Eau Claire Cenex Convenience Store

Year by year

Inspections

1. Feb 24, 2026 Routine · 1 priority, 3 priority foundation, 1 core
   • Serious Priority Corrected on site

     TCS FOOD - COLD HOLDING

     Cold cut sandwiches in top half of Hanai Mini Cooler are cold held at 50.1°F.

     Correction: Maintain cold time/temperature control for safety food at or below 41°F. Sandwiches not holding safe temps were discarded immediately. By next year's inspection, this residential style mini fridge needs to be replaced with commercial grade refrigerator of any size to ensure temperature issues do not continue to be a problem.

     Code 3-501.16 (A) (2) AND (B)

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     DEMONSTRATION OF KNOWLEDGE - SANITIZATION

     The Person in Charge (PIC) is unable to demonstrate knowledge of proper sanitization methods for utensils and food contact surfaces. Sanitizer should only be mixed with water.

     Correction: The person in charge shall obtain training or training materials in the areas of sanitization so they are able to demonstrate knowledge and train employees. Use test strips to verify the sanitizer is made to the appropriate concentrations.

     Code 2-102.11 (C) (11)

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     RTE/TCS FOOD - PROPER DATE MARKING

     Refrigerated breakfast food items in kitchen walk in cooler are either not date marked - or are date marked, but do not include pull date it was thawed on.

     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 kits for chlorine and quat sanitizers are both expired by several years.

     Correction: Provide a test kit to allow accurate determination of the sanitization concentration for each respective chemical type (quat and chlorine).

     Code 4-501.116

   • Not serious Core

     THERMOMETERS - FUNCTIONALITY - INTEGRAL OR PERMANENTLY AFFIXED MEASURING DEVICE

     Avantco Grab n Go Cooler had no interior thermometer.

     Correction: Provide a integral or permanently affixed temperature measuring device.

     Code 4-204.112 (B)

2. Nov 27, 2024 Routine · No items found

   No violations cited.

3. Dec 7, 2023 Routine · 1 priority, 1 core
   • Serious Priority Corrected on site

     TCS FOOD - COLD HOLDING

     String cheese in Hanai counter cooler by soup kettle is cold held at 53°F.

     Correction: Staff were asked to move all items to a different cooler immediately. 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)

   • Not serious Core

     THERMOMETERS - FUNCTIONALITY - INTEGRAL OR PERMANENTLY AFFIXED MEASURING DEVICE

     Hanai counter cooler is 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)