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Byrne's Mcfarland Tavern

5915 EXCHANGE ST, Mcfarland, WI 53558 · Dane County

17cited violations
3serious tier
13inspections

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Primarily Restaurant)
Inspected by
Public Health Madison & Dane County
License / ID
LICFDD-2014-00191
Official record
Public Health Madison & Dane County inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026181
2024260
2022132
2019100
2017100
2016200
2015100
2014400

Inspections

  1. Jun 8, 2026 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      CLEAN - NON-FOOD SURFACES

      Non-food contact surfaces of outer walls of dish machine and outer walls of the three door beer cooler are soiled and unclean.

      Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.

      Code WFC 4-601.11(C)

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      CLEAN - NON-FOOD SURFACES

      Sides of deep fryer, adjacent cabinet unit, & hood vent have significant grease and oil build up. Exterior sides of basement ice machine are soiled and unclean. Shelves in the basement walk in cooler are visibly soiled with food debris and grime.

      Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.

      Code WFC 4-601.11(C)

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING

      Taco meat & pork being cold held in basement walk in cooler 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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      FOOD PREP SINK

      Food prep sink is not available, it is obstructed by an oven sheet.

      Correction: Provide and use a sink solely for the purpose of food preparation.

      Code WFC 4-301.16

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      HANDSINK - SIGNAGE

      No handwashing signage is provided at employee handwash sink in the ladies' 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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      LABEL - WORKING CONTAINER

      Butter & water squeeze bottles in bar area 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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PHYSICAL FACILITY - UNNECESSARY ITEMS

      Old containers, cans, jar, chairs and other materials stored in the basement of this food establishment are unnecessary to its operation or maintenance.

      Correction: Remove items that are unnecessary to the operation and maintenance of the food establishment. This includes food service equipment that is no longer used or nonfunctional.

      Code WFC 6-501.114

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PHYSICAL FACILITY - UNNECESSARY ITEMS

      Several cardboard boxes stored in the food establishment basement and are unnecessary to its operation or maintenance.

      Correction: Remove items that are unnecessary to the operation and maintenance of the food establishment. This includes food service equipment that is no longer used or nonfunctional.

      Code WFC 6-501.114

  2. Oct 3, 2024 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      CLEAN - NON-FOOD SURFACES

      Non-food contact surfaces of outer walls of dish machine and outer walls of the three door beer cooler are soiled and unclean.

      Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.

      Code WFC 4-601.11(C)

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      HANDSINK - SIGNAGE

      No handwashing signage is provided at employee handwash sink in the ladies' 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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PHYSICAL FACILITY - UNNECESSARY ITEMS

      Old containers, cans, jar, chairs and other materials stored in the basement of this food establishment are unnecessary to its operation or maintenance.

      Correction: Remove items that are unnecessary to the operation and maintenance of the food establishment. This includes food service equipment that is no longer used or nonfunctional.

      Code WFC 6-501.114

  3. Oct 3, 2024 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      CLEAN - NON-FOOD SURFACES

      Non-food contact surfaces of outer walls of dish machine and outer walls of the three door beer cooler are soiled and unclean.

      Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.

      Code WFC 4-601.11(C)

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      HANDSINK - SIGNAGE

      No handwashing signage is provided at employee handwash sink in the ladies' 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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PHYSICAL FACILITY - UNNECESSARY ITEMS

      Old containers, cans, jar, chairs and other materials stored in the basement of this food establishment are unnecessary to its operation or maintenance.

      Correction: Remove items that are unnecessary to the operation and maintenance of the food establishment. This includes food service equipment that is no longer used or nonfunctional.

      Code WFC 6-501.114

  4. May 9, 2022 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
    • 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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      CLEAN - NON-FOOD SURFACES

      Non-food contact surfaces of are soiled and unclean: In basement, tops and doors of the three freezers, and the front of the ice machine; kitchen grease hood has an accumulation of dust and grease (service inspection sticker indicates a professional cleaning is due in July 2022; Behind the bar, the Manitowoc upright freezer has an accumulation of food debris in the bottom of the unit.

      Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.

      Code WFC 4-601.11(C)

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      CROSS CONTAMINATION

      Food is not protected from cross contamination. In the True upright cooler on the left side of the bar, raw chicken was stored above ready to eat foods.

      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

  5. Aug 27, 2019 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  6. Dec 12, 2017 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  7. Sep 19, 2016 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  8. Jan 5, 2016 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  9. Aug 31, 2015 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  10. Nov 13, 2014 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  11. Jul 22, 2014 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  12. Jul 22, 2014 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  13. Jul 17, 2014 Pre-inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

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.