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Appears in 29 stories · Last updated Nov 7, 2026
Publishes active food establishment licence list.
The Dollar Tree at 714 S Gammon Road in Madison is missing from the city's active food-establishment licence list. It was present on 2026-11-05 and has been absent from two consecutive readings since.
Updated 4 days ago
Issues food licenses
Public Health Madison & Dane County lists a Retail Food Establishment license for Can-d Shop at 202 N First St 420 in Madison. The record was on the department's online list when it was read on November 6, 2026.
Updated 5 days ago
Lists a restaurant license at 3910 E Washington Ave
A Layne's Chicken Fingers restaurant license appears in Public Health Madison & Dane County records for 3910 E Washington Ave. The entry is one license record, not a confirmation that the business has every approval it needs or has opened.
Publishes health inspection and license records
Public Health Madison & Dane County's health inspection list includes Melt In Your Mouth Catering LLC at 1819 Aberg Ave. The entry lists a primarily restaurant license.
Publishes active food establishment license list
El Imperio Mexican Food no longer appears on Public Health Madison & Dane County's list of active food establishment licenses for its 3162 Maple Grove Drive address. The restaurant was on the list when the list was first read on August 28, 2026, and was last seen there on October 29. It has been missing from six consecutive readings since.
Updated 7 days ago
Lists a restaurant license for 23 S. Pinckney St.
Public Health Madison & Dane County lists a restaurant license for Chipotle Mexican Grill 5812 at 23 S. Pinckney St. on Capitol Square. The entry is one approval. It does not show that the business has every approval it needs, and it does not show whether the restaurant is serving customers.
Updated Nov 3
Publishes active food establishment licence list and inspection records; no licence lapse date published
The AtlantisValley Foods address at 2701 S Stoughton Road is no longer on Madison's active food establishment licence list. It was there when the list was read on October 29 and has been missing from two consecutive readings since.
Updated Oct 31
Issues food service licences for Madison and Dane County
Public Health Madison & Dane County's online list now includes a licence for Yeeshan Asian House at 1437 Regent St, filed under "primarily restaurant." The record first appeared on the list when checked on October 28, 2026.
Records health licenses and inspects food establishments
Public Health Madison & Dane County's list now shows a health license for Cafe Carlotta at 2 S Carroll St. The record first appeared on October 28, 2026, and classifies the business as primarily a restaurant.
Issues and publishes food establishment licences
The Papa John's at 515 University Ave has not appeared on Madison's active food licence list since early October, when it missed a second straight reading. The city register still lists the chain's other Madison locations, and Papa John's own site had the University Ave store open as of Oct. 8.
Updated Oct 23
Lists a food license for Ford's Garage at 7345 Mineral Point Road
Ford's Garage now appears on Public Health Madison & Dane County's restaurant license list for 7345 Mineral Point Road, the former Bonefish Grill space on the West Side. A license on record is one approval, not proof that the business has every permit it needs or that it has opened.
Regulatory body that maintains the retail food establishment license list
Public Health Madison & Dane County's license list includes Ethnic Foods Madison Inc as a retail food establishment at 3554 E Washington Ave. The entry is one permit on record. It does not show the store has opened or holds every approval it needs.
As of October 2026: Issued the retail food establishment license to Nova Rose
A retail food establishment license for Nova Rose appeared on Public Health Madison & Dane County's list on October 7, 2026. The address is 89 East Towne Mall in Madison, Wisconsin.
Updated Oct 12
As of October 2026: Issued retail food license record
Maurer's Urban Market opened to shoppers Saturday, October 10, after a ribbon-cutting led by Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and owner Kristie Maurer. The full-service grocery occupies the ground floor of the Park Cedar Apartments at 801 Cedar Street.
Updated Oct 11
As of October 2026: Issued the license record for Taqueria 5 De Mayo
Public Health Madison & Dane County lists Taqueria 5 De Mayo as a licensed restaurant at 66 West Towne Mall in Madison. The record, first seen on the county's inspection list on October 6, 2026, classifies the business as "Primarily Restaurant."
