Burk's Falls Cafe and Grill
174 Ontario St Burk's Falls ON P0A 1C0 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Burk's Falls Cafe and Grill has been inspected 11 times by North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit since March 14, 2024. The most recent inspection, on September 11, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
4 of 11 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Food temperature control and Pests.
Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.
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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on September 11, 2026. For example:
Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
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 January 30, 2025. For example:
Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
PestsHigher risk
Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.
Recorded once on January 30, 2025. For example:
Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
Equipment and utensilsLower risk
Equipment has to be built from cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked shelf, a worn gasket or utensils stored the wrong way. They are generally lower risk but show how well the kitchen is maintained.
Recorded 6 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on September 11, 2025. For example:
Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
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 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on September 11, 2025. For example:
Walls clean and in good repair
About this data
These results come from North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit, 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.
11 inspections
- Compliance (Required)
1 infraction
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- * Fail to protect food from contamination and/or adulteration
- Operator to ensure all food is properly stored, displayed, transported and served to prevent contamination
- Operator to ensure all foods are covered in storage
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- Compliance (Required)
0 infractions
- Compliance (Required)
0 infractions
- Compliance (Required)
2 infractions
- Walls clean and in good repair
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are in clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are maintained clean and in good repair
- Re-inspection
0 infractions
- Compliance (Required)
2 infractions
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are in clean and in good repair
- * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are of sound and tight construction
- Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are maintained clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are readily cleanable/non-absorbent and of sound and tight construction.
- Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
- * Fail to use basin only for hand washing of employees
- Operator to ensure designated hand washing basin is only used for hand washing
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- Compliance (Required)
5 infractions
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- * Fail to protect food from contamination and/or adulteration
- Operator to ensure all food is properly stored, displayed, transported and served to prevent contamination
- Operator to ensure all foods are stored off the floor
- Walls clean and in good repair
- * Fail to ensure walls of food premise kept clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure walls of food premise are maintained in a sanitary condition and in good repair
- Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- * Fail to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 4°C (40°F) or less
- Operator to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
- * Evidence of pests observed
- Operator to ensure written records are maintained for 1 year
- Operator to ensure food premise shall be protected against the entry of pest
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are in clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are maintained clean and in good repair
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- Compliance (Required)
2 infractions
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- * Fail to protect food from contamination and/or adulteration
- Operator to ensure all food is properly stored, displayed, transported and served to prevent contamination
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are in clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are maintained clean and in good repair
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- Compliance (Required)
0 infractions
- Re-inspection
2 infractions
- Floors clean and in good repair
- * Fail to maintain food premise with tight, smooth and non-absorbent floor or floor coverings
- Operator to ensure floor or floor coverings are tight, smooth and non-absorbent
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are of sound and tight construction
- Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are readily cleanable/non-absorbent and of sound and tight construction.
- Floors clean and in good repair
- Compliance (Required)
3 infractions
- Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- CCP monitoring should be conducted by operator
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces as readily cleanable and non-absorbent
- * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are of sound and tight construction
- Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are readily cleanable/non-absorbent and of sound and tight construction.
- Floors clean and in good repair
- * Fail to maintain food premise with tight, smooth and non-absorbent floor or floor coverings
- Operator to ensure floor or floor coverings are tight, smooth and non-absorbent
- Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
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