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Backwoods Bar And Grill

1511 N SECOND DR, Stevens Point, WI 54482 · Portage County

13cited violations
2serious tier
3inspections

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

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2025140
2024130
2023162

Inspections

  1. Nov 5, 2025 Routine · 3 priority foundation, 1 core, 1 repeat
    • 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)

    • 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

    • 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)

    • 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)

  2. Nov 4, 2024 Routine · 1 priority foundation, 2 core
    • 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)

    • 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)

    • 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)

  3. May 3, 2023 Routine · 2 priority, 1 priority foundation, 3 core, 2 repeat
    • 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)

    • 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)

    • 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)

    • 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)

    • 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)

    • 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

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.