Blue Moon Bar & Grill
2535 University AVE, Madison, WI 53705 · Dane County
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
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 24 | 18 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Inspections
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Apr 28, 2026 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
-
Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
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Apr 27, 2026 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
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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
-
Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
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Feb 3, 2025 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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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
-
Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
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.