Perkins Restaurant & Bakery 1099
4863 Hayes RD, Madison, WI 53704 · Dane County
Establishment
- Type
- Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Primarily Restaurant)
- Inspected by
- Public Health Madison & Dane County
- License / ID
- LICFDD-2019-00685
- Official record
- Public Health Madison & Dane County inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 12 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 17 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections
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Nov 4, 2025 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN - Not Corrected
Floor area around the fryers has debris and buildup.
Correction: Clean the physical facilities at a frequency necessary to keep them clean.
Code WFC 6-501.12
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
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Sep 16, 2025 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
BARE HAND CONTACT
Employee observed handling bacon and sausage patty with bare hands.
Correction: Employees shall use single-use gloves, utensils, bakery papers or other approved means when handling ready-to-eat foods.
Code WFC 3-301.11
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER
There is no certified food protection manager for the establishment. Person in charge's certificate expired on 7/28/2025.
Correction: Provide a certified food protection manager.
Code WFC 12-201.11
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Corrected on site
HANDSINK - SIGNAGE
No handwashing signage is provided at employee handwash sink in the server 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
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
HANDWASHING - DRYING
No single-use toweling or approved hand drying device available at 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
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Corrected on site
LABEL - WORKING CONTAINER
Spice mixes are stored in unlabeled containers.
Correction: Store all foods that are removed from their original packages in containers labeled with the common name of the food or ingredient.
Code WFC 3-302.12
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
PEST - OUTSIDE OPENINGS
Delivery door has a gap on the left side.
Correction: Repair this hole or gap so that entrance by insects or rodents into the food establishment is prevented.
Code WFC 6-202.15
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
PHYSICAL FACILITY - GOOD REPAIR
Floor tiles in the kitchen line are broken/missing.
Correction: Maintain the physical facilities so they are in good repair at all times.
Code WFC 6-501.11
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN
Floor area around the fryers has debris and buildup.
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 quats in the sanitizing buckets 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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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
TOXICS - LABELING
Bottle of window cleaner and general purpose cleaner are unlabeled.
Correction: Provide labels for toxic items used in the food establishment.
Code WFC 7-101.11; 7-102.11
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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)
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
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Jan 3, 2024 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
CLEANABLE - NONFOOD SURFACE - Not Corrected
Walk-in cooler walls that are exposed to splash, spillage, or other food soiling are 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
PEST - OUTSIDE OPENINGS - Not Corrected
Back door has a visible gap on the left side.
Correction: Repair this hole or gap so that entrance by insects or rodents into the food establishment is prevented.
Code WFC 6-202.15
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
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Dec 11, 2023 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
CLEAN - NON-FOOD SURFACES
Shelves in walk-in cooler are soiled and unclean.
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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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
CLEANABLE - NONFOOD SURFACE
Walk-in cooler walls that are exposed to splash, spillage, or other food soiling are 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)
Corrected on site
CROSS CONTAMINATION
A sheet pan of raw beef slices were stored on top of a pan of shredded cheese.
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)
HANDWASHING - WHEN
Employee observed not washing hands when switching 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
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Corrected on site
LABEL - WORKING CONTAINER
Seasoning mixes on the kitchen line are stored in unlabeled containers.
Correction: Store all foods that are removed from their original packages in containers labeled with the common name of the food or ingredient.
Code WFC 3-302.12
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
PEST - OUTSIDE OPENINGS
Back door has a visible gap on the left side.
Correction: Repair this hole or gap so that entrance by insects or rodents into the food establishment is prevented.
Code WFC 6-202.15
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Repeat
PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN
Several areas in the kitchen are dirty and in need of cleaning: A) The floors under the counters, fryers, grill and coolers are dirty and have grease buildup, B) the side walls of the fryer and grill are dirty and C) the tops of several kitchen shelves have dust and grease buildup.
Correction: Clean the physical facilities at a frequency necessary to keep them clean.
Code WFC 6-501.12
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
REFUSE - OUTSIDE RECEPTACLES
The covers for the outdoor waste receptacles are open.
Correction: Provide tight fitting lids, doors and covers for the receptacles and waste handling units used for refuse, recyclables and returnables.
Code WFC 5-501.15
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
SANITIZER TEST KIT
A test kit for 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
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Corrected on site
STORAGE - FOOD ON FLOOR
Cases of pie are stored on the freezer floor.
Correction: Store all food items at least 6 inches above the floor.
Code WFC 3-305.11
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
THERMOMETER - MISSING INDICATING
Thermometers in line coolers are missing or not properly located.
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
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
TOXICS - LABELING
Cleaner/degreaser (green bottle) is unlabeled.
Correction: Provide labels for toxic items used in the food establishment.
Code WFC 7-101.11; 7-102.11
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Repeat
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)
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
WIPING CLOTHS
Wet wiping cloths improperly stored.
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
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
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Jan 4, 2023 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN
Several areas in the kitchen are dirty and in need of cleaning. 1. Floors under the counters, fryers, grill and coolers are dirty and in need of cleaning. 2. The outer walls of the fryer and grill are dirty.
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
TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL
Operator has no written plan for using time as a public health control for the pancake batter on the cookline.
Correction: Create a written plan for time as a public health control and maintain the documentation onsite.
Code WFC 3-501.19
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
WAREWASHING - TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE
An irreversible registering temperature indicator is not provided for the high temperature dish machine. Corrective Action: Provide an irreversible registering temperature indicator for a mechanical warewashing machine that sanitizes using hot water.
Code WFC 4-302.13(B)
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
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Sep 27, 2021 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Feb 19, 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.