Caruso's Restaurant
35 Talbot St E. Cayuga ON N0A 1E0 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Caruso's Restaurant has been inspected 5 times by Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (now Grand Erie Public Health) since June 10, 2025. The most recent inspection, on August 14, 2026, found no infractions.
3 of 5 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, Protecting food from contamination and Pests.
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 on August 11, 2026. For example:
Multi-service articles, utensils, and food contact surfaces are cleaned and sanitized after each use and as often as is necessary to maintain sanitary condition (C)
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 2 times on September 11, 2025. For example:
Food protected from contamination or adulteration (C)
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 August 11, 2026. For example:
Food premises is protected against the entry and harbouring of pests (C)
About this data
These results come from Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (now Grand Erie 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.
5 inspections
- Follow-up
0 infractions
- Required
3 infractions
- Food premises is protected against the entry and harbouring of pests (C)
- Ensure premises is kept free from insects, rodents and other pests
- Ensure the premises is kept free of conditions that lead to the harbouring or breeding of pests
- Multi-service articles, utensils, and food contact surfaces are cleaned and sanitized after each use and as often as is necessary to maintain sanitary condition (C)
- Clean and sanitize utensils that are not multi-service articles as often as necessary to maintain them in a clean and sanitary condition
- Clean and sanitize food contact surfaces or equipment in between use or as often as necessary
- Surfaces that do not come in contact with food are cleaned and sanitized as often as is necessary to maintain them in a sanitary condition (NC)
- Clean and sanitize non-food contact surfaces as often as necessary to maintain them in a sanitary condition
- Ensure that air vents are clean and free from dust and/or debris
- Food premises is protected against the entry and harbouring of pests (C)
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
2 infractions
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration (C)
- Cover all food in storage
- Store all food, including beverages, off the floor to prevent contamination
- Store raw foods separate and below cooked and/or ready-to-eat foods
- Ensure ice cream scoops are kept in a dipper-well with constant running water or maintained in a manner preventing bacterial growth
- Maintain sanitary facilities in a clean and sanitary manner, equipped with all necessary supplies (NC)
- Equip sanitary facility with single-service towels or an air dryer
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration (C)
- Required
0 infractions