Davis by Refined Fool
137 Davis Street, Sarnia ON N7T 1A3 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Davis by Refined Fool has been inspected 5 times by Lambton Public Health since May 21, 2025. The most recent inspection, on July 20, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
None of the 5 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there were 4 inspections with 8 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control 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.
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 8 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on July 20, 2026. For example:
Sanitize test kit / thermometer is readily available for verifying dishwashing and sanitizing temperatures.
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 July 13, 2026. For example:
Food is protected from potential contamination (i.e. food covered, labelled, off floor, stored on racks, sneeze guard, physical hazards).
Food safety training and certificationLower risk
Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.
Recorded once on May 21, 2025. For example:
There is at least one food handler or supervisor in the food premise, who has completed food handler training, during every hour in which the food premise is operating.
About this data
These results come from Lambton 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
1 infraction
- Sanitize test kit / thermometer is readily available for verifying dishwashing and sanitizing temperatures.
- Fail to provide a sanitizing test kit to verify the concentration of the chemical agent being used.
- Sanitize test kit / thermometer is readily available for verifying dishwashing and sanitizing temperatures.
- Required
3 infractions
- Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less.
- Fail to maintain hazardous foods at 4°C (40°F) or colder due to malfunctioning refrigeration unit.
- Food is protected from potential contamination (i.e. food covered, labelled, off floor, stored on racks, sneeze guard, physical hazards).
- Fail to store food off the floor to prevent contamination.
- Sanitize test kit / thermometer is readily available for verifying dishwashing and sanitizing temperatures.
- Fail to provide a sanitizing test kit to verify the concentration of the chemical agent being used.
- Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less.
- Required
2 infractions
- Food is protected from potential contamination (i.e. food covered, labelled, off floor, stored on racks, sneeze guard, physical hazards).
- Fail to cover or enclose all food in a manner to prevent contamination.
- Sanitize test kit / thermometer is readily available for verifying dishwashing and sanitizing temperatures.
- Fail to provide a sanitizing test kit to verify the concentration of the chemical agent being used.
- Food is protected from potential contamination (i.e. food covered, labelled, off floor, stored on racks, sneeze guard, physical hazards).
- Required
2 infractions
- Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less.
- Fail to maintain hazardous foods at 4°C (40°F) or colder due to malfunctioning refrigeration unit.
- Hazardous food products are stored out of the temperature danger zone between 4°C (40°F) and 60°C (140°F) (except during periods of food preparation).
- Fail to thaw hazardous foods at 4°C (40°F) or less in a refrigeration unit, under cold running potable water or in the microwave.
- Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less.
- Required
4 infractions
- Raw food products are separated from ready-to-eat food products during storage and handling.
- Fail to handle / store raw hazardous foods separately or below ready-to-eat foods to prevent contamination.
- There is at least one food handler or supervisor in the food premise, who has completed food handler training, during every hour in which the food premise is operating.
- Fail to ensure a Certified Food Handler shows valid proof of certification upon request.
- Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, correct water temperature and timing cycles, sanitizer at correct concentration (not a NSF/ANSI Standard 3 Dishwasher).
- Fail to ensure iodine concentration is at least 25 parts per million at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds.
- Sanitize test kit / thermometer is readily available for verifying dishwashing and sanitizing temperatures.
- Fail to provide a sanitizing test kit to verify the concentration of the chemical agent being used.
- Raw food products are separated from ready-to-eat food products during storage and handling.
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