Dhaba Kitchen
5957 MCKEE RD, SUITE 108, Fitchburg, WI 53719 · Dane County
Establishment
- Type
- Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Primarily Restaurant)
- Inspected by
- Public Health Madison & Dane County
- License / ID
- LICFDD-2023-00134
- Official record
- Public Health Madison & Dane County inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Inspections
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Jan 22, 2026 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
CLEAN - NON-FOOD SURFACES
1. Ventilation filers above cookline are soiled with grease and access dust. 2. Interior of prep coolers on the line are soiled in grease and food particles, especially interior door where plastic placed on new units is deteriorating.
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
CROSS CONTAMINATION
Food is not protected from cross contamination. In the walk-in cooler, raw chicken and raw lamb stored above RTE sauces. In prep cooler, raw shrimp stored above RTE ingredients.
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
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING
1. Several food items being cold held are not datemarked. 2. Spiced potato mixture dated today to represent assembly date even though potatoes were cooked prior.
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
Corrected on site
FOOD- THAWING ROP FISH
Frozen fish in reduced oxygen packaging (ROP) is observed on counter in cold water/ice water mixture at 27F. Salmon was removed from freezer earlier in day and was put into walk-in cooler in ice in ROP.
Correction: Remove fish from ROP prior to thawing.
Code WFC 3-501.13(E)
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
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May 8, 2024 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER
The owner holds a small operator certificate for the establishment valid until 2/21/2027. This certificate is for establishments with five or fewer total food handlers. When the certificate was issued, the PIC informed the establishment was operating at reduced capacity.
Correction: Provide a certified food protection manager.
Code WFC 12-201.11
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
CLEANABLE - NONFOOD SURFACE
Nonfood contact surfaces, such as unsealed wood shelving in dry storage area, unsealed wood on wheels with plastic bins, and unsealed wood on pass through shelf opposite to cookline are exposed to splash, spillage, or other food soiling and is no longer easily cleanable.
Correction: Provide non-food contact surfaces that are constructed of corrosion resistant, nonabsorbent, and smooth materials.
Code WFC 4-101.19
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
HANDSINK - ACCESSIBLE/CONVENIENT
Handsink is not accessible or conveniently located in front server area where ice bin, soda machine, coffee, and drinks are made and poured.
Correction: Provide an accessible handsink to facilitate handwashing by food employees.
Code WFC 5-203.11; 5-204.11; 5-205.11
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
TEMPERATURE - COLD HOLDING
Large prep cooler on cookline is holding at 47F cheese/sauces in upper right hand section of cooler. Temperatures near bottom of containers <41F, containers are not overfilled. Bottom of prep cooler and left hand side holding proper temps, dough 40F, vegetables 40F.
Correction: Maintain cold TCS foods at or below 41 degrees F.
Code WFC 3-501.16
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
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May 8, 2023 Pre-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
CLEANABLE - NONFOOD SURFACE
The food storage racks in the walk-in cooler that are exposed to splash, spillage, or other food soiling is no longer easily cleanable.
Correction: Provide non-food contact surfaces that are constructed of corrosion resistant, nonabsorbent, and smooth materials.
Code WFC 4-101.19
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
HANDSINK - NON-HAND FAUCETS
The hand sinks located in the kitchen of this facility are not equipped with a non-hand operated faucet.
Correction: Provide a functional non-hand operated faucet at all hand sinks in the facility.
Code WFC 5-202.12(C)
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN
General cleaning is needed throughout the kitchen area.
Correction: Clean the physical facilities at a frequency necessary to keep them clean.
Code WFC 6-501.12
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
SANITIZATION - CHEMICAL
The sanitizer concentration for bleach in the low temp dish machine is at 0ppm.
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
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.