Two restaurants with double-digit violations and 8 ace reports

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The following are the latest results of Portage County Health Department inspections on licensed food establishments and other types of businesses, which the Stevens Point Journal reports monthly.

Amherst

  • Go North Tavern, 152 S. Main St.: Feb. 17: One violation: South side of facility used to store building material and tools with no physical separation from the bar area.

  • O’Brien’s On Main, 128 N. Main St.: Feb. 4: Two violations: Interior of ice machine dirty; walls of walk-in cooler and exterior keg lines dirty.

Junction City

  • Brian & Wendy’s Hiawatha, 817 Main St.: Feb. 19: No violations.

Plover

  • Arby’s No. 8463, 1825 Plover Road: Feb. 4: Four violations: Employee working in food preparation area without a hair restraint; cutting boards at main prep line excessively scored; non-food contact surfaces of the bottom of the oven dirty; ice build-up on floor to wall juncture on one wall in the walk-in cooler.

  • Kentucky Fried Chicken, 1770 Plover Road: Feb. 6: No information provided.

  • McDonald’s Restaurant, 1205 Commons Circle: Feb. 17: Four violations: Chlorine sanitizer in dish machine not used according to label instructions (corrected during inspection); employee working in fryer area without a hair restraint; top of dish machine dirty and not cleaned on a frequent basis; floors of walk-in freezer and walk-in cooler dirty and not cleaned on frequent basis.

  • McDonald’s Restaurant, 2601 Plover Road: Feb. 18: One violation: Three coolers and a freezer not equipped with permanently attached thermometer.

  • Monk’s Bar & Grill, 1400 Commerce Place: Jan. 29: 12 violations: Sliced turkey, roast beef and sliced ham in six-drawer cooler not held at proper temperature (corrected during inspection); burnt ends in walk-in cooler exceeded date mark (corrected during inspection); vacuum-sealed salmon fillets not removed from reduced oxygen environment prior to or immediately upon completion of thawing (corrected during inspection); no approved or current food protection manager’s certificate posted in establishment; drinking cup without cover in food preparation area (corrected during inspection); pizza crusts in two-door freezer unwrapped or uncovered; ice cream scoop and ice cream machine components improperly stored in stagnant water (corrected during inspection); six-drawer cooler not equipped with permanently attached thermometer; six-drawer cooler not maintaining proper temperature; water temperature measuring device for wash cycle in kitchen dish machine in disrepair or not calibrated; clean drinking cups stored or stacked without being air dried; light bulbs in central light fixed in walk-in cooler not shatter resistant or shielded. Reinspection: Feb. 10: Four violations: Pizza crusts in two-door freezer unwrapped or uncovered; water temperature measuring device for wash cycle in the dish machine in disrepair; clean drinking cups stored or stacked without being air dried; light bulbs in central light fixture in walk-in cooler not shatter resistant.

  • Stevens Point Area Pizza Ranch, 1300 Commerce Place: Feb. 24: Eight violations: No “time as a public health control plan” is available for review; temperature measuring device for wash cycle of dish machine is not functioning; no irreversible registering thermometer provided for measuring surface temperatures in the hot water ware washing operation; soap dispenser at handwashing sink near ware washing area is missing front cover and lever to dispense soap; flooring in walk-in cooler and freezer dirty; crumb tray on pizza oven soiled; right sink in women’s restroom not functioning; mops stored in basin of mop bucket.

Portage County inspections: One restaurant with 13 violations and three ace reports in January 2025

Portage County inspections: One restaurant with 8 violations and five ace reports in December 2024

Rosholt

  • St. Adalberts Parish, 3315 St. Adalbert Road: Feb. 27: One violation: No irreversible registering thermometer provided to measure the surface temperatures in the hot water mechanical ware washing machine.

Stevens Point

  • Burger King No. 25898, 5431 U.S. 10: Feb. 17: Three violations: Test strips not available to monitor treatment for raw vegetables; door to walk-in cooler not properly adjusted; light intensity in walk-in cooler not bright enough.

  • CPS Cafeteria, UWSP College of Professional Studies Building: Feb. 21: One violation: Cinnamon rolls and carrot cake held at the customer serving line not protected from contamination.

  • Delta Dental of Wisconsin, 3100 Business Park Drive: Feb. 7: No violations.

  • El Molcajete Mexican Grill, 1160 Meridian Drive: Feb. 3: 11 violations: Pork, chicken breast, Mexican cheese and flan not held at proper temperatures (corrected during inspection); salmon fillets not removed from reduced oxygen environment prior to thawing (collected during inspection); test kit not available for testing sanitizer concentrations; ice machine drip plate and bar soda gun nozzle dirty (corrected during inspection); handwashing sink by dish machine only had cold water (corrected during inspection); multiple food items in walk-in freezer unwrapped and uncovered; wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces stored on sides of sanitizer buckets in kitchen and waitress area (corrected during inspection); four-drawer cooler not holding proper temperature; clean metal pans stored stacked without being air dried (corrected during inspection); handwashing sink by food prep area not operational and bar left ware-washing sink handle leaking; light bulb above grill not working. Reinspection: Feb. 25: One violation: Handwashing sink in food prep area not working and bar left ware-washing sink handle leaking: Note: Owner ordered and received the parts to repair sinks and planned to fix them the week after reinspection.

  • Library Cafe, 501 N. Michigan Ave.: Feb. 6: One violation: Whole fresh fruit in service area not protected from potential contamination.

  • McDonald’s Restaurant, 5625 U.S. 10 E.: Feb. 25: No violations.

  • Pizza Hut, 417 Division St.: Feb. 26: Four violations: Pizza toppings held in cooler not date marked; test kit not available for checking sanitizer concentration; drain tray of soda machine dirty (corrected during inspection); wet mops stored in basin of mop sink or on floor.

  • Point of Discovery School, 1900 W. Zinda: Feb. 28: No violations.

  • Rookies Kitchen, 3425 Church St.: Feb. 10: Seven violations: Single-use plastic portion cups being reused to dispense shredded cheese, and cups stored directly in package of shredded cheese (corrected during inspection); whipped butter packets stored at room temperature (corrected during inspection); several ready-to-eat foods stored in refrigerators have exceeded their date marks (corrected during inspection); wiping cloth sanitizer solution not being used according to label instructions (corrected during inspection); consumer advisory missing disclosure statement; interior cavity of microwaves in kitchen and at wait station dirty; clean metal food pans stacked and stored without being air dried.

  • Rookies Sports Pub, 3425 Church St.: Feb. 10: No violations.

  • St. Joseph Parish, 1709 Wyatt Ave.: Feb. 28: No violations.

  • The Waters Pub & Grill, 736 Old Wausau Road: Feb. 15: No violations.

Wisconsin Rapids

  • Chat-R-Box, 3821 S. 80th St.: Feb. 18: No violations.

Contact Karen Madden at kmadden@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @KMadden715, Instagram @kmadden715 or Facebook at www.facebook.com/karen.madden.33.

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