Poskin Lake Resort - Food
1528 9 1/4 ST, Almena, WI 54805 · Barron County
Establishment
- Type
- Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Retail Food - Serving Meals)
- Inspected by
- Barron County Department of Health & Human Services
- License / ID
- TMYS-C9KNR5
- Status
- Permitted
- Phone
- (715) 357-3231
- Official record
- Barron County Department of Health & Human Services inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
Inspections
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Nov 21, 2025 Routine · 2 priority, 5 priority foundation, 4 core, 2 repeat
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
WHEN TO WASH
Employee observed not washing hands after handling raw ground beef and then went to work with clean dishes.
Correction: Employees shall wash their hands after engaging in any activity that may cause their hands to become contaminated. Corrective action: affected dishes were put in the sink to be washed. Staff washed hands and returned to work.
Code 2-301.14
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Serious
Priority
Repeat
Corrected on site
FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT, CHEMICAL, TEMPERATURE, pH, CONCENTRATION AND HARDNESS
The quat sanitizer is not being used according to EPA registered label use instructions and is at 100 PPM in the kitchen 3 comp sink. During the inspection the sanitizer sink was freshly made and the sanitizer was too low.
Correction: Provide training to employees on proper use and concentration of sanitizer or repair or adjust warewashing equipment to provide proper sanitizer concentration. Corrective action: staff manually added more sanitizer because the portioner on the wall was not dispensing enough.
Code 4-501.114 (A) - (E)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
WAREWASHING - CHEMICAL SANITIZER CONCENTRATION - TEST KIT
Test kit is available for monitoring sanitizer concentration has expired.
Correction: Provide a test kit to allow accurate determination of the sanitization concentration.
Code 4-501.116
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - SOILED
Food contact surfaces of the inside of the bar ice machine are visibly soiled with black mold.
Correction: Maintain food contact surface in a clean condition.
Code 4-601.11 (A)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
Corrected on site
USING A HANDWASHING SINK - ACCESSIBLE AND MAINTAINED
Handwashing sink was unavailable for proper handwashing. The handwashing sink had items in the sink and a garbage can was blocking access.
Correction: Keep handwashing sink in working condition at all times to allow for frequent handwashing. Corrective action: garbage can was moved and the items in the sink were removed so everyone could easily wash hands.
Code 5-205.11 (A) and (C)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
HANDWASHING CLEANSER AVAILABILITY
Soap not available at food employee handwashing sink in the bar.
Correction: Provide hand soap at handwashing sink to facilitate proper handwashing.
Code 6-301.11
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
HAND DRYING PROVISION
No single-use toweling or other hand drying device available at employee handwashing sink for hand drying in the bar.
Correction: Provide single-use toweling or other approved devices at employee handwashing sink to facilitate proper handwashing.
Code 6-301.12
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Not serious
Core
FOOD CONTAMINATION PREVENTED FROM PREMISE - OFF THE FLOOR
Food items in the basement are stored on the floor in the closet.
Correction: Store all food items 6 inches above the floor.
Code 3-305.11 (A) (3)
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Not serious
Core
Repeat
EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS - NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES - DESIGNED
Zenith chest freezer located in basement is no longer easily cleanable. The freezer lid has multiple cracks and the seal is damaged. Parts of the freezer are held together with duct tape. These areas are no longer easily cleanable.
Correction: Provide equipment that is designed and constructed to be easily cleanable and free from unnecessary ledges, projections and crevices.
Code 4-202.16
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Not serious
Core
THERMOMETERS - FUNCTIONALITY - INTEGRAL OR PERMANENTLY AFFIXED MEASURING DEVICE
Chest freezers in the basement are not equipped with an integral or permanently affixed temperature measuring device.
Correction: Provide a integral or permanently affixed temperature measuring device.
Code 4-204.112 (B)
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Not serious
Core
HANDWASHING SIGNAGE
No handwashing signage provided at the handwashing sink in the bar.
Correction: Provide handwashing signage at all handwashing sinks used by food employees.
Code 6-301.14
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
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Sep 27, 2024 Re-inspection · 1 priority foundation, 1 core
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
RTE/TCS FOOD - PROPER DATE MARKING
Ready-to-eat food is improperly date marked. Ready-to-eat foods are not all date marked when they are kept for more than 24 hours.
Correction: Adjust method or procedures so that all ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, if required, are provided with date marking or an effective method of identifying when a food item has exceeded 7 days. Discard improperly date marked food or food that has past the 7 day shelf life.
Code 3-501.17 (A)
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Not serious
Core
EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS - NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES - DESIGNED
The inside of the lid for the Zenith chest freezer in the basement has a large crack in the plasitc and it is no longer easily cleanable.
Correction: Provide equipment that is designed and constructed to be easily cleanable and free from unnecessary ledges, projections and crevices.
Code 4-202.16
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Sep 17, 2024 Routine · 3 priority, 2 priority foundation, 4 core, 3 repeat
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Serious
Priority
Repeat
Corrected on site
PACKAGED AND UNPACKAGED FOOD - RAW OVER RTE-FOODS
Shell eggs are stored above lettuce in the walk-in cooler.
