Cambridge Winery
1001 S Whitney WAY, Madison, WI 53711 · Dane County
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
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections
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Sep 11, 2025 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
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Jun 6, 2024 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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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
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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
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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
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
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Apr 21, 2023 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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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)
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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
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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
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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)
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
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Sep 16, 2021 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Sep 25, 2019 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Apr 5, 2018 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Apr 19, 2017 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Dec 17, 2015 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Mar 19, 2015 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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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.