AFRAA Restaurant
19 - 180 Steeles Avenue West, Thornhill, ON, L4J 2L1 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
AFRAA Restaurant has been inspected 4 times by York Region Public Health since February 11, 2025. The most recent inspection, on October 5, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
2 of 4 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 7 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Food temperature control and Handwashing and staff hygiene.
Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.
Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk
Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 5, 2026. For example:
Equipment and food contact surfaces properly maintained designed, constructed, installed, located
Food temperature controlHigher risk
Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.
Recorded once on April 27, 2026. For example:
Hot holding potentially hazardous food at an internal temperature of 60°C (140°F) and higher
Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk
Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.
Recorded once on April 27, 2026. For example:
Handwashing stations are adequately equipped and accessible
Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk
This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.
Recorded once on April 27, 2026. For example:
Food protected from potential contamination (food covered, off floor, stored on racks, sneeze guard, during display, during transport)
PestsHigher risk
Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.
Recorded once on April 27, 2026. For example:
Adequate protection against the entrance of pests
About this data
These results come from York Region Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.
4 inspections
- Compliance Inspection
1 infraction
- Equipment and food contact surfaces properly maintained designed, constructed, installed, located
- Fail to ensure equipment surface cleaned/sanitized as necessary
- Equipment and food contact surfaces properly maintained designed, constructed, installed, located
- Compliance Inspection
6 infractions
- Hot holding potentially hazardous food at an internal temperature of 60°C (140°F) and higher
- Handwashing stations are adequately equipped and accessible
- Fail to provide handwashing station with adequate supplies
- Handling/Storage of food
- Fail to properly store all food in a manner that prevents contamination or adulteration, including separating raw from ready-to-eat foods
- Food protected from potential contamination (food covered, off floor, stored on racks, sneeze guard, during display, during transport)
- Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration
- Equipment and food contact surfaces properly maintained designed, constructed, installed, located
- Fail to ensure equipment surface cleaned/sanitized as necessary
- Adequate protection against the entrance of pests
- Fail to retain records of pest control measures taken for one year
- Compliance Inspection
0 infractions
- Compliance Inspection
0 infractions
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