A&W
7 Balsam St, Collingwood ON L9Y 5H6 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
A&W has been inspected 5 times by Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit since February 21, 2025. The most recent inspection, on August 13, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
2 of 5 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination.
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 29, 2025. For example:
Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms arranged and constructed in a clean and sanitary manner.
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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on August 13, 2026. For example:
General Housekeeping Satisfactory
About this data
These results come from Simcoe Muskoka 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.
5 inspections
- Routine
1 infraction
- General Housekeeping Satisfactory
- Fail to maintain the premises in a clean and sanitary manner
- General Housekeeping Satisfactory
- Routine
0 infractions
- Routine
2 infractions
- Floors, walls and ceilings are clean and in good repair
- Food premises not maintained with clean floors and/or in good repair
- Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms arranged and constructed in a clean and sanitary manner.
- Fail to maintain and arrange equipment in clean and sanitary condition
- Floors, walls and ceilings are clean and in good repair
- Routine
2 infractions
- Floors, walls and ceilings are clean and in good repair
- Food premises not maintained with clean floors and/or in good repair
- Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms arranged and constructed in a clean and sanitary manner.
- Fail to maintain and arrange equipment in clean and sanitary condition
- Floors, walls and ceilings are clean and in good repair
- Routine
0 infractions
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