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Cambridge Winery

1001 S Whitney WAY, Madison, WI 53711 · Dane County

15cited violations
7serious tier
10inspections

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Primarily Restaurant)
Inspected by
Public Health Madison & Dane County
License / ID
LICFDD-2014-00138
Official record
Public Health Madison & Dane County inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2025184
2024132
2023141
2021100
2019100
2018100
2017100
2015200
2014100

Inspections

  1. Sep 11, 2025 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER

      There is no certified food protection manager for the establishment. The posted certification is expired.

      Correction: Provide a certified food protection manager.

      Code WFC 12-201.11

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING

      Goat cheese dated 8/14, meat balls dated 8/9, whipped cream not dated, FOD sauce dated 8/26, beer cheese dated 8/26, honey mustard dated 8/16-8/27 being cold held and are 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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      GOOD REPAIR - EQUIPMENT

      Non TCS wine cooler with glass sliding doors is leaking into a pan that's kept on the shelf. The bottom is lined with towels. PIC informed this is changed out daily.

      Correction: Maintain equipment in good repair.

      Code WFC 4-501.11

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      GOOD REPAIR - PLUMBING

      Handwashing sink in kitchen area is slow to drain.

      Correction: Repair the plumbing system to conform to the State Uniform Plumbing Code.

      Code WFC 5-205.15

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      HANDWASHING - WHEN

      Employee observed not washing hands before touching clean dishes.

      Correction: Before putting on gloves or before working with food, clean equipment, utensils, and unwrapped single use or single service articles, food employees shall properly wash their hands.

      Code WFC 2-301.14

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      SANITIZATION - CHEMICAL

      The sanitizer concentration for quat sanitizer in the spray bottle is bright teal and >>400ppm.

      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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      SANITIZER TEST KIT

      A test kit for the sanitizer quaternary ammonia is expired.

      Correction: Provide a test kit or other device for accurately measuring the concentration of sanitizing solutions.

      Code WFC 4-302.14

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      WAREWASHING - TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE

      Waterproof thermometer used to measure max temp of high temp dish machine is not accurately capturing max temperature. Sanitarian thermo sticker turned orange after cycle and indicator on machine read 187F, max thermometer read below 160F. When calibrated in ice, thermometer was accurate within 1-2F of 32F. Corrective Action: Provide an irreversible registering temperature indicator for a mechanical warewashing machine that sanitizes using hot water.

      Code WFC 4-302.13(B)

  2. Jun 6, 2024 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING

      House made honey mustard 5/19, sour cream sauce 5/19 has a datemark that exceeds 7 days. Beer cheese, red sauce, and open charcuterie not dated. Meat balls previously frozen dated 5/8.

      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

      GOOD REPAIR - EQUIPMENT

      Wine/drink cooler (no food) is leaking into a container on shelf in cooler. Towels line cooler to catch extra water.

      Correction: Maintain equipment in good repair.

      Code WFC 4-501.11

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      HANDWASHING - DRYING

      No single-use toweling or approved hand drying device available at handsink in bar area for hand drying.

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

      Code WFC 6-301.12

  3. Apr 21, 2023 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      CLEAN - NON-FOOD SURFACES

      Non-food contact surfaces are soiled and unclean: kitchen drawers with utensil trays have some debris.

      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

      French Onion dip and goat cheese being cold held 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

      SANITIZER TEST KIT

      A test kit for the sanitizer quaternary ammonia is not available or is expired/damaged.

      Correction: Provide a test kit or other device for accurately measuring the concentration of sanitizing solutions.

      Code WFC 4-302.14

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      WAREWASHING - TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE

      An irreversible registering temperature indicator is not provided. Corrective Action: Provide an irreversible registering temperature indicator for a mechanical warewashing machine that sanitizes using hot water.

      Code WFC 4-302.13(B)

  4. Sep 16, 2021 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  5. Sep 25, 2019 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  6. Apr 5, 2018 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  7. Apr 19, 2017 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  8. Dec 17, 2015 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  9. Mar 19, 2015 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  10. Oct 31, 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.