CHEZ LAM

484 HAZELDEAN RD OTTAWA ON K2L 1V4 · Food Safety

9 inspections

1. Routine inspectionApr 14, 2026

   4 infractions

   • Every food premise shall be provided with employee hand washing stations.
   • Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale in which the internal temperature is at 4°C (40°F) or lower or 60°C (140°F) or higher.
   • Toxic and poisonous substances required for maintenance of sanitary conditions are kept separate from food, in containers bearing a label and used in a manner that does not contaminate the food.
     • Keep toxic and poisonous substances in a compartment separate from food, working surface or utensil.
   • Furniture, equipment and appliances in any room or place where food is prepared, handled, displayed, sold or offered for sale is constructed and arranged to permit thorough cleaning of the room and maintaining it in a clean and sanitary condition.
     • Construct and arrange the room in a manner to permit maintaining the room or place in a clean and sanitary condition.
2. Complaint-based inspectionApr 7, 2026

   5 infractions

   • The food premise is protected against the entry of pests and kept free of conditions that lead to the harbouring or breeding of pests.
     • Keep the food premise free of conditions that lead to the harbouring of pests.
   • Furniture, equipment and appliances in any room or place where food is prepared, handled, displayed, sold or offered for sale is constructed and arranged to permit thorough cleaning of the room and maintaining it in a clean and sanitary condition.
     • Construct and arrange the room in a manner to permit maintaining the room or place in a clean and sanitary condition.
   • Every food premise shall be provided with employee hand washing stations.
     • Provide an adequate number of hand washing stations that are maintained and kept adequately supplied and that are situated for convenient access by food handlers.
   • The surfaces of equipment and facilities other than utensils that come in direct contact with food are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain such surfaces in a sanitary condition.
     • Clean and sanitize the surfaces of equipment and facilities as often as necessary to maintain such surfaces in a sanitary conditions.
   • All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration.
3. Follow-up inspectionOct 10, 2025

   0 infractions

4. Routine inspectionOct 7, 2025

   2 infractions

   • Mechanical dishwashers are constructed, designed and maintained to provide clean wash water at the proper temperature, and a sanitizing rinse.
   • The food premise is protected against the entry of pests and kept free of conditions that lead to the harbouring or breeding of pests.
5. Follow-up inspectionFeb 20, 2025

   0 infractions

6. Follow-up inspectionFeb 18, 2025

   1 infraction

   • All equipment, utensils and multi-service articles that are used for food preparation in the food premise are of sound and tight construction, in good repair and suitable for their intended use.
     • All the equipment, utensils and multi-service articles used in the food premise must be of sound and tight construction.
7. Routine inspectionFeb 11, 2025

   5 infractions

   • All equipment, utensils and multi-service articles that are used for food preparation in the food premise are of sound and tight construction, in good repair and suitable for their intended use.
     • All the equipment, utensils and multi-service articles used in the food premise must be of sound and tight construction.
   • All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration.
   • Every food premise ensures that sanitary facilities are maintained in accordance with the design, construction and installation requirements in Ontario Regulation 332/12, is properly equipped and in good repair.
   • Every food premise shall be provided with employee hand washing stations.
     • Provide an adequate number of hand washing stations that are maintained and kept adequately supplied and that are situated for convenient access by food handlers.
     • The hand washing stations must be used only for the hand washing of employees.
   • The ventilation system is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke and excessive heat.
     • Maintain the ventilation system in a manner that it eliminates excessive heat.
     • Maintain the ventilation system in a manner that it eliminates odours, fumes, vapours, and smoke.
8. Follow-up inspectionMar 18, 2024

   0 infractions

9. Routine inspectionMar 8, 2024

   5 infractions

   • All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration.
   • Utensils shall be sanitized through the use of an approved chemical solution or hot water for the required contact time and temperature.
     • Sanitize utensils in a clean chlorine solution of not less than 100 parts per million of available chlorine at a temperature not lower than 24°C for at least 45 seconds.
   • Multi-service utensils shall be cleaned and sanitized after each use.
     • Clean and sanitize multi-service articles after each use.
   • The equipment used for refrigeration or hot-holding of potentially hazardous foods contains accurate indicating thermometers that can be easily read.
     • Provide refrigeration units with accurate indicating thermometers that may be easily read.
   • Mechanical dishwashers are constructed, designed and maintained to provide clean wash water at the proper temperature, and a sanitizing rinse.
     • Provide a mechanical dishwasher constructed, designed and maintained to provide a sanitizing rinse using a clean chlorine solution of not less than 100 parts per million.
     • Enforcement action taken.