Amour Shawarma
5-2645 Howard Avenue Windsor ON N8X 4Z3 · Restaurant (Full Service)
Inspection summary
Amour Shawarma has been inspected 4 times by Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) since October 6, 2025. The most recent inspection, on September 25, 2026, found no infractions.
1 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: Pests, Protecting food from contamination and Food temperature control.
Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.
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.
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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on May 5, 2026. For example:
Adequate protection against pests is provided
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 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on February 2, 2026. For example:
All food is protected from contamination and adulteration
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 5, 2026. For example:
Accurate indicating thermometers are provided for equipment used for refrigeration or hot-holding of food
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 May 5, 2026. For example:
Separate handwash stations are provided with the required supplies
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 once on February 2, 2026. For example:
Surfaces of equipment and facilities other than utensils are cleaned and sanitized as required
About this data
These results come from Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), 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
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
3 infractions
- Separate handwash stations are provided with the required supplies
- (b) Handwashing stations are NOT adequately supplied [S]
- Accurate indicating thermometers are provided for equipment used for refrigeration or hot-holding of food
- (a) Thermometers are NOT provided for temperature controlled equipment and easily read [N]
- Adequate protection against pests is provided
- (c) Records of pest control measures are NOT maintained for at least a year [N]
- Separate handwash stations are provided with the required supplies
- Required
4 infractions
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities other than utensils are cleaned and sanitized as required
- Accurate indicating thermometers are provided for equipment used for refrigeration or hot-holding of food
- (a) Thermometers are NOT provided for temperature controlled equipment and easily read [N]
- All food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- (a) Food is NOT protected from contamination and adulteration [C]
- Adequate protection against pests is provided
- (c) Records of pest control measures are NOT maintained for at least a year [N]
- Required
4 infractions
- All equipment, utensils, and multi-service articles are adequately constructed and maintained
- (e) Racks, shelves or pallets used to store food are NOT designed to protect food from contamination and readily cleanable [N]
- Single-service containers and articles are kept in a sanitary manner
- (a) Single-service containers and articles are NOT kept in a sanitary manner and place as to prevent contamination [C]
- All food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- (a) Food is NOT protected from contamination and adulteration [C]
- Adequate protection against pests is provided
- (c) Records of pest control measures are NOT maintained for at least a year [N]
- All equipment, utensils, and multi-service articles are adequately constructed and maintained