Perkins Restaurant & Bakery #1238
3030 E COLLEGE AVE, Appleton, WI 54915 · Outagamie County
Establishment
- Type
- Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Retail Food - Serving Meals)
- Inspected by
- City of Appleton Health Department
- License / ID
- SKIL-BJ5SMB
- Status
- Permitted
- Phone
- (920) 830-8960
- Official record
- City of Appleton Health Department inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Inspections
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Dec 17, 2025 Routine · 1 priority, 1 priority foundation, 2 core, 2 repeat
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
TCS FOOD - HOT HOLDING
Biscuits & gravy in the hot holding unit between the stove tops in the kitchen is hot held between 116-126°F
Correction: Maintain time/temperature control for safety food at or above 135°F. Discard unsafe food items. The hot holding unit was turned up and the bicuits & gravy was rechecked and at 136°F.
Code 3-501.16 (A) (1)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
Corrected on site
THAWING - REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGED FISH
Multiple packages of reduced oxygen packaged salmon inside the walk in cooler and cook line cooler 1 are being improperly thawed inside the packages. The package states to remove item prior to thawing.
Correction: Adjust procedures or methods to properly thaw foods. The packages were slit open during inspection to allow for proper thawing for reduced oxygen packaged fish.
Code 3-501.13 (E)
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Not serious
Core
Repeat
Corrected on site
OPEN DRINK CONTAINER
A coffee cup without a cover was observed in the cooking area in the kitchen next to the hot holding unit inbetween the stovetops.
Correction: Provide approved beverage container with cover in food preparation area. Coffee Cup was moved to the break area during inspection.
Code 2-401.11 (B)
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Not serious
Core
Repeat
NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CLEAN
Non-food contact surfaces of the shelving inside the walk in cooler is covered in flour and previous food debris and grime. The piping fixture and tubing behind the deep fryers have accumulated grease and black debris build up on them.
Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.
Code 4-601.11 (C)
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
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Jan 6, 2025 Routine · 1 priority, 1 priority foundation, 3 core, 1 repeat
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - SANITIZED BEFORE USE AFTER CLEANING
The soda fountain nozzles are not sanitized after cleaning. The nozzles are soaked in seltzer water.
Correction: Clean and sanitize all utensils and equipment before contact with food. Run soda nozzles through high temp dishwasher or soak them in an approved sanitizer solution of at least 200 ppm after cleaning.
Code 4-702.11
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
Corrected on site
CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
Food establishment does not have procedures that address responding to vomiting or diarrheal events.
Correction: Develop procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events. Specifically actions that employees must take to minimize the spread of contamination.
Code 2-501.11
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Not serious
Core
Corrected on site
OPEN DRINK CONTAINER
Two plastic drinking cups without covers are observed in food preparation area of the kitchen.
Correction: Provide approved beverage container with cover in food preparation area. Cups were covered during inspection.
Code 2-401.11 (B)
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Not serious
Core
Corrected on site
EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS CONFORM TO ANSI STANDARDS
Small black round plastic sauce containers are used for scooping out diced tomatoes in the cook line cooler 1 and are not ANSI certified or approved by the department.
Correction: Unapproved equipment shall be removed from food service. The black plastic sauce containers were replaced with metal scoops during inspection.
Code 4-205.11
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Not serious
Core
Repeat
NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CLEAN
Non-food contact surfaces of the shelving in the upright cook line cooler are covered with previous food debris and grime. The ceiling in the walk in cooler has several areas of accumulated dirt deposits. Several shelves in the walk in cooler have flour debris buildup on them as well.
Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.
Code 4-601.11 (C)
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
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Jan 15, 2024 Routine · 2 priority, 2 core, 2 repeat
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
TCS FOOD - HOT HOLDING
Gravy, biscuit and gravy mix, and au ju in warming unit next to the cooking area are hot held at 120°F
Correction: Maintain time/temperature control for safety food at or above 135°F. Discard unsafe food items. Hot holding unit was turned up and the above food items were at or above 135 deg. F.
Code 3-501.16 (A) (1)
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT, CHEMICAL, TEMPERATURE, pH, CONCENTRATION AND HARDNESS
The quaternary sanitizer used for the buckets and 4 compartment warewashing sink is not being used according to EPA registered label use instructions and is at 0 PPM. It was observed there was little sanitizer left in the container.
Correction: Provide training to employees on proper use and concentration of sanitizer or repair or adjust warewashing equipment to provide proper sanitizer concentration. The near empty sanitizer container was switched out for a new container and reading at 200 PPM.
Code 4-501.114 (A) - (E)
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Not serious
Core
Repeat
CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER - POSTING OF CERTIFICATE
There is no approved or current food protection manager’s certificate posted in the food establishment.
Correction: Post current food protection manager certification in conspicuous view within the food establishment.
Code 12-201.11 (B)
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Not serious
Core
Repeat
NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CLEAN
Non food contact surfaces of back parts of grill tops have accumulated grease and burnt black debris. There were a few shelf sections in the walk in cooler that had flour and food debris.
Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.
Code 4-601.11 (C)
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
Source: City of Appleton Health Department. History last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.