The Oaks Golf Course
4740 PIERCEVILLE RD, Cottage Grove, WI 53527 · Dane County
Establishment
- Type
- Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Primarily Restaurant)
- Inspected by
- Public Health Madison & Dane County
- License / ID
- 72959-81118
- Official record
- Public Health Madison & Dane County inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 17 | 7 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections
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Oct 17, 2025 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Oct 8, 2025 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
CONSUMER ADVISORY
Consumer advisory on menu is missing Asterisk for items that can be ordered undercooked.
Correction: Provide a consumer advisory with required disclosure and reminder components for animal foods served in a raw or undercooked condition.
Code WFC 3-603.11
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
PEST - EVIDENCE
Evidence of pests observed. Flies observed in the kitchen.
Correction: Provide proper pest control by trapping or otherwise controlling pest problems on a continual basis. Clean up all pest activity evidence and increase control activities.
Code WFC 6-501.111
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
TEMPERATURE - HOT HOLDING
Shredded pork 126 F and Shredded beef 130 F in second Nemco warmer being hot held at below 135 degrees F for about 2 hours.
Correction: Maintain hot TCS foods at or above 135 degrees F.
Code WFC 3-501.16
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
TEMPERATURE - COLD HOLDING
Sliced tomatoes 51 F, Diced tomatoes 45 F, and Chicken salad 50 F in plastic containers on the top two door prep cooler being cold held at above 41 degrees F.
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)
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Oct 21, 2024 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
CONSUMER ADVISORY
Consumer advisory on menu is missing disclosure and warning on Winter menu.
Correction: Provide a consumer advisory with required disclosure and reminder components for animal foods served in a raw or undercooked condition.
Code WFC 3-603.11
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING
Alfredo sauce and Marinara sauce being cold held in the walk-in cooler are 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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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
SANITIZATION - CHEMICAL
The sanitizer concentration for Chlorine in the Ecolab low temp dish machine is at 0 ppm.
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
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Jun 5, 2023 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Repeat
GOOD REPAIR - CUTTING SURFACES - Not Corrected
Cutting boards are heavily scratched or pitted and are no longer easily cleanable.
Correction: Resurface or discard cutting boards or blocks with excessive scratching or scoring.
Code WFC 4-501.12
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Repeat
Corrected on site
HANDSINK - SIGNAGE - Not Corrected
No handwashing signage is provided at employee handwash sink.
Correction: Provide a sign or poster at each employee handwash sink that reminds food employees to wash their hands.
Code WFC 6-301.14
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Repeat
WIPING CLOTHS - Not Corrected
Wet wiping cloths improperly stored.
Correction: Store wiping cloths in a container of sanitizer solution when not in use. Wet cloths used with raw animal foods shall be kept in a separate sanitizing solution.
Code WFC 3-304.14
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Repeat
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Jun 2, 2023 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
CROSS CONTAMINATION
Food is not protected from cross contamination. Raw beef stored above ready to eat shredded meat in walk in cooler.
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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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
DATE MARK - SYSTEM
A date marking system is not in place for ready-to-eat TCS foods cooked cold held, then frozen to thaw in cooler
Correction: Implement procedures so that all ready-to-eat TCS foods are date marked with a date not to exceed 7 days.
Code WFC 3-501.17
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING
Mozzarella 5/23, chipotle dressing 5/22 & 4/18, Tom Vinaigrette 5/26, date exceeded 7 days. Lettuce, bacon, onions, and being cold held is not datemarked or has a datemark that exceeds 7 days.
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.
Correction: Remove fish from ROP prior to thawing.
Code WFC 3-501.13(E)
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
GOOD REPAIR - CUTTING SURFACES
Cutting boards are heavily scratched or pitted and are no longer easily cleanable.
Correction: Resurface or discard cutting boards or blocks with excessive scratching or scoring.
Code WFC 4-501.12
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
HANDSINK - SIGNAGE
No handwashing signage is provided at employee handwash sink in the bar and men's restroom.
Correction: Provide a sign or poster at each employee handwash sink that reminds food employees to wash their hands.
Code WFC 6-301.14
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
LABEL - WORKING CONTAINER
Flour containers is stored in unlabeled container.
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
Corrected on site
MISCELLANEOUS
Open beverage containers for drinking found throughout the kitchen area
Correction: All beverage container must have lids
Code WFC-2-401.11(B)
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
SANITIZATION - CHEMICAL
The sanitizer concentration for chlorine in the dishwasher is at 0 ppm.
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)
SANITIZATION - FOOD SURFACES
Thermometer is not being sanitized.
Correction: After cleaning, rinse and sanitize equipment and utensils.
Code WFC 4-702.11
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
STORAGE - SINGLE-SERVICE
Single-Use cups and containers improperly stored on the floor in basement.
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
Brats on flat top being hot held at 118 degrees F.
Correction: Maintain hot TCS foods at or above 135 degrees F.
Code WFC 3-501.16
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
TOXICS - LABELING
Bottle of solution is unlabeled.
Correction: Provide labels for toxic items used in the food establishment.
Code WFC 7-101.11; 7-102.11
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
WIPING CLOTHS
Wet wiping cloths improperly stored.
Correction: Store wiping cloths in a container of sanitizer solution when not in use. Wet cloths used with raw animal foods shall be kept in a separate sanitizing solution.
Code WFC 3-304.14
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
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Oct 29, 2021 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
CLEAN - FOOD CONTACT SURFACES
Plastic shield in the interior of the ice machine is unclean.
Correction: Maintain food contact surfaces in a clean condition.
Code WFC 4-601.11(A)
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
TEMPERATURE - COLD HOLDING
Blue cheese in the drawer style cooler below grill is measuring 49 degrees F.
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)
Corrected on site
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Mar 5, 2019 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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May 9, 2018 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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May 19, 2017 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Jun 28, 2016 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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May 27, 2015 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Jun 3, 2014 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Sep 26, 2012 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Apr 9, 2012 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
Source: Public Health Madison & Dane County. History last read Oct 2, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.