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Dairy Queen

160 Mitchell Road S, Listowel ON N4W 3K6 · Restaurant

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Inspection summary

Dairy Queen has been inspected 10 times by Huron Perth Public Health since March 27, 2023. The most recent inspection, on July 30, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.

2 of 10 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 6 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Food temperature control and Handwashing and staff hygiene.

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 7 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on February 4, 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 July 30, 2026. 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

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded once on June 6, 2024. For example: Adequate number of handwashing stations situated for convenient access, maintained and adequately supplied

  • 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 November 27, 2023. For example: Every room where food is prepared, processed, packaged, served, transported, manufactured, handled, sold, offered for sale or displayed is maintained in a sanitary condition to prevent contamination of food

  • 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 5 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on February 4, 2026. For example: Floors are tight, smooth, non-absorbent and maintained clean and in good repair

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

  1. 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
  2. Required

    3 infractions

    • Floors are tight, smooth, non-absorbent and maintained clean and in good repair
      • Food premise not maintained with floors in good repair in food-handling room
    • Walls and ceilings are readily cleanable in sanitary condition, maintained clean and in good repair
      • Food premise not maintained with ceilings in good repair in food-handling room
    • Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
      • Failed to ensure facility surface sanitized as necessary
  3. Required

    2 infractions

    • Floors are tight, smooth, non-absorbent and maintained clean and in good repair
      • Food premise not maintained with floors in good repair in food-handling room
    • 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 sanitized as necessary
  4. Required

    2 infractions

    • Floors are tight, smooth, non-absorbent and maintained clean and in good repair
      • Food premise not maintained with tight floor surface where food handled
    • Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
      • Failed to ensure facility surface sanitized as necessary
  5. Required

    2 infractions

    • Floors are tight, smooth, non-absorbent and maintained clean and in good repair
      • Food premise not maintained with tight floor surface where food handled
      • Food premise not maintained with floors in good repair in food-handling room
    • Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
      • Failed to ensure facility surface cleaned as necessary
  6. Required

    3 infractions

    • Adequate number of handwashing stations situated for convenient access, maintained and adequately supplied
      • Failed to provide handwashing stations with adequate supplies
    • 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
    • Food handlers refrain from any conduct that could result in contamination of food or food areas
      • Failed to ensure food handler in food premise refrains from conduct that could result in contamination of food
  7. Follow-up

    0 infractions

  8. Required

    3 infractions

    • Every room where food is prepared, processed, packaged, served, transported, manufactured, handled, sold, offered for sale or displayed is maintained in a sanitary condition to prevent contamination of food
    • Multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized after each use
      • Failed to clean utensils as often as necessary
      • Failed to sanitize utensils as often as necessary
    • Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface sanitized as necessary
  9. Follow-up

    0 infractions

  10. Required

    1 infraction

    • Surfaces of equipment and facilities that contact food are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface sanitized as necessary

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