Bowl Bar
101 145 Ontario Street, Stratford ON N5A 3H1 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Bowl Bar has been inspected 10 times by Huron Perth Public Health since March 16, 2023. The most recent inspection, on August 26, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.
6 of 10 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Food temperature control and 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.
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 August 26, 2026. For example:
Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
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 August 6, 2025. 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 August 26, 2026. For example:
Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
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
- Required
2 infractions
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Failed to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary
- Failed to ensure facility surface cleaned as necessary
- Failed to ensure equipment surface sanitized as necessary
- Failed to ensure facility surface sanitized as necessary
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Required
0 infractions
- 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
- Follow-up
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
- Maintained 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
- Required
1 infraction
- Utensils other than multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Failed to clean utensils as often as necessary
- Failed to sanitize utensils as often as necessary
- Utensils other than multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
0 infractions
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