Updated Oct 6
As of September 2026: Publishes the active food establishment licence list that shows the disappearance
A food licence for Jesus Lunch, the meal program at High Point Church on Old Sauk Road, has disappeared from Madison's active register. It was listed when the register was read on September 23 and absent from two consecutive readings since.
Updated Sep 25
As of September 2026: Maintains the food establishment licence list
Orient House, a Chinese restaurant at 626 S Park St in Madison, disappeared from the city's list of active food establishment licences by late September. It was still on the list when the public health page was read on Sept. 23; two consecutive readings since show it absent. The city publishes no licence dates, so the gap indicates but does not confirm a closure.
As of September 2026: Maintains the active food-license registry from which Chang Jiang disappeared
A Madison Chinese restaurant has dropped off the city's food-license registry. Chang Jiang at 3149 Muir Field Road was on the active list when first checked Aug. 28 and again Sept. 23, but it has now missed two consecutive readings.
As of September 2026: Issued license
Forage Kitchen, the Madison-based salad and grain bowl chain, has a license on record for its sixth location in the city. A license from Public Health Madison & Dane County is now on record for the address at 1868 E. Washington Ave.
Updated Sep 24
As of September 2026: Regulator issuing food-service licenses in Madison and Dane County
The Marquette Hotel, a nine-room family-run hotel at 414 S Baldwin St, now appears on Public Health Madison & Dane County's inspection list. The city license is classified as primarily a restaurant, and the record was on the list when it was first read September 23, 2026.
Updated Sep 23
As of September 2026: Issuer of the on-record restaurant license for X-Golf Madison West
X-Golf is moving its Middleton indoor golf simulator three miles to a new Madison West space at 716 S Gammon Rd. Public Health Madison & Dane County now lists a restaurant license for the address, with the record first appearing on September 22.
Updated Sep 22
As of September 2026: Issues restaurant licenses and conducts inspections
Barriques, the Madison coffee roaster and cafe chain, has a restaurant license on record for a new location at 2610 Seiferth Road. The permit appeared in Public Health Madison & Dane County's inspection database on September 22, 2026.
As of September 2026: Issued restaurant license for IKEA Madison
A restaurant license for IKEA's planned Madison store appeared in city records on September 22. The license, from Public Health Madison & Dane County, is classified as "Primarily Restaurant" and covers the Swedish Deli planned for the 54,000-square-foot store.
As of September 2026: Issues the health license a hotel needs before operating
Tru by Hilton Madison West, a 106-room hotel at 8102 Watts Road, appeared September 20 on Public Health Madison & Dane County's license list. The listing is one step in the county's pre-opening inspection process, not a final approval.
Updated Sep 20
As of September 2026: Issued the license now on record
A new barbecue business has a health license on record in Madison. The Public Health Madison & Dane County list shows a health license on record for Gardener's Smokehouse at 1219 N. Sherman Ave, the address of FEED Kitchens, a nonprofit shared-use kitchen.
Updated Sep 17
As of September 2026: Regulator for the license on record
CookUnity now has health licenses on record at three downtown Madison addresses on North Frances Street: 437, 502, and 505. Public Health Madison & Dane County's list has carried them since mid-September.
Updated Sep 15
As of September 2026: Licensing authority for food businesses in Madison and Dane County
A CookUnity Inc. license record from Public Health Madison & Dane County appeared on the city's list in mid-September. It covers 750 Regent St, near UW-Madison's campus and Camp Randall Stadium.
As of September 2026: Issues restaurant licenses in Madison
The address at 226 State St has served food since 1933. Nick's Restaurant ran there for 64 years before closing in May 2024. A Mexican spot, El Águila Real, took over that August.
Updated Sep 11
As of September 2026: Issued the restaurant license at 4653 Verona Rd
A second Habanero's location is cleared to serve in Madison. Public Health Madison & Dane County granted Habaneros Parrilla Mexican Grill a restaurant license for 4653 Verona Road on August 28, 2026.
Updated Sep 2
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