BOGDA RESTAURANT
#B103-62 BALSAM ST, WATERLOO ON N2L 3H2 · Facility
Inspection summary
BOGDA RESTAURANT has been inspected 6 times by Region of Waterloo Public Health since December 10, 2024. The most recent inspection, on August 13, 2026, found no infractions.
2 of 6 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 3 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination and Cleaning and sanitizing.
The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions. Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for your health. 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 and supplies are stored and handled: kept covered, off the floor, and away from anything that could contaminate them. Where food is served, raw meat must be kept away from ready-to-eat food, a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.
Recorded 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on December 11, 2025. For example:
Food protected from contamination or adulteration
Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk
Surfaces, dishes and tools that touch food or people must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected. Inspectors check sanitizer strength, dishwasher temperatures and how cleaning is done. Poor sanitizing lets germs survive from one use to the next.
Recorded once on August 27, 2025. For example:
Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk
Floors, walls and ceilings must be clean and in good repair, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate health risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.
Recorded once on August 27, 2025. For example:
Cloths and towels maintained in clean, good repair and not used for other purposes
Food safety training and certificationLower risk
Many jurisdictions require a trained or certified person on site, such as a certified food handler. These findings mean the training record or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean anything was handled unsafely.
Recorded once on April 24, 2025. For example:
Food handlers who come into contact with food/utensils do so in a sanitary manner
Other findingsLower risk
Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.
Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on December 11, 2025. For example:
Maintenance of sanitary facilities
About this data
These results come from Region of Waterloo 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
- Compliance Inspection
0 infractions
- Compliance Inspection
0 infractions
- Compliance Inspection
3 infractions
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Protect food from contamination and adulteration
- Cover all food in storage
- Store raw foods separate and below cooked / ready-to-eat foods
- Maintenance of sanitary facilities
- Maintain sanitary facility clean and in good repair
- Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
- Cleaning required around, under, and behind kitchen equipment, counters, and baseboards
- Ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Compliance Inspection
3 infractions
- Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
- Ensure manual dishwashing includes the three steps: wash, rinse, and sanitize
- 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
- Fail to maintain design, construction and installation requirements in Building Code
- Cloths and towels maintained in clean, good repair and not used for other purposes
- Provide sanitizing solution for wiping cloths/rinsing large utensils/rinsing food contact surfaces
- Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
- Compliance Inspection
3 infractions
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Protect food from contamination and adulteration
- Cover all food in storage
- Store raw foods separate and below cooked / ready-to-eat foods
- 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
- Fail to maintain design, construction and installation requirements in Building Code
- Food handlers who come into contact with food/utensils do so in a sanitary manner
- Ensure food handlers wash hands as often as necessary
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Compliance Inspection
1 infraction
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Cover all food in storage
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
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