Boston Pizza
A 771 Erie Street, Stratford ON N4Z 1A1 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Boston Pizza has been inspected 10 times by Huron Perth Public Health since February 1, 2023. The most recent inspection, on July 22, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
4 of 10 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: Cleaning and sanitizing, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Food temperature control.
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.
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 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on July 22, 2026. For example:
Mechanical dishwashers constructed, designed and maintained properly
Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk
Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 21, 2026. For example:
Adequate number of handwashing stations situated for convenient access, maintained and adequately supplied
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 May 21, 2026. For example:
Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale at an internal temperature of 4°C or lower or 60°C or higher
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 once on June 20, 2025. For example:
Every room where food is prepared, processed, packaged, served, transported, manufactured, handled, sold, offered for sale or displayed is maintained in a sanitary condition to prevent contamination of food
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 once on June 17, 2025. For example:
Walls and ceilings are readily cleanable in sanitary condition, maintained clean and in good repair
About this data
These results come from Huron Perth 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.
10 inspections
- Complaint
1 infraction
- Mechanical dishwashers constructed, designed and maintained properly
- Sanitized utensils in chlorine solution of less than 100 p.p.m. of available chlorine
- Mechanical dishwashers constructed, designed and maintained properly
- Required
2 infractions
- Adequate number of handwashing stations situated for convenient access, maintained and adequately supplied
- Failed to provide handwashing stations with adequate supplies
- Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale at an internal temperature of 4°C or lower or 60°C or higher
- Stored potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature between 4°C and 60°C
- Adequate number of handwashing stations situated for convenient access, maintained and adequately supplied
- Required
0 infractions
- Follow-up
0 infractions
- Follow-up
1 infraction
- Every room where food is prepared, processed, packaged, served, transported, manufactured, handled, sold, offered for sale or displayed is maintained in a sanitary condition to prevent contamination of food
- Food premise not maintained with food handling room in sanitary condition
- Every room where food is prepared, processed, packaged, served, transported, manufactured, handled, sold, offered for sale or displayed is maintained in a sanitary condition to prevent contamination of food
- Required
4 infractions
- Walls and ceilings are readily cleanable in sanitary condition, maintained clean and in good repair
- Food premise not maintained to permit sanitary maintenance of walls
- Food premise not maintained with clean ceiling in food-handling room
- Equipment, utensils, and multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction, in good repair, can be readily cleaned and sanitized and suitable for intended purpose
- Used food equipment not of sound and tight construction
- Used food equipment not in good repair
- Used equipment not suitable for intended purpose
- Furniture, equipment, and appliances are arranged to permit thorough cleaning and the maintenance of the space in a clean and sanitary condition
- Operated food premise- equipment not constructed to permit cleaning
- Operated food premise- equipment not constructed to permit maintenance in sanitary condition
- Mechanical dishwashers constructed, designed and maintained properly
- Sanitized utensils in iodine solution of less than 25 p.p.m.
- Walls and ceilings are readily cleanable in sanitary condition, maintained clean and in good repair
- Required
1 infraction
- Adequate number of handwashing stations situated for convenient access, maintained and adequately supplied
- Failed to maintain handwashing stations
- Adequate number of handwashing stations situated for convenient access, maintained and adequately supplied
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
1 infraction
- Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale at an internal temperature of 4°C or lower or 60°C or higher
- Stored potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature between 4°C and 60°C
- Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale at an internal temperature of 4°C or lower or 60°C or higher
- Required
0 infractions