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Five Guys Burgers & Fries

8234 GREENWAY BLVD, Middleton, WI 53562 · Dane County

17cited violations
14serious tier
12inspections

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Primarily Restaurant)
Inspected by
Public Health Madison & Dane County
License / ID
LICFDD-2015-00005
Official record
Public Health Madison & Dane County inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026144
2025100
2023265
2021275
2020100
2019100
2018100
2016100
2015200

Inspections

  1. Aug 24, 2026 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      CLEAN - FREQUENCY/CONTAMINATION

      Shake wand used with TCS food not cleaned at least every 4 hours.

      Correction: Wash, rinse, then sanitize food contact surfaces used with TCS food at least every 4 hours and any time contamination has occurred.

      Code WFC 4-602.11

    • 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. Maintain onsite and make available upon request.

      Code WFC 2-501.11

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      TEMPERATURE - HOT HOLDING

      Cooked onions in hot well is being hot held at 125F.

      Correction: Maintain hot TCS foods at or above 135 degrees F.

      Code WFC 3-501.16

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL

      Operator has no written plan for using time as a public health control for parcooked fries held at ambient temperature.

      Correction: Create a written plan for time as a public health control and maintain the documentation onsite.

      Code WFC 3-501.19

  2. Feb 25, 2025 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  3. Jul 11, 2023 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  4. Jun 26, 2023 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

      CLEAN - NON-FOOD SURFACES

      Interior of shake cooler is soiled.

      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)

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      CLEAN - FREQUENCY/CONTAMINATION

      Spatulas used with TCS food not cleaned at least every 4 hours. Operator states these types of utensils are cleaned every 6 hours.

      Correction: Wash, rinse, then sanitize food contact surfaces used with TCS food at least every 4 hours and any time contamination has occurred.

      Code WFC 4-602.11

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      EMPLOYEE HEALTH REPORTING

      Employees have not been informed they must report symptoms, lesions containing pus, diagnosis of foodborne illness, and situations of exposure to foodborne illness to the person in charge. No documentation available to verify employee training has occurred.

      Correction: Person in charge shall inform or retrain food employees on required reporting of symptoms, lesions containing pus, diagnosis of foodborne illness and situations of exposure to foodborne illness.

      Code WFC 2-201.11

    • 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

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Repeat

      TEMPERATURE - HOT HOLDING

      Sautéed onions 115F and mushrooms 122F in tablestop steam well.

      Correction: Maintain hot TCS foods at or above 135 degrees F.

      Code WFC 3-501.16

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL

      Operator has no written plan for using time as a public health control for parcooked fries, and procedure has no method of marking time fries were cooked to know when they must be discarded by.

      Correction: Create a written plan for time as a public health control and maintain the documentation onsite.

      Code WFC 3-501.19

  5. Dec 16, 2021 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      GOOD REPAIR - PLUMBING - Not Corrected

      Food prep sink right hand faucet is leaking badly.

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

      Code WFC 5-205.15

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      TEMPERATURE - HOT HOLDING - Not Corrected

      Onions in steam table being hot held from 124F to 132F.

      Correction: Maintain hot TCS foods at or above 135 degrees F.

      Code WFC 3-501.16

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL - Not Corrected

      Operator has no written plan for using time as a public health control for par cook french fries.

      Correction: Create a written plan for time as a public health control and maintain the documentation onsite.

      Code WFC 3-501.19

  6. Dec 7, 2021 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      GOOD REPAIR - PLUMBING

      Food prep sink right hand faucet is leaking badly.

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

      Code WFC 5-205.15

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      HANDWASHING - WHEN

      Employee observed not washing hands after handling raw hamburgers with gloves on, then changing gloves to handle ready to eat foods.

      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

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      TEMPERATURE - HOT HOLDING

      Mushrooms in steam table being hot held at 130F.

      Correction: Maintain hot TCS foods at or above 135 degrees F.

      Code WFC 3-501.16

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL

      Operator has no written plan for using time as a public health control for par cook french fries.

      Correction: Create a written plan for time as a public health control and maintain the documentation onsite.

      Code WFC 3-501.19

  7. Jan 31, 2020 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  8. Feb 25, 2019 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  9. May 25, 2018 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  10. Nov 1, 2016 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  11. Dec 10, 2015 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  12. Aug 4, 2015 Pre-inspection · No 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.