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Ashes Bar-Cade

185 Pembroke St E, Pembroke Ontario K8A 3J6 · Restaurant

Official record from Renfrew County →

Inspection summary

Ashes Bar-Cade has been inspected 9 times by Renfrew County and District Health Unit since December 19, 2024. The most recent inspection, on August 12, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.

2 of 9 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 4 inspections with 5 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Food temperature control and Pests.

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.

  • 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 10 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on February 24, 2025. For example: Food contact surfaces washed, rinsed, and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain surfaces in a sanitary condition

  • 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 5 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on August 12, 2026. For example: Mechanical dishwashers are maintained to provide clean wash water at the proper temperature, and a sanitizing rinse

  • 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 March 25, 2026. For example: Food premise is protected against the entry of pests and kept free of conditions that lead to the harbouring or breeding of pests

  • 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 December 19, 2024. For example: All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 7 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on March 25, 2026. For example: Floor or floor coverings are tight, smooth and non-absorbent and kept clean and in good repair

About this data

These results come from Renfrew County and 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.

9 inspections

  1. Required

    1 infraction

    • Mechanical dishwashers are maintained to provide clean wash water at the proper temperature, and a sanitizing rinse
  2. Follow-up

    0 infractions

  3. Required

    4 infractions

    • Floor or floor coverings are tight, smooth and non-absorbent and kept clean and in good repair
      • The floors of every room must be kept clean and in good repair.
    • Adequate number of handwashing stations, situated for convenient access by food handlers with required supplies
      • Provide a mechanical hand dryer or a single-service towel dispenser in close proximity to handwashing station.
    • Garbage and wastes, including liquid wastes, are collected and removed from the food premise as often as is necessary to maintain the premise in a sanitary condition
      • Collect and remove garbage and wastes as often as necessary from the food premise in order to maintain it in a sanitary condition.
      • Collect and remove liquid waste as often as necessary from the food premise in order to maintain it in a sanitary condition.
    • Food premise is protected against the entry of pests and kept free of conditions that lead to the harbouring or breeding of pests
      • Protect the food premise against the entry of pests.
      • Keep the food premise free of conditions that lead to the harbouring and breeding of pests.
      • CLOSE FACILITY.
  4. Required

    0 infractions

  5. Required

    2 infractions

    • Walls and ceilings of rooms and passageways are readily cleanable, maintained in a sanitary condition, and kept in good repair
      • Maintain walls in good repair in food-handling room
    • Mechanical dishwashers are maintained to provide clean wash water at the proper temperature, and a sanitizing rinse
      • Provide sufficient detergent or chemicals for washing or sanitizing.
      • Iodine concentration must be a minimum 25 parts per million at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds.
  6. Required

    1 infraction

    • Ventilation system is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke and excessive heat
  7. Required

    2 infractions

    • Mechanical dishwashers are maintained to provide clean wash water at the proper temperature, and a sanitizing rinse
      • Ensure mechanical dishwasher meets NSF International requirements for commercial use.
    • Food contact surfaces washed, rinsed, and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain surfaces in a sanitary condition
      • Ensure surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain such surfaces in a sanitary conditions.
  8. Follow-up

    6 infractions

    • Ventilation system is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke and excessive heat
      • Maintain the ventilation system in a manner that eliminates excessive heat, odours, fumes, vapours, and smoke.
    • Garbage and wastes, including liquid wastes, are collected and removed from the food premise as often as is necessary to maintain the premise in a sanitary condition
      • Collect and remove garbage and wastes as often as necessary from the food premise in order to maintain it in a sanitary condition.
    • Multi-service articles shall be cleaned and sanitized after each use
      • Ensure multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized after each use.
    • Utensils other than multi-service articles shall be cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain them in a clean and sanitary condition
    • Manual dishwashing provides clean wash water, proper rinse, and sanitizing solution
    • Sanitize test kit is readily available for verifying concentration of other sanitizing agents approved for use by Health Canada/CFIA
  9. Required

    11 infractions

    • Equipment used for refrigeration or hot holding of potentially hazardous foods contains accurate and easily readable indicating thermometers
      • Provide refrigeration units with accurate indicating thermometers that are easily readable
    • All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration
      • Protect all food from contamination and adulteration.
      • Store and handle ice used to process food or drink in a sanitary manner.
      • Keep raw food separate from ready-to-eat food.
    • Food handlers in the food premise wash their hands as often as necessary to prevent the contamination of food or food areas
      • Food handlers must wash hands as often as necessary to prevent the contamination of food or food areas.
    • Adequate number of handwashing stations, situated for convenient access by food handlers with required supplies
      • Provide a mechanical hand dryer or a single-service towel dispenser in close proximity to handwashing station.
    • Equipment, utensils and multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction, in good repair, can be readily cleaned and sanitized, and suitable for their intended purpose
      • Ensure all the equipment, utensils and multi-service articles are of such form and material that they can be readily cleaned and sanitized.
    • Ventilation system is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke and excessive heat
      • Maintain the ventilation system in a manner that eliminates excessive heat, odours, fumes, vapours, and smoke.
    • Utensils other than multi-service articles shall be cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain them in a clean and sanitary condition
      • Ensure utensils are cleaned and sanitized as often as is necessary to maintain them in a clean and sanitary condition.
    • Mechanical dishwashers are maintained to provide clean wash water at the proper temperature, and a sanitizing rinse
    • Manual dishwashing provides clean wash water, proper rinse, and sanitizing solution
    • Sanitize test kit is readily available for verifying concentration of other sanitizing agents approved for use by Health Canada/CFIA
    • Food contact surfaces washed, rinsed, and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain surfaces in a sanitary condition

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