Madison Go Grocer location drops off active food license list
Money Moves Madison, WI localThe store has been missing from 11 consecutive license-list readings; city data does not confirm a closure.
Overview
The Go Grocer at 3554 E Washington Avenue in Madison is no longer on the city's active food establishment license list. It was last on the list on Oct. 29, 2026, and has been absent from 11 consecutive readings since.
The city's list does not publish license dates, so the absence does not establish that the store has closed or when any change occurred. Google's listing for the address marks it temporarily closed.
Why it matters
A neighborhood grocery can drop off Madison's active-license list without a published date or reason, leaving residents and regulators to infer what changed.
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Organizations Involved
Grocery store at 3554 E Washington Avenue in Madison whose active food establishment license no longer appears on the city list.
The department publishes Madison and Dane County health inspection and active food establishment license records.
Timeline
August 2026 November 2026
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Eleventh consecutive absence
Today RecordAddress absent from 11 consecutive license-list readings; closure unconfirmed.
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Last observed on active list
RecordGo Grocer last observed on the active food establishment license list.
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First license-list check
RecordFirst city license-list reading shows Go Grocer at this address.
Scenarios
City record stays absent and Go Grocer's closure is confirmed
Discussed by: No named forecaster; this scenario rests on the license-list absence and Google's temporary-closure label.
The address remains off Madison's active food establishment license list, and a later company notice or local report states that the store has closed permanently. The city record alone would not provide the date of any closure.
License reappears and the store keeps trading
Discussed by: No named forecaster; this scenario follows from the city's warning that a license can lapse for reasons other than closing.
Go Grocer at 3554 E Washington Avenue returns to Madison's active food establishment license list in a later reading. That would show the absence was a licensing or record issue rather than evidence of permanent closure.
Public records leave the store's status unresolved
Discussed by: No named forecaster; the city list publishes no license dates and no closure confirmation has appeared.
The address stays off the active license list, but no city record or company statement establishes whether the store has closed. Google's temporary-closure label remains the only public signal beyond the license-list absence.