Buck And Honey's Restaurant
108 S SECOND ST, Mount Horeb, WI 53572 · Dane County
Establishment
- Type
- Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Primarily Restaurant)
- Inspected by
- Public Health Madison & Dane County
- License / ID
- LICFDD-2023-00540
- Official record
- Public Health Madison & Dane County inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Inspections
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Mar 19, 2026 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Mar 10, 2026 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
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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
Corrected on site
FOOD - THAWING
Shrimp in breading station prep cooler top at 55F due to thawing under running water too long.
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
GOOD REPAIR - EQUIPMENT
Fry station prep cooler in disrepair. Air/surface temp 46F.
Correction: Maintain equipment in good repair. Prep cooler must maintain food at 41F or below.
Code WFC 4-501.11
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Corrected on site
LABEL - WORKING CONTAINER
Panko, sugar, salt, and salt/pepper 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
PEST - EVIDENCE
Evidence of pests observed. Fruit flies observed in bar area near dish machine.
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 - COLD HOLDING
The following TCS food temperatures were observed: 1) In expo station rail cooler, combi sauce 45-53F, sour cream 47F, 2) Squeeze bottles of chipotle 61F, garlic aioli 58F in broiler prep cooler top section; Squeeze bottles of lime crema 43-46F, several squeeze bottles of house-made dressings 52F in Pantry prep cooler top; Squeeze bottles of bbq ranch 46F in Pizza station prep cooler top, 3) At Fry station prep cooler, buffalo sauce 47F, siracha sauce 47F, corn meal triangles 46F, bacon wrapped dates 46F.
Correction: Maintain cold TCS foods at or below 41 degrees F. Discard any TCS food that was >41F for more than 4 hours.
Code WFC 3-501.16
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Corrected on site
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Dec 18, 2024 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
CLEAN - FOOD CONTACT SURFACES
Interior of main kitchen ice machine is visibly soiled.
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
CROSS CONTAMINATION
Food is not protected from cross contamination. In main walk-in cooler, beef tenderloin stored above fish. In basement walk-in cooler, raw pizza sausage stored above shrimp.
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
HANDSINK - SIGNAGE
No handwashing signage is provided at employee handwash sink on grill line.
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
Corrected on site
MATERIAL - FOOD CONTACT SURFACE
White microfiber towel placed upon salad lettuce in pantry cooler is not considered an approved food contact surface.
Correction: Provide a food grade contact surface that designed to prevent the migration of deleterious substances, will not impart colors, odors or tastes to food, and is smooth, durable, nonabsorbent, corrosion-resistant, and easily cleanable. Alternately, provide a food grade bag, insert, or liner that will protect the food from the unapproved material.
Code WFC 4-101.11
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
PHYSICAL FACILITY - DESIGN
In basement walk-in cooler, the design of the floors is not easily cleanable. Initial plastic covering has not been removed and is not easily cleanable.
Correction: Peel off plastic covering to provide floor that is designed, constructed, and installed so it is smooth and easily cleanable.
Code WFC 6-201.11
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
PHYSICAL FACILITY - GOOD REPAIR
In upstairs galley kitchen, wall in disrepair where beer tap refrigerator used to be located.
Correction: Repair wall, maintain the physical facilities so they are in good repair at all times.
Code WFC 6-501.11
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN
Standing water observed on floor under hand wash sink on grill line. Water appears to be from leak on hand sink drain.
Correction: Clean the physical facilities at a frequency necessary to keep them clean.
Code WFC 6-501.12
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
SANITIZATION - CHEMICAL
In the MAIN BAR low temperature dishmachine, improper sanitizer installed (Quat- Ultimate Sanitizer) instead of chlorine sanitizer.
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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Aug 8, 2023 Pre-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING
Containers of milk and buttermilk are not datemarked after opening and held >24 hrs.
Correction: Discard foods that are not datemarked, improperly datemarked, or held past the allotted 7 days.
Code WFC 3-501.18
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
FIXED EQUIPMENT - CLEANING ACCESS
Fixed equipment, including drainboards, prep counter backsplashes, and hand sinks, are not sealed properly to the wall.
Correction: Provide access for cleaning of equipment along the sides of equipment, walls, and ceilings or seal to adjoining equipment or walls. Use a washable silicone sealant along wall.
Code WFC 4-402.11
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Corrected on site
GOOD REPAIR - EQUIPMENT
In walk-in freezer, ice build-up observed on floor due to faulty heat wrap/cable for drain line.
Correction: Maintain equipment in good repair. Remove ice build-up and maintain walk-in freezer floor in clean condition.
Code WFC 4-501.11
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
NON-CONTINUOUS COOKING
Raw animal food (chicken tenders) cooked using a non-continuous cooking process has not received prior approval.
Correction: Raw animal foods cooked using a non-continuous cooking process shall be prepared and stored according to written procedures that have obtained prior approval from the regulatory authority.
Code WFC 3-401.14
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
PHYSICAL FACILITY - DESIGN
1) There are exposed walls in the basement dry storage area that have yet to be finished. 2) Swinging entrance door to kitchen is still in process of installation.
Correction: Provide floors, walls, and ceilings that are designed, constructed, and installed so they are smooth and easily cleanable.
Code WFC 6-201.11
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL
Operator has no written plan for using time as a public health control for Hollandaise sauce in squeeze bottles stored in pans on steamtable. Sauce was 109F.
Correction: Create a written plan for time as a public health control and maintain the documentation onsite.
Code WFC 3-501.19
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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.