Big Top Family Restaurant

754 Main St E, Hamilton ON L8M 1L1 · Restaurant

15 inspections

1. Re-inspectionJul 3, 2026

   2 infractions

   • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
   • Sanitary facilities maintained as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 332/12 (Building Code)
2. Routine InspectionJul 2, 2026

   4 infractions

   • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
   • Sanitary facilities maintained as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 332/12 (Building Code)
     • Sanitary facilities altered in floor space, toilets or washbasins without approval from a public health inspector
   • Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less
     • Ensure all hazardous foods are stored at 4°C (40°F) or less
   • Certified food handler present in the food service premise
     • Ensure certified food handler or supervisor is present during all hours of operation
3. Routine InspectionJan 30, 2026

   2 infractions

   • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
   • Certified food handler present in the food service premise
     • Ensure certified food handler or supervisor is present during all hours of operation
4. Routine InspectionOct 1, 2025

   2 infractions

   • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
   • Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms arranged and constructed to permit a clean and sanitary environment
5. ComplaintJun 19, 2025

   1 infraction

   • Ventilation is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke, or excessive heat
6. Re-inspectionApr 3, 2025

   0 infractions

7. Routine InspectionMar 31, 2025

   2 infractions

   • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
     • Ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
   • Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
8. Routine InspectionSep 18, 2024

   3 infractions

   • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
     • Ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
   • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
     • Ensure food contact equipment and utensils are free from cracks, crevices and open seams
   • Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer
     • Provide and use test reagent to determine concentration of sanitizer
9. Routine InspectionMar 5, 2024

   3 infractions

   • Food premise is protected against the entry and harbouring of pests
     • Provide tightly sealed entrances and / or screened entrances to prevent the entry of insects, birds, rodents, and other pests
   • Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less
     • Ensure all hazardous foods are stored at 4°C (40°F) or less
   • Certified food handler present in the food service premise
     • Ensure certified food handler or supervisor is present during all hours of operation
10. Re-inspectionOct 2, 2023

    0 infractions

11. Re-inspectionSep 25, 2023

    2 infractions

    • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
    • Maintenance of sanitary facilities
      • Maintain sanitary facility clean and in good repair
      • Equip sanitary facility with a constant supply of hot and cold running water
12. Routine InspectionSep 12, 2023

    4 infractions

    • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
    • Cloths and towels maintained in clean, good repair and not used for other purposes
      • Change sanitizing solution for wiping cloths at a minimum of every 2 hours, or as often as necessary, to maintain the solution clean and sanitary at all times
      • Ensure wiping cloths are kept in a sanitizing solution when not in use
      • Keep cloths clean, in good repair, and restricted to a single task
      • Provide sanitizing solution for wiping cloths/rinsing large utensils/rinsing food contact surfaces
    • Maintenance of sanitary facilities
      • Equip sanitary facility with a constant supply of hot and cold running water
    • Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less
      • Thaw all hazardous foods maintaining a temperature of 4°C (40°F) or less
13. Routine InspectionJan 23, 2023

    4 infractions

    • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
    • Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms arranged and constructed to permit a clean and sanitary environment
    • Food premise is protected against the entry and harbouring of pests
      • Maintain records of pest control measures taken
    • Cloths and towels maintained in clean, good repair and not used for other purposes
      • Change sanitizing solution for wiping cloths at a minimum of every 2 hours, or as often as necessary, to maintain the solution clean and sanitary at all times
      • Ensure wiping cloths are kept in a sanitizing solution when not in use
14. Routine InspectionNov 24, 2022

    5 infractions

    • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
      • Ensure ceilings are kept clean and in good repair
      • Ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
      • Ensure walls are kept clean and in good repair
    • Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers
      • Provide soap in a dispenser at hand basin in the food preparation area
    • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
      • Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized
    • Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms arranged and constructed to permit a clean and sanitary environment
      • Maintain and arrange equipment to permit a clean and sanitary condition
    • Food premise is protected against the entry and harbouring of pests
      • Protect against entry, harbouring and breeding of pests
      • Evidence of minor insect / rodent activity
15. Routine InspectionMar 1, 2022

    2 infractions

    • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
    • Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer
      • Provide and use test reagent to determine concentration of sanitizer