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Farina Ristorante

700 Lakeshore Dr North Bay ON P1A 2G4 · Restaurant

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Inspection summary

Farina Ristorante has been inspected 9 times by North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit since February 28, 2024. The most recent inspection, on May 21, 2026, recorded 6 infractions.

1 of 9 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 15 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control, Protecting food from contamination and Pests.

Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.

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 7 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on May 21, 2026. For example: Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower

  • 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 5 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on May 21, 2026. For example: Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration

  • 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on February 6, 2026. For example: Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents

  • 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 March 26, 2025. For example: Hand washing basin with supplies of hot and cold water, soap in a dispenser and single-use towels

  • 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 7 times across 7 separate inspections, most recently on May 21, 2026. For example: Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning

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.

9 inspections

  1. Compliance (Required)

    6 infractions

    • Sanitary maintenance of and provision of required supplies in staff / public washroom facilities
      • Operator to ensure the washroom facilities are properly supplied with soap/detergent, single-service towels or hot air dryer, toilet paper and hot and cold running water
    • Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
      • CCP monitoring should be conducted by operator
      • Operator to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
    • Floors clean and in good repair
      • Operator to ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
      • Operator to ensure floor or floor coverings are tight, smooth and non-absorbent
    • Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
      • 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
      • Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are maintained clean and in good repair
      • Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are readily cleanable/non-absorbent and of sound and tight construction.
    • Minimum of 1 Certified Food Handler per hour of operation?
      • Operator to ensure a minimum of 1 certified food handler is present during every hour of operation
  2. Compliance (Required)

    4 infractions

    • Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
      • Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are maintained clean and in good repair
    • Floors clean and in good repair
      • * Fail to ensure floors of food premise are kept clean and/or in good repair
      • * Fail to maintain food premise with tight, smooth and non-absorbent floor or floor coverings
    • Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
    • Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
  3. Compliance (Required)

    5 infractions

    • Floors clean and in good repair
      • Operator to ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
      • Operator to ensure floor or floor coverings are tight, smooth and non-absorbent
    • Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
      • * Evidence of pests observed
    • Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures
    • Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
      • Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are readily cleanable/non-absorbent and of sound and tight construction.
      • Operator to maintain table covers/napkins/serviettes in clean and in good repair
    • Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
  4. Compliance (Required)

    2 infractions

    • Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
    • Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
  5. Compliance (Required)

    3 infractions

    • Floors clean and in good repair
    • Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
    • Hand washing basin with supplies of hot and cold water, soap in a dispenser and single-use towels
      • Operator to ensure hand washing basins are adequately supplied
  6. Compliance (Required)

    5 infractions

    • Liquid wastes handled and collected in sanitary manner
      • Operator to ensure liquid waste is handled and disposed in a sanitary manner
    • Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
      • 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
    • Floors clean and in good repair
      • Operator to ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
    • Minimum of 1 Certified Food Handler per hour of operation?
      • Operator to provide proof of a certified food handler certificate
  7. Re-inspection

    0 infractions

  8. Compliance (Required)

    2 infractions

    • Hot holding of potentially hazardous food: minimum of 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
      • Operator to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 60°C (140°F) or higher after cooking/rapid reheating
    • Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
  9. Compliance (Required)

    3 infractions

    • Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
      • Operator to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
    • Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
      • Wash water must be between 60°C and 71°C
      • Operator to ensure utensils are manually sanitized after each mechanical wash cycle
      • Operator to ensure the appropriate chemicals and/or temperatures are used for proper washing and sanitizing
    • Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
      • Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are maintained clean and in good repair
      • Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are readily cleanable/non-absorbent and of sound and tight construction.

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