Baraka Shawarma
1 86 Niagara St, St. Catharines ON L2R 4L2 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Baraka Shawarma has been inspected 6 times by Niagara Region Public Health since December 9, 2024. The most recent inspection, on August 10, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
None of the 6 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 2 infractions 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 7 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on March 4, 2026. For example:
Food storage racks, shelves or pallets are readily cleanable.
Food safety training and certificationLower risk
Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 10, 2026. For example:
Certified food handler or supervisor is on site during all operating hours.
About this data
These results come from Niagara Region Public Health, 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.
6 inspections
- Routine Inspection
1 infraction
- Certified food handler or supervisor is on site during all operating hours.
- Routine Inspection
1 infraction
- Food storage racks, shelves or pallets are readily cleanable.
- Routine Inspection
3 infractions
- Washrooms are provided, properly equipped, in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner.
- Food storage racks, shelves or pallets are readily cleanable.
- Single-service articles are kept in such a manner and place to prevent their contamination.
- Routine Inspection
1 infraction
- Raw food is separate from cooked and/or ready-to-eat foods during storage and handling.
- Routine Inspection
1 infraction
- An adequate number of handwashing stations are maintained and kept adequately supplied and are situated for convenient access by food handlers.
- Routine Inspection
2 infractions
- Food storage racks, shelves or pallets are readily cleanable.
- Raw food is separate from cooked and/or ready-to-eat foods during storage and handling.
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