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Erin's Snug Irish Pub

4601 American PKWY, Madison, WI 53718 · Dane County

14cited violations
7serious tier
26inspections

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Primarily Restaurant)
Inspected by
Public Health Madison & Dane County
License / ID
69995-78353
Official record
Public Health Madison & Dane County inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2025264
2023183
2020200
2018300
2017100
2016400
2015300
2014100
2013200
2012700

Inspections

  1. Mar 31, 2025 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      GOOD REPAIR - PLUMBING - Not Corrected

      Faucet to 2-basin food prep sink is leaking.

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

      Code WFC 5-205.15

  2. Mar 25, 2025 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING

      House made ranch in a squeeze bottle dated 3/16. No date marks on open gallons of milk.

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

      Code WFC 3-501.18

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      FOOD - SAFE

      Fish in walk-in cooler thawing in packaging. Packaging states to remove packaging prior to thawing.

      Correction: Discard unsafe or adulterated food items.

      Code WFC 3-101.11

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      GOOD REPAIR - PLUMBING

      Faucet to 2-basin food prep sink is leaking.

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

      Code WFC 5-205.15

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      TEMPERATURE - COOLING

      Several food items cooked and cooled from previous day did not cool down properly to 41F. Cooked noodles at 44-47F. Guiness stew at 44-45F. Potato skins at 45F. Walk-in cooler is also reading 45F. air temperature according to indicating thermometer on outside of cooler. Per inspector's infrared thermometer, some areas of the cooler are reading up to 47F. air temperature. By end of inspection, air temps were back down to 41F. per inspector's thermometer, but some foods such as a stew from 3/22 were above 41F.

      Correction: Rapidly cool cooked food 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 food prepared from ambient temperature ingredients shall be cooled within four hours to 41 degrees F or less.

      Code WFC 3-501.14

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      TOXICS - USE CONDITIONS

      Quat sanitizer out of 3-compartment sink dispenser is above 400 ppm.

      Correction: Ensure that quat sanitizer does not exceed upper allowable limits.

      Code WFC 7-202.12

  3. Apr 24, 2023 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      CLEAN - FOOD CONTACT SURFACES

      Deli slicer and soda nozzle gun are visibly soiled.

      Correction: Maintain food contact surfaces in a clean condition.

      Code WFC 4-601.11(A)

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      CONSUMER ADVISORY

      Consumer advisory on lunch menu is missing a reminder statement.

      Correction: Provide a consumer advisory with required disclosure and reminder components for animal foods served in a raw or undercooked condition.

      Code WFC 3-603.11

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      HANDSINK - ACCESSIBLE/CONVENIENT

      Handsink in bar area has a sanitizer bucket inside and therefore is not accessible.

      Correction: Provide an accessible handsink to facilitate handwashing by food employees.

      Code WFC 5-203.11; 5-204.11; 5-205.11

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PEST - OUTSIDE OPENINGS

      Double dock doors have a visible gap between the doors.

      Correction: Repair this hole or gap 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

      Floor of basement cooler is heavily soiled. The area around the soda syrup rack in the basement is soiled and sticky.

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

      Code WFC 6-501.12

    • 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 Corrected on site

      STORAGE - SINGLE-SERVICE

      To-go containers are improperly stored.

      Correction: Store single-use and single-service articles in a clean, dry location a minimum of 6-inches off the floor.

      Code WFC 4-903.11

    • 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. Jan 7, 2020 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  5. Jan 7, 2020 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  6. Aug 28, 2018 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  7. Jul 24, 2018 Re-Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  8. Jun 29, 2018 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  9. Jun 16, 2017 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  10. Sep 12, 2016 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  11. Jul 25, 2016 Re-Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  12. Jul 12, 2016 Re-Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  13. Jun 23, 2016 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  14. Aug 26, 2015 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  15. Jul 17, 2015 Re-Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  16. Jun 16, 2015 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  17. Jun 25, 2014 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  18. Jul 9, 2013 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  19. Jun 19, 2013 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  20. Dec 11, 2012 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  21. Jun 27, 2012 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  22. Apr 17, 2012 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  23. Apr 4, 2012 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  24. Jan 17, 2012 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  25. Jan 13, 2012 Re-Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  26. Jan 11, 2012 Re-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.