Backwoods Bar And Grill
1511 N SECOND DR, 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
- LBEI-AF2R2F
- Status
- Permitted
- Phone
- (715) 344-7455
- Official record
- Portage County Health & Human Services inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Inspections
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Nov 5, 2025 Routine · 3 priority foundation, 1 core, 1 repeat
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
CONSUMER ADVISORY - DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Consumer advisory is missing the disclosure statement.
Correction: Properly identifiy those food items that require a consumer advisory.
Code 3-603.11 (B)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
THERMOMETERS - AMBIENT AIR AND WATER - ACCURACY
Thermometers in #2, #5, #6 basement freezers, Frigidaire upright freezer, Kenmore upright freezer, Frigidaire freezer (side room) are broken and measuring ambient air is not accurate.
Correction: Calibrate or replace thermometer.
Code 4-203.12
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - SOILED
French fry press is visibly soiled.
Correction: Maintain food contact surfaces in a clean condition.
Code 4-601.11 (A)
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Not serious
Core
Repeat
Corrected on site
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT AND SINGLE-USE ARTICLES, LINENS - STORING PROHIBITIONS - SELF DRAINING POSITION
Ice buckets are improperly stored in the upright position.
Correction: Clean equipment and utensils shall be stored in a self-draining position to allow for air drying and covered or inverted. Note: Employee inverted ice buckets.
Code 4-903.11 (B)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Nov 4, 2024 Routine · 1 priority foundation, 2 core
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - SOILED
Can opener blade and drip plate of ice machine are visibly soiled.
Correction: Maintain food contact surfaces in a clean condition.
Code 4-601.11 (A)
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Not serious
Core
EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS - PROPER ADJUSTMENT
The Frigidaire pizza freezer has a damaged gasket on the left side of the unit and was too full of product preventing proper closure.
Correction: Equipment components shall be kept intact, tight, and properly adjusted. Note: Employee adjusted items in freezer to allow closing of unit.
Code 4-501.11 (B)
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Not serious
Core
Corrected on site
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT AND SINGLE-USE ARTICLES, LINENS - STORING PROHIBITIONS - SELF DRAINING POSITION
Ice buckets are improperly stored in upright position on the basement floor.
Correction: Clean equipment and utensils shall be stored in a self-draining position to allow for air drying and covered or inverted. Note: Employee inverted ice buckets and moved them to a shelf.
Code 4-903.11 (B)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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May 3, 2023 Routine · 2 priority, 1 priority foundation, 3 core, 2 repeat
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
PACKAGED AND UNPACKAGED FOOD - RAW OVER RTE-FOODS
Raw shell eggs stored above cheese and condiments in the Everest left cooler.
Correction: Reorganize food storage so that ready-to-eat foods are stored above raw animal food and raw vegetables. Discard ready-to-eat foods that show evidence of contamination. NOTE: Owner stated they are personal food and they were removed.
Code 3-302.11 (A) (1)
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Serious
Priority
Repeat
FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT, CHEMICAL, TEMPERATURE, pH, CONCENTRATION AND HARDNESS
The dish machine chlorine sanitizer is not being used according to EPA registered label use instructions and is at 0 PPM.
Correction: Provide training to employees on proper use and concentration of sanitizer or repair or adjust warewashing equipment to provide proper sanitizer concentration. NOTE: Owner ceased use of the dish machine and will use the 3-compartment until it is repaired. The department will be contacted when the dish machine is repaired.
Code 4-501.114 (A) - (E)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - SOILED
Potato French fry press is visibly soiled.
Correction: Maintain food contact surfaces in a clean condition.
Code 4-601.11 (A)
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Not serious
Core
Repeat
EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS - GOOD REPAIR
The following freezers have excessive frost build-up: Frigidaire Upright Freezer (near pizza prep), Frigidaire Upright Freezer (basement), and Frigidaire Freezer (side room).
Correction: Defrost equipment and maintain in good repair.
Code 4-501.11 (A)
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Not serious
Core
NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CLEAN
Canopy hood filters are visibly soiled with dust and grease accumulations.
Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.
Code 4-601.11 (C)
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Not serious
Core
Corrected on site
PUBLIC RESTROOMS - HANDWASHING FACILITES - EQUIPPED
Men's toilet room does not have hand soap.
Correction: Refill the men's toilet room hand soap dispenser. NOTE: Owner refilled the soap dispenser.
Code 8-301.11
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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.