RecordWell Data

Blue Moon Bar & Grill

2535 University AVE, Madison, WI 53705 · Dane County

26cited violations
20serious tier
3inspections

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Primarily Restaurant)
Inspected by
Public Health Madison & Dane County
License / ID
LICFDD-2025-00035
Official record
Public Health Madison & Dane County inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
202622418
2025122

Inspections

  1. Apr 28, 2026 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      BARE HAND CONTACT - Not Corrected

      Observed food employee handling lettuce with bare hands.

      Correction: Employees shall use single-use gloves, utensils, bakery papers or other approved means when handling ready-to-eat foods.

      Code WFC 3-301.11

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      CROSS CONTAMINATION - Not Corrected

      Food is not protected from cross contamination. In the walk-in cooler raw beef over sliced onions.

      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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

      FOOD- THAWING ROP FISH - Not Corrected

      Frozen fish in reduced oxygen packaging (ROP) is being improperly thawed. The salmon thawing in the walk-in cooler is still in the ROP packaged.

      Correction: Remove fish from ROP prior to thawing.

      Code WFC 3-501.13(E)

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      FOOD - SAFE - Not Corrected

      Dented cans of food (black beans and pololero) on food storage racks in the basement.

      Correction: Discard unsafe or adulterated food items.

      Code WFC 3-101.11

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      GOOD REPAIR - CUTTING SURFACES - Not Corrected

      Cutting boards are heavily scratched and are no longer easily cleanable.

      Correction: Resurface or discard cutting boards or blocks with excessive scratching or scoring.

      Code WFC 4-501.12

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      HANDWASHING - SOAP - Not Corrected

      No soap at the food employee upstairs handwash sink.

      Correction: Provide hand soap at handsink to facilitate proper handwashing.

      Code WFC 6-301.11

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      HANDWASHING - DRYING - Not Corrected

      No single-use toweling available at handsink for hand drying at the upstairs handwashing sink.

      Correction: Provide single-use toweling or an approved hand drying device at handsink to facilitate proper handwashing.

      Code WFC 6-301.12

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN - Not Corrected

      These areas need cleaning due to food debris and grease buildup: The main kitchen upstairs, the basement preparation areas and in the walk-in cooler.

      Correction: Clean the physical facilities at a frequency necessary to keep them clean.

      Code WFC 6-501.12

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      SANITIZATION - CHEMICAL - Not Corrected

      The sanitizer concentration for chlorine in the low temperature dish machine is at 0ppm.

      Correction: Use 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

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      SANITIZATION - CHEMICAL - Not Corrected

      The sanitizer concentration for the grill line low temperature dish machine is at 0ppm.

      Correction: Use 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

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      TEMPERATURE - COLD HOLDING - Not Corrected

      Grill line cooler chicken 45F, cooked mushrooms 44F, cooler surface temperature at 47F. Preparation cooler: sliced tomatoes 49F, bottom sauerkraut 50F, cooler surface temperature at 49F.

      Correction: Maintain cold TCS foods at or below 41 degrees F.

      Code WFC 3-501.16

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      TEMPERATURE - COLD HOLDING - Not Corrected

      Food items in the basement walk-in cooler: milk 55F, sliced tomatoes 55F, cooler surface temperature at 55F.

      Correction: Maintain cold TCS foods at or below 41 degrees F.

      Code WFC 3-501.16

  2. Apr 27, 2026 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      BARE HAND CONTACT

      Observed food employee handling lettuce with bare hands.

      Correction: Employees shall use single-use gloves, utensils, bakery papers or other approved means when handling ready-to-eat foods.

      Code WFC 3-301.11

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      CROSS CONTAMINATION

      Food is not protected from cross contamination. In the walk-in cooler raw beef over sliced onions.

      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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

      FOOD- THAWING ROP FISH

      Frozen fish in reduced oxygen packaging (ROP) is being improperly thawed. The salmon thawing in the walk-in cooler is still in the ROP packaged.

      Correction: Remove fish from ROP prior to thawing.

      Code WFC 3-501.13(E)

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      FOOD - SAFE

      Dented cans of food (black beans and pololero) on food storage racks in the basement.

      Correction: Discard unsafe or adulterated food items.

      Code WFC 3-101.11

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      GOOD REPAIR - CUTTING SURFACES

      Cutting boards are heavily scratched and are no longer easily cleanable.

      Correction: Resurface or discard cutting boards or blocks with excessive scratching or scoring.

      Code WFC 4-501.12

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      HANDWASHING - SOAP

      No soap at the food employee upstairs handwash sink.

      Correction: Provide hand soap at handsink to facilitate proper handwashing.

      Code WFC 6-301.11

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      HANDWASHING - DRYING

      No single-use toweling available at handsink for hand drying at the upstairs handwashing sink.

      Correction: Provide single-use toweling or an approved hand drying device at handsink to facilitate proper handwashing.

      Code WFC 6-301.12

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN

      These areas need cleaning due to food debris and grease buildup: The main kitchen upstairs, the basement preparation areas and in the walk-in cooler.

      Correction: Clean the physical facilities at a frequency necessary to keep them clean.

      Code WFC 6-501.12

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      SANITIZATION - CHEMICAL

      The sanitizer concentration for the grill line low temperature dish machine is at 0ppm.

      Correction: Use 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

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      SANITIZATION - CHEMICAL

      The sanitizer concentration for chlorine in the low temperature dish machine is at 0ppm.

      Correction: Use 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

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      TEMPERATURE - COLD HOLDING

      Food items in the basement walk-in cooler: milk 55F, sliced tomatoes 55F, cooler surface temperature at 55F.

      Correction: Maintain cold TCS foods at or below 41 degrees F.

      Code WFC 3-501.16

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      TEMPERATURE - COLD HOLDING

      Grill line cooler chicken 45F, cooked mushrooms 44F, cooler surface temperature at 47F. Preparation cooler: sliced tomatoes 49F, bottom sauerkraut 50F, cooler surface temperature at 49F.

      Correction: Maintain cold TCS foods at or below 41 degrees F.

      Code WFC 3-501.16

  3. Feb 3, 2025 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      SANITIZATION - CHEMICAL

      The sanitizer concentration for the grill line low temperature dish machine is at 0ppm.

      Correction: Use 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

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      TEMPERATURE - COLD HOLDING

      Grill line cooler chicken 45F, cooked mushrooms 44F, cooler surface temperature at 47F. Preparation cooler: sliced tomatoes 49F, bottom sauerkraut 50F, cooler surface temperature at 49F.

      Correction: Maintain cold TCS foods at or below 41 degrees F.

      Code WFC 3-501.16

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.