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La Bonita

4915 Commercial AVE, Madison, WI 53704 · Dane County

37cited violations
14serious tier
8inspections

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Primarily Restaurant)
Inspected by
Public Health Madison & Dane County
License / ID
LICFDD-2021-00053
Official record
Public Health Madison & Dane County inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026200
20242145
20223239
2021100

Inspections

  1. Sep 22, 2026 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  2. Sep 8, 2026 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  3. Dec 23, 2024 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      BACKFLOW PREVENTOR - Not Corrected

      Backflow preventer is missing or not approved.

      Correction: Provide a State of Wisconsin approved backflow prevention device.

      Code WFC 5-202.14

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

      WAREWASHING - IMPROPER SET-UP - Not Corrected

      Utensil washing sinks are not being properly set-up. Dirty dishes found in rinse and sanitizing sinks.

      Correction: Properly set-up sinks: prewash, wash, rinse, sanitize and air-dry.

      Code WFC 4-603 to 4-703

  4. Sep 24, 2024 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      BACKFLOW PREVENTOR

      Backflow preventer is missing or not approved.

      Correction: Provide a State of Wisconsin approved backflow prevention device.

      Code WFC 5-202.14

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER

      There is no certified food protection manager for the establishment. The certificate for the current certified food protection manager expired on 06/10/2024.

      Correction: Provide a certified food protection manager.

      Code WFC 12-201.11

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      CLEAN - NON-FOOD SURFACES

      The gaskets in the meat display cases are full of breading.

      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)

      CLEAN - FOOD CONTACT SURFACES

      Slicers and meat-cutting bandsaw in the meat area are soiled with debris. Per PIC, the last time these items were used was the previous day.

      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

      Multiple items in the kitchen coolers that are being cold held and where prepared yesterday are 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) Corrected on site

      HANDSINK - ACCESSIBLE/CONVENIENT

      Handsink in kitchen area has dirty dishes inside of it and 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

      HANDSINK - SIGNAGE

      No handwashing signage is provided at employee handwash sinks in the bathroom, meat cutting area, kitchen and dishwashing area.

      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

      HANDWASHING - SOAP

      Soap not available at food employee handwash sink in the dishwashing area.

      Correction: Provide hand soap at handsink to facilitate proper handwashing.

      Code WFC 6-301.11

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PHYSICAL FACILITY - DESIGN

      The drywall backsplash in the kitchen is not sealed and there are multiple uncovered screw holes in the drywall. The bottom shelf of a prep table in the kitchen has a torn plastic cover.

      Correction: Provide floors, walls, and ceilings that are designed, constructed, and installed so they are smooth and easily cleanable.

      Code WFC 6-201.11

    • 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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      THERMOMETER - MISSING STEM

      No thermometer is present for monitoring internal food temperatures (0-220 degrees F range).

      Correction: Provide and use a thermometer capable of taking internal food temperatures.

      Code WFC 4-302.12

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

      WAREWASHING - IMPROPER SET-UP

      Utensil washing sinks are not being properly set-up. Dirty dishes found in rinse and sanitizing sinks.

      Correction: Properly set-up sinks: prewash, wash, rinse, sanitize and air-dry.

      Code WFC 4-603 to 4-703

  5. Aug 5, 2022 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Repeat Corrected on site

      WAREWASHING - IMPROPER SET-UP - Not Corrected

      The Three compartment washing sinks are not being properly set-up. The rinse and sanitize sink full of dirty dishes

      Correction: Properly set-up sinks: prewash, wash, rinse, sanitize and air-dry.

      Code WFC 4-603 to 4-703

  6. May 18, 2022 Re-Inspection · Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Repeat

      FOOD PREP SINK - Not Corrected

      Food prep sink is not available.

      Correction: Provide and use a sink solely for the purpose of food preparation.

      Code WFC 4-301.16

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Repeat Corrected on site

      HANDSINK - ACCESSIBLE/CONVENIENT - Not Corrected

      Handsink in dishwashing area is not accessible. Dishes in hand sink.

      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 Corrected on site

      LABEL - PACKAGED FOOD - Not Corrected

      Packaged food pork Rinds is not labeled.

      Correction: Properly label packaged food items with: common name; an ingredient list, including all subingredients in descending order of predominance, including; a weight or count; the name and address of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor; allergen content disclosure.

      Code WFC 3-602.11

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Repeat

      LABEL - BULK FOOD - Not Corrected

      Bulk, unpackage bakery available for customer self-dispensing is not labeled as required in English.

