Holisac Taste Of Africa
2161 ZEIER RD, UNIT 6, Madison, WI 53704 · Dane County
Establishment
- Type
- Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Primarily Restaurant)
- Inspected by
- Public Health Madison & Dane County
- License / ID
- LICFDD-2024-00742
- Official record
- Public Health Madison & Dane County inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Inspections
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Feb 2, 2026 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
LABEL - PACKAGED FOOD - Not Corrected
Multiple baked goods are improperly labeled.
Correction: Properly label packaged food items with: common name; an ingredient list, including all subingredients in descending order of predominance, including; a weight or count; the name and address of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor; allergen content disclosure.
Code WFC 3-602.11
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
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Nov 25, 2025 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING
Chicken made yesterday is being cold held in Atosa 1-door reach-in and is not datemarked.
Correction: Discard foods that are not datemarked, improperly datemarked, or held past the alloted 7 days.
Code WFC 3-501.18
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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. The fish was left sealed in it's package.
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
Container of frozen seasoned fish found thawing improperly at room temperature. The fish had been out for approximately 1–2 hours and registered 37F.
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.
Code WFC 3-501.13
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Corrected on site
LABEL - WORKING CONTAINER
Multiple spices are stored in unlabeled containers.
Correction: Store all foods that are removed from their original packages in containers labeled with the common name of the food or ingredient.
Code WFC 3-302.12
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
LABEL - PACKAGED FOOD
Multiple baked goods are improperly labeled.
Correction: Properly label packaged food items with: common name; an ingredient list, including all subingredients in descending order of predominance, including; a weight or count; the name and address of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor; allergen content disclosure.
Code WFC 3-602.11
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
PERSON IN CHARGE - DUTIES
The Person in Charge (PIC) is not performing the following duties: employees are properly maintaining the temperatures of time/temperature control for safety foods during hot and cold holding through daily oversight of the employees’ routine monitoring for food temperatures.
Correction: The person in charge shall ensure or provide training so that employees are properly maintaining the temperatures.
Code WFC 2-103.11
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Corrected on site
STORAGE - IN-USE UTENSILS
A spoon was found inside a container of cooked beef.
Correction: Store in-use utensils in the food item with handle extended, on a clean surface, running dipper well or in a container of water greater than 135 degrees F.
Code WFC 3-304.12
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Corrected on site
STORAGE - SINGLE-SERVICE
A case of to-go containers was improperly stored.
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 - HOT HOLDING
Packaged fufu being hot held at 100F. Product was made 2hrs before and was stored at room temp.
Correction: Maintain hot TCS foods at or above 135 degrees F.
Code WFC 3-501.16
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Corrected on site
WAREWASHING - IMPROPER SET-UP
Utensil washing sinks are not being properly set-up. Multiple dirty dishes in the rinse and sanitizing bays.
Correction: Properly set-up sinks: prewash, wash, rinse, sanitize and air-dry.
Code WFC 4-603 to 4-703
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
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Dec 30, 2024 Pre-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER
There is no certified food protection manager for the establishment.
Correction: Provide a certified food protection manager.
Code WFC 12-201.11
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
EMPLOYEE HEALTH REPORTING
Employees have not been informed they must report symptoms, lesions containing pus, diagnosis of foodborne illness, and situations of exposure to foodborne illness to the person in charge.
Correction: Person in charge shall inform or retrain food employees on required reporting of symptoms, lesions containing pus, diagnosis of foodborne illness and situations of exposure to foodborne illness.
Code WFC 2-201.11
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
HANDSINK - TEMPERED WATER
Handsink does not have tempered water.
Correction: Provide a water temperature of at least 100 degrees F.
Code WFC 5-202.12(A)
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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 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
SANITIZER TEST KIT
A test kit for chlorine 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)
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.