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Jimmy Johns

527 State ST, Madison, WI 53703 · Dane County

20cited violations
8serious tier
13inspections

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Primarily Restaurant)
Inspected by
Public Health Madison & Dane County
License / ID
LICFDD-2015-00128
Official record
Public Health Madison & Dane County inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026141
20252113
2023154
2021100
2019100
2018100
2017400
2016100
2015100

Inspections

  1. Jan 13, 2026 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

      FOOD - UNCOVERED

      Bucket of pickles was observed uncovered in the prep cooler.

      Correction: All foods that are not part of a cooling process shall be covered at all times to prevent cross-contamination. If cross-contamination is evident, discard suspected foods

      Code WFC 3-302.11(4)

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      GOOD REPAIR - EQUIPMENT

      The dishwasher is in disrepair.

      Correction: Maintain equipment in good repair.

      Code WFC 4-501.11

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      RESPONDING TO CONTAMINATION EVENTS

      The food establishment does not have procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events.

      Correction: Provide procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events.

      Code WFC 2-501.11

    • 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

  2. May 7, 2025 Re-Inspection · Reinspection Required
    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING - Not Corrected

      3/25/2025 - In the main prep cooler, prepared tuna salad and kickin ranch were not dated. In the customer facing beverage cooler, there were kickin ranch cups that were not dated. In the walk-in cooler, there were shredded lettuce containers with discard dates of 3/23 and 3/24. 5/7/2025 - Tuna salad and kickin ranch in prep cooler not dated.

      Correction: Discard foods that are not datemarked, improperly datemarked, or held past the allotted 7 days.

      Code WFC 3-501.18

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      LIGHT SHIELDING - Not Corrected

      Lights located back kitchen area are not shielded or shatter resistant.

      Correction: Provide shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter resistant light bulbs.

      Code WFC 6-202.11

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Repeat

      PEST - OUTSIDE OPENINGS - Not Corrected

      There are gaps at the base of the front door and back door to the establishment.

      Correction: Repair these gaps so that entrance by insects or rodents into the food establishment is prevented.

      Code WFC 6-202.15

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN - Not Corrected

      The floor throughout the facility has soil build-up under equipment.

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

      Code WFC 6-501.12

  3. Mar 25, 2025 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      CLEAN - FOOD CONTACT SURFACES

      Inside surfaces of the prep coolers and walk-in cooler are visibly soiled.

      Correction: Maintain food contact surfaces in a clean condition.

      Code WFC 4-601.11(A)

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING

      In the main prep cooler, prepared tuna salad and kickin ranch were not dated. In the customer facing beverage cooler, there were kickin ranch cups that were not dated. In the walk-in cooler, there were shredded lettuce containers with discard dates of 3/23 and 3/24.

      Correction: Discard foods that are not datemarked, improperly datemarked, or held past the allotted 7 days.

      Code WFC 3-501.18

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

      FOOD - UNCOVERED

      A bucket of pickles in the main prep cooler is stored uncovered.

      Correction: All foods that are not part of a cooling process shall be covered at all times to prevent cross-contamination. If cross-contamination is evident, discard suspected foods

      Code WFC 3-302.11(4)

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      LIGHT SHIELDING

      Lights located back kitchen area are not shielded or shatter resistant.

      Correction: Provide shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter resistant light bulbs.

      Code WFC 6-202.11

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Repeat

      PEST - OUTSIDE OPENINGS

      There are gaps at the base of the front door and back door to the establishment.

      Correction: Repair these gaps so that entrance by insects or rodents into the food establishment is prevented.

      Code WFC 6-202.15

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN

      The floor throughout the facility has soil build-up under equipment.

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

      Code WFC 6-501.12

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

      TOILET ROOM - MAINTENANCE

      "Out of Orders" signs were posted on both toilet room doors. Due to various issues with the toilets getting clogged, the operator was not allowing customers to use the restrooms by posting signs that the restrooms were out of order.

      Correction: Provide public toilet rooms with a supply of toilet tissue available at each toilet and maintain clean and in good repair.

      Code WFC 8-201.16

  4. Aug 29, 2023 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      CLEAN - FOOD CONTACT SURFACES

      The soda dispenser ice shoot is visibly soiled.

      Correction: Maintain food contact surfaces in a clean condition.

      Code WFC 4-601.11(A)

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING

      Kickin ranch sauce and prepared potato salad in walk-in cooler were not dated.

      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

      PEST - OUTSIDE OPENINGS

      There is a gap at the base of the back exterior door.

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

      Code WFC 6-202.15

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      TEMPERATURE - COLD HOLDING

      Sliced tomatoes in the back wall prep cooler were holding at 44-58F. some of the pans of sliced tomatoes were overfilled. The top area was not filled with pans causing cold air to escape from the cooler. The lid to the top of the cooler had been open all day.

      Correction: Maintain cold TCS foods at or below 41 degrees F.

      Code WFC 3-501.16

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      TEMPERATURE - COOLING

      Lettuce cut between 9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. were stored covered and stacked together in the bottom of the prep cooler and were holding at 49-50F at 2:30 p.m.

      Correction: Rapidly cool foods that require time/temp control for safety. Food prepared from ambient temperature ingredients shall be cooled within four hours to 41 degrees F or less. Discard improperly cooled food.

      Code WFC 3-501.14

  5. Aug 13, 2021 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  6. May 16, 2019 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  7. Feb 28, 2018 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  8. Apr 25, 2017 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  9. Mar 29, 2017 Re-Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  10. Mar 13, 2017 Re-Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  11. Feb 22, 2017 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  12. May 11, 2016 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  13. Jun 19, 2015 Pre-inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

Source: Public Health Madison & Dane County. History last read Oct 2, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.