      Correction: Properly label the [bulk, unpackaged food item] with the manufacturer`s or processor`s label or use another method of notification to provide the common name, ingredient list and allergen content disclosure.

      Code WFC 3-602.11

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Repeat Corrected on site

      STORAGE - EQUIPMENT ON FLOOR - Not Corrected

      Dirty pots and pans improperly stored on the floor in dish washing area.

      Correction: Store equipment and utensil a minimum of 6-inches off the floor.

      Code WFC 4-903.11

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Repeat Corrected on site

      TEMPERATURE - COOLING - Not Corrected

      Pinot bean 62F, and red pepper sauce 48F after 1days cooing in Artic cooler.

      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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      WAREWASHING - SINK SIZE - Not Corrected

      The warewashing sink compartments are not large enough to accomodate immersion of the largest equipment or utensils such that adequate cleaning and sanitizing may be done.

      Correction: Provide sink compartments that can accommodate immersion for adequate cleaning of the largest equipment or utensils, or provide approved alternative manual warewashing method.

      Code WFC 4-301.12(B)

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Repeat Corrected on site

      WAREWASHING - IMPROPER SET-UP - Not Corrected

      The Three compartment washing sinks are not being properly set-up. The rinse and sanitize sink full of dirty dishes

      Correction: Properly set-up sinks: prewash, wash, rinse, sanitize and air-dry.

      Code WFC 4-603 to 4-703

  7. Apr 19, 2022 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
    • 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

      FOOD PREP SINK

      Food prep sink is not available. The front dump sink is being used to wash vegetable while in colander.

      Correction: Provide and use a sink solely for the purpose of food preparation.

      Code WFC 4-301.16

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      HACCP SPECIAL PROCESSES

      No variance has been approved for making and selling lard.

      Correction: Stop current process until a variance and/or HACCP plan has been applied for and approved by the Department.

      Code WFC 3-502.11; 3-502.12

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      HANDSINK - NON-HAND FAUCETS

      The handsink located in the raw meat cutting area of this facility is 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)

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      HANDSINK - ACCESSIBLE/CONVENIENT

      Handsink in dishwashing area is not accessible or conveniently located.

      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 - WHEN

      Employee observed not washing hands before donning clean gloves.

      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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

      LABEL - PACKAGED FOOD

      Packaged food Specialty beans on shelf, candy pies at front counter, Mole in upright glass door cooler, pork rinds is not labeled.

      Correction: Properly label packaged food items with: common name; an ingredient list, including all subingredients in descending order of predominance, including; a weight or count; the name and address of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor; allergen content disclosure.

      Code WFC 3-602.11

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      TEMPERATURE - COOLING

      Black bean 67F after 2 days cooing in Artic cooler.

      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

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      THERMOMETER - MISSING INDICATING

      Thermometer is missing in the following coolers: Artic box cooler, Berg cooler, and upright glass door cooler.

      Correction: Provide or reposition thermometer so that it is located in the warmest part of the refrigeration unit and is easily visible.

      Code WFC 4-204.112

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      THERMOMETER - MISSING STEM

      No thermometer is present for monitoring internal food temperatures (0-220 degrees F range).

      Correction: Provide and use a thermometer capable of taking internal food temperatures.

      Code WFC 4-302.12

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      TOXICS - LABELING

      Bleach and degreaser spray bottle is unlabeled.

      Correction: Provide labels for toxic items used in the food establishment.

      Code WFC 7-101.11; 7-102.11

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      TOXICS - SEPARATION

      Bleach container on shelf in raw meat area store next to breading. Detergent is stored next to taco shells in front of store

      Correction: Rearrange area so that toxic materials are stored below or away from food, equipment and single service items.

      Code WFC 7-201.11; 7-301.11

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      WAREWASHING - SINK SIZE

      The warewashing sink compartments are not large enough to accomodate immersion of the largest equipment or utensils such that adequate cleaning and sanitizing may be done.

      Correction: Provide sink compartments that can accommodate immersion for adequate cleaning of the largest equipment or utensils, or provide approved alternative manual warewashing method.

      Code WFC 4-301.12(B)

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

      WAREWASHING - IMPROPER SET-UP

      The Three compartment washing sinks are not being properly set-up. the rinse sink full of dirty dishes

      Correction: Properly set-up sinks: prewash, wash, rinse, sanitize and air-dry.

      Code WFC 4-603 to 4-703

  8. Apr 1, 2021 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.