BanBan Korean Fried Chicken
20 Athol St W, Oshawa ON L1H · Food Safety Inspections
Inspection summary
BanBan Korean Fried Chicken has been inspected 5 times by Durham Region Health Department since January 8, 2025. The most recent inspection, on September 10, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.
1 of 5 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 4 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Cleaning and sanitizing and Food temperature control.
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.
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 September 10, 2026. For example:
Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
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 September 10, 2026. For example:
Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
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 January 20, 2026. For example:
Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
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 July 8, 2025. For example:
Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
About this data
These results come from Durham Region Health Department, 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
2 infractions
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- * Observed potentially hazardous food not covered to prevent contamination / adulteration
- * Observed scoops/utensils not being stored in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination and/or adulteration
- Operator to ensure scoops/utensils are stored and maintained in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination and/or adulteration
- Operator to ensure all foods are covered in storage
- 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
- * Fail to wash, rinse and sanitize equipment / utensils after each use or as often as necessary
- Operator to ensure all food contact surfaces are properly cleaned & sanitized
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- Routine
2 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
- Operator to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
- * Fail to ensure sanitizing solution contains the appropriate type of chemical solution and/or concentration/strength of sanitizer
- Operator to ensure sanitizing solution contain the appropriate type of chemical solution and/or concentration/strength for sanitizing
- Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Routine
2 infractions
- 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
- Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
- * Evidence of pests observed
- Contact licensed pest control operator for insect / rodent / pest treatment and control
- Operator to ensure storage areas are maintained clean and organized to facilitate the monitoring of pest control
- Operator to ensure food premise shall be protected against the entry of pest
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- Re-Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine
2 infractions
- Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
- * Fail to ensure adequate sanitizer concentration are achieved for sanitizing
- Chlorine sanitizer concentration must be at least 100 parts per million at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds
- Operator to ensure utensils are manually sanitized after each mechanical wash cycle
- Operator to ensure the appropriate chemicals and/or temperatures are used for proper washing and sanitizing
- Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
- * Fail to prevent the entrance of insect / rodent / pest
- * Evidence of pests observed
- Contact licensed pest control operator for insect / rodent / pest treatment and control
- Operator to ensure food premise shall be protected against the entry of pest
- Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
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