Cait's Cafe
168 Courthouse Square, Goderich ON N7A 1N1 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Cait's Cafe has been inspected 11 times by Huron Perth Public Health since June 5, 2023. The most recent inspection, on October 7, 2026, found no infractions.
7 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: Cleaning and sanitizing, Chemicals and toxic substances and Protecting food from contamination.
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.
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 October 17, 2024. For example:
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
Chemicals and toxic substancesHigher risk
Cleaning products, sanitizers and pesticides must be labelled and stored away from food and food-contact surfaces. Inspectors flag chemicals that could end up in food, as well as pest treatments applied without proper supervision.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on September 25, 2026. For example:
Equipment and utensils are corrosion-resistant, non-toxic, free from cracks, crevices, and open seams
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 2, 2025. For example:
Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
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 October 17, 2024. For example:
Premise is protected against the entrance of pests and maintained to prevent harboring or breeding of pests
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 once on June 5, 2023. For example:
Proper equipment is used for refrigeration or hot holding of potentially hazardous foods and contains indicating thermometer
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.
11 inspections
- Follow-up
0 infractions
- Required
1 infraction
- Equipment and utensils are corrosion-resistant, non-toxic, free from cracks, crevices, and open seams
- Used equipment not free from cracks in contact with food
- Equipment and utensils are corrosion-resistant, non-toxic, free from cracks, crevices, and open seams
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
0 infractions
- Follow-up
0 infractions
- Required
3 infractions
- Floors are tight, smooth, non-absorbent and maintained clean and in good repair
- Food premise not maintained with clean floors in food-handling room
- Equipment and utensils are corrosion-resistant, non-toxic, free from cracks, crevices, and open seams
- Used utensils not free from cracks in contact with food
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Failed to protect food from contamination or adulteration
- Floors are tight, smooth, non-absorbent and maintained clean and in good repair
- Follow-up
0 infractions
- Required
3 infractions
- Floors are tight, smooth, non-absorbent and maintained clean and in good repair
- Food premise not maintained with clean floors 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 in good repair
- Premise is protected against the entrance of pests and maintained to prevent harboring or breeding of pests
- Failed to protect against entry of pests
- Floors are tight, smooth, non-absorbent and maintained clean and in good repair
- Required
0 infractions
- Follow-up
0 infractions
- Required
3 infractions
- 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 in good repair
- Used food equipment not of readily cleanable form
- Mechanical dishwashers constructed, designed and maintained properly
- Operated food premise — mechanical equipment not maintained to provide sufficient chemical solution rinse
- Sanitized utensils in chlorine solution of less than 100 p.p.m. of available chlorine
- Proper equipment is used for refrigeration or hot holding of potentially hazardous foods and contains indicating thermometer
- Failed to provide thermometer in hot-holding equipment
- 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
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