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River Inn Bar

10418 CTY HWY X, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 · Chippewa County

6cited violations
2serious tier
3inspections

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Retail Food - Serving Meals)
Inspected by
Chippewa County Department of Public Health
License / ID
HSAT-7QWHPQ
Status
Permitted
Phone
(715) 723-9481
Official record
Chippewa County Department of Public Health inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026132
2025100
2024130

Inspections

  1. Feb 19, 2026 Routine · 2 priority, 1 priority foundation
    • Serious Priority Corrected on site

      NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE-FOODS

      Employee observed handling ready-to eat foods with their bare hands. Cook was handling a sandwich bun with bare hand.

      Correction: Discard contaminated food; employees shall use single-use gloves or other suitable utensils when handling ready-to-eat foods.

      Code 3-301.11 (B)

    • Serious Priority Corrected on site

      FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CROSS CONTAMINATION

      Probe thermometer used for taking temperature reading on cooking chicken was not being sanitized before and after each use.

      Correction: Clean food contact surfaces anytime contamination has occurred. A bleach/water bucket made to 100 ppm as a way to sanitize the thermometer and other food contact surfaces to prevent cross-contamination. This or alcohol wipes needs to be available at all times while cooking.

      Code 4-602.11 (A)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      WAREWASHING MACHINES - AUTOMATIC DISPENSING OF DETERGENT AND SANITIZERS

      The warewashing machine at bar used for glasses does not dispense enough sanitizer automatically. Concentration on test strip was reading well below 50 ppm.

      Correction: Repair or recalibrate the warewashing machine. Warewashing machines shall automatically dispense chlorine sanitizer and test between 50-100 ppm.

      Code 4-204.117 (A)

  2. Jan 3, 2025 Routine · No items found

    No violations cited.

  3. Mar 12, 2024 Routine · 3 priority foundation, 1 repeat
    • Not serious Priority Foundation Repeat Corrected on site

      RTE/TCS FOOD - PROPER DATE MARKING

      Lettuce in walk in cooler is improperly date marked.

      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)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      WAREWASHING - CHEMICAL SANITIZER CONCENTRATION - TEST KIT

      Test strips located at the bar are expired.

      Correction: Provide test strips to allow accurate determination of the sanitization concentration.

      Code 4-501.116

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      HANDWASHING FACILITIES - LOCATION AND PLACEMENT

      Handwashing sink is located near the doors to the kitchen.

      Correction: Relocate or provide a handwashing sink to facilitate handwashing by food employees. If remodeling is done, please add a sink to the kitchen.

      Code 5-204.11

Source: Chippewa County Department of Public Health. History last read Oct 8, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.