: Maintain cold time/temperature control for safety food at or below 41°F. Discard unsafe food items. Note: violation was corrected during inspection, whipped butter mixture was discarded during inspection.
Code 3-501.16 (A) (2) AND (B)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
Repeat
Corrected on site
RTE/TCS FOOD - PROPER DATE MARKING
Several ready to eat, temperature control for safety foods are missing date marks or held in coolers longer than 7 days.
Correction: Adjust method or procedures so that all ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, if required, are provided with date marking or an effective method of identifying when a food item has exceeded 7 days. Discard improperly date marked food or food that has past the 7 day shelf life. Note: violation was corrected during inspection, foods beyond 7 day hold time and foods missing date mark
Code 3-501.17 (A)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
Corrected on site
WAREWASHING - CLEANING AGENTS
The dishmachine located at the main bar is not supplied with detergent for warewashing purposes. A rinse additive is incorrectly connected to the machine's detergent line.
Correction: Provide a detergent for the wash solution when warewashing. Note: violation was corrected during inspection, a container of detergent was installed on the detergent line to the machine was primed and a wash cycle was run.
Code 4-501.17
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Not serious
Core
Repeat
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT AND SINGLE-USE ARTICLES, LINENS - STORING PROHIBITIONS - SELF DRAINING POSITION
Coffee carafes' stored in the banquet hallway are improperly stored covered and upright, standing water is observed in carafes'
Correction: Clean equipment and utensils shall be stored in a self-draining position to allow for air drying and covered or inverted.
Code 4-903.11 (B)
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Not serious
Core
INSECTS AND RODENTS - OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED
There is a gap under the service door located in the back kitchen which could be the source for the entrance of insects or rodents.
Correction: Repair this hole or gap so that entrance by insects or rodents into the food establishment is prevented.
Code 6-202.15 (A) (1)
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
Source: Portage County Health & Human Services. History last read Oct 19, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.