East Side Mario's
285 Lakeshore Dr North Bay ON P1A 2B9 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
East Side Mario's has been inspected 11 times by North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit since February 5, 2024. The most recent inspection, on August 7, 2026, recorded 3 infractions.
5 of 11 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 4 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Protecting food from contamination and Food temperature control.
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 across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 7, 2026. For example:
Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
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 across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 7, 2026. For example:
Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
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 January 15, 2025. For example:
Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
Equipment and utensilsLower risk
Equipment has to be built from cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked shelf, a worn gasket or utensils stored the wrong way. They are generally lower risk but show how well the kitchen is maintained.
Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on October 28, 2024. For example:
Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 7, 2026. For example:
Ceilings clean and in good repair
About this data
These results come from North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit, 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
- Compliance (Required)
3 infractions
- Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
- * Fail to ensure adequate sanitizer concentration are achieved for sanitizing
- Quaternary ammonium compound must be at least 200 parts per million and lower than 24°C or more for at least 45 seconds
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- * Observed food on display not enclosed in a manner to prevent contamination
- * Observed scoops/utensils not being stored in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination and/or adulteration
- Operator to ensure scoops/utensils are stored and maintained in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination and/or adulteration
- Operator to ensure all foods are covered in storage
- Ceilings clean and in good repair
- * Fail to ensure ceiling of food premise kept clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure ceiling of the food premise is maintained in a sanitary condition and in good repair
- Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
- Compliance (Required)
1 infraction
- Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
- * Fail to ensure adequate sanitizer concentration are achieved for sanitizing
- Quaternary ammonium compound must be at least 200 parts per million and lower than 24°C or more for at least 45 seconds
- Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
- Compliance (Required)
0 infractions
- Complaint & Re-inspection
0 infractions
- Compliance (Required)
0 infractions
- Re-inspection
0 infractions
- Compliance (Required)
2 infractions
- Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
- * Fail to ensure hand washing basin is easily accessible
- Operator to ensure a designated hand washing basin is provided and/or accessible in each food preparation area
- Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
- * Fail to ensure adequate sanitizer concentration are achieved for sanitizing
- Iodine concentration must be at least 25 parts per million at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds
- Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
- Compliance (Required)
0 infractions
- Compliance (Required)
1 infraction
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- Operator to adjust or repair the malfunctioning cooler immediately. Do not store any potentially hazardous foods in the malfunctioning unit until it is able to maintain hazardous foods at 4° C or lower
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- Compliance (Required)
3 infractions
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are in clean and in good repair
- Operator to adjust or repair the malfunctioning cooler immediately. Do not store any potentially hazardous foods in the malfunctioning unit until it is able to maintain hazardous foods at 4° C or lower
- Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are maintained clean and in good repair
- Walls clean and in good repair
- Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- * Fail to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 4°C (40°F) or less
- CCP monitoring should be conducted by operator
- Potentially hazardous foods observed at an internal temperature above 4° C (40°F)
- Operator to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- Compliance (Required)
2 infractions
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- * Observed potentially hazardous food not covered to prevent contamination / adulteration
- Operator to ensure all food is properly stored, displayed, transported and served to prevent contamination
- Operator to ensure all foods are covered in storage
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are in clean and in good repair
- Operator to adjust or repair the malfunctioning cooler immediately. Do not store any potentially hazardous foods in the malfunctioning unit until it is able to maintain hazardous foods at 4° C or lower
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
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