Correction: Reorganize food storage so that ready-to-eat foods are stored above raw animal food and raw vegetables. Discard ready-to-eat foods that show evidence of contamination. Corrective action: eggs were moved to the bottom shelf in the walk in cooler
Code 3-302.11 (A) (1)
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Serious
Priority
TCS FOOD - COLD HOLDING
Wrapped whipped butter tabs are kept on the tables in the dining room at room temperature.
Correction: Maintain cold time/temperature control for safety food at or below 41°F. Discard unsafe food items.
Code 3-501.16 (A) (2) AND (B)
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Serious
Priority
Repeat
Corrected on site
FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT, CHEMICAL, TEMPERATURE, pH, CONCENTRATION AND HARDNESS
The quat sanitizer is not being used according to EPA registered label use instructions and is at 150 PPM.
Correction: Provide training to employees on proper use and concentration of sanitizer or repair or adjust warewashing equipment to provide proper sanitizer concentration. Corrective action: sanitizer sink was remade during the inspection. It appears that the portioning machine on the wall is not distributing the appropriate amount of sanitizer consistently. Until the portioning machine is serviced the saniti
Code 4-501.114 (A) - (E)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
RTE/TCS FOOD - PROPER DATE MARKING
Ready-to-eat food is improperly date marked. Ready-to-eat foods are not all date marked when they are kept for more than 24 hours.
Correction: Adjust method or procedures so that all ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, if required, are provided with date marking or an effective method of identifying when a food item has exceeded 7 days. Discard improperly date marked food or food that has past the 7 day shelf life.
Code 3-501.17 (A)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - SOILED
Food contact surface of the ice making conponent in the ice machine has a blue film on it.
Correction: Maintain food contact surfaces in a clean condition.
Code 4-601.11 (A)
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Not serious
Core
Corrected on site
LABELING - FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS LABELED WITH COMMON NAME
Dressings, spices, etc 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. Corrective action: containers were labeled during the inspection
Code 3-302.12
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Not serious
Core
Corrected on site
FOOD CONTAMINATION PREVENTED FROM PREMISE - OFF THE FLOOR
Box of ice cream cones are stored on the floor in the basement.
Correction: Store all food items 6 inches above the floor. Corrective actions: box of ice cream cones were moved off the floor
Code 3-305.11 (A) (3)
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Not serious
Core
EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS - NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES - DESIGNED
The inside of the lid for the Zenith chest freezer in the basement has a large crack in the plasitc and it is no longer easily cleanable.
Correction: Provide equipment that is designed and constructed to be easily cleanable and free from unnecessary ledges, projections and crevices.
Code 4-202.16
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Not serious
Core
Repeat
Corrected on site
SINGLE-USE AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES - PROHIBITIONS
Single-use or single-service articles are being stored on the floor in the basement.
Correction: Store single-service or single-use articles, clean equipment and utensils and laundered linens in areas that are not subject to contamination. Corrective action: boxes were all moved during the inspection so they were all off the floor
Code 4-903.12
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Serious
Priority
Repeat
Corrected on site
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May 10, 2023 Routine · 2 priority, 1 priority foundation, 3 core
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
PACKAGED AND UNPACKAGED FOOD - RAW OVER RTE-FOODS
Ground beef patties are stored over ready-to-eat foods in the kitchen cooler.
Correction: Reorganize food storage so that ready-to-eat foods are stored above raw animal food and raw vegetables. Discard ready-to-eat foods that show evidence of contamination. Corrective action: cooler shelves were rearranged so that the raw hamburger patties could be stored on the bottom shelf.
Code 3-302.11 (A) (1)
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT, CHEMICAL, TEMPERATURE, pH, CONCENTRATION AND HARDNESS
The quat sanitizer is not being used according to EPA registered label use instructions and is at 400+ PPM.
Correction: Provide training to employees on proper use and concentration of sanitizer or repair or adjust warewashing equipment to provide proper sanitizer concentration. Corrective action: sink was remade during the inspection and was then at an acceptable concentration.
Code 4-501.114 (A) - (E)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
CONSUMER ADVISORY - REMINDER STATEMENT
Consumer advisory is missing the asterisk (*) next to each item on the menu that could be served undercooked.
Correction: Provide a reminder statement describing the hazards of eating raw or undercooked animal products.
Code 3-603.11 (C)
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Not serious
Core
EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS CONFORM TO ANSI STANDARDS
Homestyle freezer is not ANSI certified and cannot be used to freeze food.
Correction: Discontinue using homestyle freezers to freeze product.
Code 4-205.11
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Not serious
Core
EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS CONFORM TO ANSI STANDARDS
Homestyle crockpot is not ANSI certified or approved by the department.
Correction: Unapproved equipment shall be removed from food service.
Code 4-205.11
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Not serious
Core
Corrected on site
SINGLE-USE AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES - PROHIBITIONS
Single-use or single-service articles are being stored in on the floor in the basement.
Correction: Store single-service or single-use articles, clean equipment and utensils and laundered linens in areas that are not subject to contamination. Corrective action: all boxes of the single-use items were moved off the floor
Code 4-903.12
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Not serious
Core
TOILET FACILITIES - RECEPTACLES - COVERED
Female bathroom is not provided with a covered waste receptacle.
Correction: Provide a covered waste receptacle in female bathroom for use with sanitary napkins.
Code 5-501.17
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
Source: Barron County Department of Health & Human Services. History last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.