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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

2147 EAST SPRINGS DR, Madison, WI 53704 · Dane County

9cited violations
1serious tier
15inspections

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Primarily Restaurant)
Inspected by
Public Health Madison & Dane County
License / ID
45380-33031
Official record
Public Health Madison & Dane County inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026110
2024140
2023110
2021131
2019100
2017200
2016200
2015100
2014200
2013100
2012200

Inspections

  1. Jan 20, 2026 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PEST - OUTSIDE OPENINGS

      Delivery door has a gap on the left side.

      Correction: Repair this hole or gap so that entrance by insects or rodents into the food establishment is prevented.

      Code WFC 6-202.15

  2. Mar 26, 2024 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      GOOD REPAIR - EQUIPMENT

      Gaskets in Delfield hot box and server area 1-door cooler are damaged.

      Correction: Maintain equipment in good repair.

      Code WFC 4-501.11

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PHYSICAL FACILITY - GOOD REPAIR

      There are multiple tiles missing from the kitchen line floor.

      Correction: Maintain the physical facilities so they are in good repair at all times.

      Code WFC 6-501.11

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN

      Backsplash and shelves in prep area have grease buildup. Salad cooler has grease buildup.

      Correction: Clean the physical facilities at a frequency necessary to keep them clean.

      Code WFC 6-501.12

    • 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)

  3. Jan 18, 2023 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PHYSICAL FACILITY - GOOD REPAIR

      Floor tiles missing and collecting water on the floor in the kitchen on the cookline.

      Correction: Maintain the physical facilities so they are in good repair at all times. Replace missing tiles and grout on the floor on the cookline.

      Code WFC 6-501.11

  4. Oct 7, 2021 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      COOLING METHODS

      Sliced tomatoes @ 44 F recently prepped cooled improperly in a deep plastic pan covered in the two door Delfield refrigerator.

      Correction: Adjust methods to assure that food is rapidly cooled from 135 degrees F to 41 degrees F or less within six hours, provided the food cools from 135 degrees F to 70 degrees F within two hours. TCS foods prepared from ambient temperature ingredients shall be cooled within four hours to 41 degrees F or less. Use one or more of the following methods based on the type of food being cooled: (1) Placing t

      Code WFC 3-501.15

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

      FOOD - THAWING

      Frozen packed of ham improperly thawed in a metal pan with water on the food prep sink counter.

      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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN

      The hood above the second flat top grill is greasy and in need of cleaning.

      Correction: Clean the physical facilities at a frequency necessary to keep them clean.

      Code WFC 6-501.12

  5. Jun 6, 2019 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  6. Dec 15, 2017 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  7. Nov 29, 2017 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  8. Nov 18, 2016 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  9. May 25, 2016 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  10. Jun 18, 2015 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  11. Jun 30, 2014 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  12. Jun 23, 2014 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  13. Jun 12, 2013 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  14. Jul 17, 2012 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  15. Jun 27, 2012 Routine 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.