Amritsari Bites
1260 Algonquin Ave North Bay ON P1B 4Y2 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Amritsari Bites has been inspected 13 times by North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit since March 14, 2024. The most recent inspection, on June 15, 2026, found no infractions.
2 of 13 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 5 inspections with 14 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Food temperature control and Chemicals and toxic substances.
The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.
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.
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 8 times across 7 separate inspections, most recently on January 21, 2026. For example:
Food protected from potential contamination and/or 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 6 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on June 8, 2026. For example:
Hot holding of potentially hazardous food: minimum of 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
Chemicals and toxic substancesHigher risk
Cleaning products, sanitizers and pesticides must be labelled and stored away from food and food-contact surfaces. Inspectors flag chemicals that could end up in food, as well as pest treatments applied without proper supervision.
Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on November 5, 2025. For example:
Food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed, installed, maintained, located (smooth, non-absorbent, cleanable, corrosion resistant and non-toxic)
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 June 8, 2026. For example:
Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on June 8, 2026. For example:
Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
About this data
These results come from North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit, 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.
13 inspections
- Re-inspection
0 infractions
- Compliance (Required)
5 infractions
- Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
- * Fail to ensure food contact surfaces are cleaned and sanitized before and after food preparation
- Operator to ensure all food contact surfaces are properly cleaned & sanitized
- Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
- * Fail to maintain premise free from every condition that may adversely affect the sanitary operation of the premise
- Operator to ensure food premise shall be protected against the entry of pest
- Floors clean and in good repair
- * Fail to ensure floors of food premise are kept clean and/or in good repair
- Operator to ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are in clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are maintained clean and in good repair
- Hot holding of potentially hazardous food: minimum of 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
- * Fail to hold potentially hazardous food at 60°C (140°F) or higher after cooking / rapid re-heating
- Operator to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 60°C (140°F) or higher after cooking/rapid reheating
- Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
- Compliance (Required)
1 infraction
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- * Observed potentially hazardous food not covered to prevent contamination / adulteration
- Operator to ensure all food is properly stored, displayed, transported and served to prevent contamination
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- Re-inspection
0 infractions
- Compliance (Required)
8 infractions
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- * Fail to protect food from contamination and/or adulteration
- * Observed scoops/utensils not being stored in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination and/or adulteration
- Operator to ensure all food is properly stored, displayed, transported and served to prevent contamination
- Operator to ensure scoops/utensils are stored and maintained in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination and/or adulteration
- Liquid wastes handled and collected in sanitary manner
- * Fail to dispose of liquid waste in sanitary manner
- Operator to ensure liquid waste is handled and disposed in a sanitary manner
- Frequency of garbage removal adequate to maintain the premises in a sanitary condition
- * Fail to clean / sanitize garbage receptacle often as necessary
- * Fail to remove garbage / wastes when necessary to maintain sanitary condition
- Operator to ensure garbage is removed as often as necessary to maintain premise in a sanitary manner
- Operator to ensure garbage receptacles are stored separately and / or maintained in a sanitary manner
- Walls clean and in good repair
- * Fail to ensure walls of food premise kept clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure walls of food premise are maintained in a sanitary condition and in good repair
- Floors clean and in good repair
- * Fail to ensure floors of food premise are kept clean and/or in good repair
- Operator to ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
- Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- * Fail to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 4°C (40°F) or less
- Operator to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed, installed, maintained, located (smooth, non-absorbent, cleanable, corrosion resistant and non-toxic)
- * Fail to maintain utensils, multi-service articles and/or food contact surfaces in a clean and sanitary manner and/or in good repair
- Operator to ensure all food contact surfaces, utensils and/or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized after each use and are maintained in good repair
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces as readily cleanable and non-absorbent
- * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are in clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are maintained clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are readily cleanable/non-absorbent and of sound and tight construction.
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- Re-inspection
1 infraction
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are in clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are maintained clean and in good repair
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- Compliance (Required)
7 infractions
- Sanitary maintenance of and provision of required supplies in staff / public washroom facilities
- * Fail to keep washroom in good repair, clean and sanitary condition
- Operator to ensure the washroom facilities are maintained clean and in good repair
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are in clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are maintained clean and in good repair
- Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- * Fail to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 4°C (40°F) or less
- Operator to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
- * Evidence of pests observed
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- * Fail to protect food from contamination and/or adulteration
- Operator to ensure all food is properly stored, displayed, transported and served to prevent contamination
- Floors clean and in good repair
- * Fail to ensure floor of dishwashing area kept clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
- Walls clean and in good repair
- * Fail to ensure walls of food premise kept clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure walls of food premise are maintained in a sanitary condition and in good repair
- Sanitary maintenance of and provision of required supplies in staff / public washroom facilities
- Re-inspection
1 infraction
- Walls clean and in good repair
- Compliance (Required)
5 infractions
- Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- * Fail to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 4°C (40°F) or less
- Potentially hazardous foods observed at an internal temperature above 4° C (40°F)
- Hand washing basin with supplies of hot and cold water, soap in a dispenser and single-use towels
- * Fail to provide adequate supplies (single-use towels, soap in a dispenser) for the hand washing basin in the food preparation area
- Operator to ensure hand washing basins are adequately supplied
- Floors clean and in good repair
- * Fail to ensure floor of food-handling room kept clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
- Walls clean and in good repair
- * Fail to ensure walls of food premise kept clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure walls of food premise are maintained in a sanitary condition and in good repair
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- * Observed potentially hazardous food not covered to prevent contamination / adulteration
- Operator to ensure all foods are covered in storage
- Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Re-inspection
1 infraction
- Food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed, installed, maintained, located (smooth, non-absorbent, cleanable, corrosion resistant and non-toxic)
- * Fail to maintain utensils, multi-service articles and/or food contact surfaces in a clean and sanitary manner and/or in good repair
- Operator to ensure all food contact surfaces, utensils and/or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized after each use and are maintained in good repair
- Food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed, installed, maintained, located (smooth, non-absorbent, cleanable, corrosion resistant and non-toxic)
- Compliance (Required)
4 infractions
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- * Fail to protect food from contamination and/or adulteration
- Operator to ensure all foods are stored off the floor
- Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- * Fail to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 4°C (40°F) or less
- Potentially hazardous foods observed at an internal temperature above 4° C (40°F)
- Walls clean and in good repair
- * Fail to ensure walls of food premise kept clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure walls of food premise are maintained in a sanitary condition and in good repair
- Food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed, installed, maintained, located (smooth, non-absorbent, cleanable, corrosion resistant and non-toxic)
- * Fail to maintain utensils, multi-service articles and/or food contact surfaces in a clean and sanitary manner and/or in good repair
- Operator to ensure all food contact surfaces, utensils and/or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized after each use and are maintained in good repair
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- Compliance (Required)
4 infractions
- Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures
- * Fail to provide easily readable thermometer
- Operator to provide accurate and easily readable indicating thermometers in temperature controlled rooms/equipment used for storage of potentially hazardous foods
- Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
- * Observed operator using a sanitizing agent for which a test reagent is not readily available
- Operator to provide a test reagent for other approved sanitizers
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- * Observed potentially hazardous food not covered to prevent contamination / adulteration
- Operator to ensure all foods are covered in storage
- Minimum of 1 Certified Food Handler per hour of operation?
- Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures
- Compliance (Required)
3 infractions
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- * Observed potentially hazardous food not covered to prevent contamination / adulteration
- Operator to ensure all foods are covered in storage
- Minimum of 1 Certified Food Handler per hour of operation?
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces as readily cleanable and non-absorbent
- Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are readily cleanable/non-absorbent and of sound and tight construction.
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
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