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Garibaldi Mexican Restaurant

117 S Butler ST, Madison, WI 53703 · Dane County

32cited violations
18serious tier
6inspections

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Primarily Restaurant)
Inspected by
Public Health Madison & Dane County
License / ID
LICFDD-2020-00055
Official record
Public Health Madison & Dane County inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
20262148
2025132
20232158
2020100

Inspections

  1. May 8, 2026 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      CROSS CONTAMINATION - Not Corrected

      Food is not protected from cross contamination. In the basement walk-in cooler raw shell eggs stored above tomatoes, and bell peppers.

      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

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING - Not Corrected

      Salsa being cold held is not datemarked.

      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

      GOOD REPAIR - PLUMBING - Not Corrected

      Both the main kitchen and the basement food preparation sinks faucet handles are leaking

      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 - DRYING - Not Corrected

      No single-use toweling available at the basement preparation area handsink for hand drying.

      Correction: Provide single-use toweling or an approved hand drying device at handsink to facilitate proper handwashing.

      Code WFC 6-301.12

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      SANITIZATION - CHEMICAL - Not Corrected

      The sanitizer concentration for chlorine in the basement low temperature 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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      SANITIZER TEST KIT - Not Corrected

      A test kit for the sanitizer quaternary ammonia is not available.

      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

      WIPING CLOTHS - Not Corrected

      Wet wiping cloths improperly stored on top of the dish machine.

      Correction: Store wiping cloths in a container of sanitizer solution when not in use. Wet cloths used with raw animal foods shall be kept in a separate sanitizing solution.

      Code WFC 3-304.14

  2. May 6, 2026 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      CROSS CONTAMINATION

      Food is not protected from cross contamination. In the basement walk-in cooler raw shell eggs stored above tomatoes, and bell peppers.

      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

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING

      Salsa being cold held is not datemarked.

      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

      GOOD REPAIR - PLUMBING

      Both the main kitchen and the basement food preparation sinks faucet handles are leaking

      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 - DRYING

      No single-use toweling available at the basement preparation area handsink for hand drying.

      Correction: Provide single-use toweling or an approved hand drying device at handsink to facilitate proper handwashing.

      Code WFC 6-301.12

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      SANITIZATION - CHEMICAL

      The sanitizer concentration for chlorine in the basement low temperature 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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      SANITIZER TEST KIT

      A test kit for the sanitizer quaternary ammonia is not available.

      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

      WIPING CLOTHS

      Wet wiping cloths improperly stored on top of the dish machine.

      Correction: Store wiping cloths in a container of sanitizer solution when not in use. Wet cloths used with raw animal foods shall be kept in a separate sanitizing solution.

      Code WFC 3-304.14

  3. Mar 25, 2025 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER

      There is no certified food protection manager for the establishment.

      Correction: Provide a certified food protection manager.

      Code WFC 12-201.11

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      CROSS CONTAMINATION

      Food is not protected from cross contamination. In the basement walk-in cooler, raw chicken stored above raw beef.

      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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      SANITIZER TEST KIT

      A test kit for the sanitizer chlorine is not available.

      Correction: Provide a test kit or other device for accurately measuring the concentration of sanitizing solutions.

      Code WFC 4-302.14

  4. Jun 5, 2023 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PHYSICAL FACILITY - GOOD REPAIR - Not Corrected

      The floor in prep area and walk-in cooler are heavily soiled not easily cleanable.

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

      Code WFC 6-501.11

  5. Jun 1, 2023 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      CLEAN - FOOD CONTACT SURFACES

      Drip tray inside ice machine is visibly soiled with mold.

      Correction: Maintain food contact surfaces in a clean condition.

      Code WFC 4-601.11(A)

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      CLEANABLE - NONFOOD SURFACE

      Shelving in that is 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

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      CONSUMER ADVISORY

      Consumer advisory on menu is missing disclosure marks attached to the items.

      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

      DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING

      Pico de gallo and salsa being cold held is not datemarked.

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

      Code WFC 3-501.18

    • 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.

      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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

      FOOD - UNCOVERED

      Refried beans in the walk-in cooler were observed to be unwrapped or 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

      HANDSINK - SIGNAGE

      No handwashing signage is provided at employee handwash sink in the upstairs bathrooms.

      Correction: Provide a sign or poster at each employee handwash sink that reminds food employees to wash their hands.

      Code WFC 6-301.14

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      HANDSINK - ACCESSIBLE/CONVENIENT

      Handsink in bar area is being used as a dump sink and not accessible.

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

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

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      HANDWASHING - DRYING

      No single-use toweling or approved hand drying device available at prep kitchen handsink for hand drying.

      Correction: Provide single-use toweling or an approved hand drying device at handsink to facilitate proper handwashing.

      Code WFC 6-301.12

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      PERSON IN CHARGE - DUTIES

      The Person in Charge (PIC) is not performing the following duties: 1. FOOD EMPLOYEES and CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES are informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report in accordance with LAW, to the PERSON IN CHARGE, information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through FOOD, as specified under WFC 2?201.11, 2. EMPLOYEES are properly SANITIZING cleaned multiuse EQUIPMENT and UTENSILS before they are reused, through routine monitoring of solution temperature and exposure time for hot water SANITIZING, and chemical concentration, pH, temperature, and exposure time for chemical SANITIZING

      Correction: The person in charge shall ensure or provide training so that employees are [activity].

      Code 1. WFC 2-103.11(O), 2. WFC 2-103.11(K)

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PHYSICAL FACILITY - GOOD REPAIR

      The floor in prep area and walk-in cooler are heavily soiled not easily cleanable.

      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 - UNNECESSARY ITEMS

      Oven stored in the food establishment is unnecessary to its operation or maintenance.

      Correction: Remove items that are unnecessary to the operation and maintenance of the food establishment. This includes food service equipment that is no longer used or nonfunctional.

      Code WFC 6-501.114

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      SANITIZATION - CHEMICAL

      The sanitizer concentration for chlorine in both lo-temp dishwashers 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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      SANITIZER TEST KIT

      A test kit for chlorine is not available.

      Correction: Provide a test kit or other device for accurately measuring the concentration of sanitizing solutions.

      Code WFC 4-302.14

  6. Mar 17, 2020 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.