F.L.A. Cafe & Bar
660 Barton St E, Hamilton ON L8L 3A4 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
F.L.A. Cafe & Bar has been inspected 8 times by City of Hamilton Public Health Services since March 2, 2022. The most recent inspection, on February 3, 2026, found no infractions.
5 of 8 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 0 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing and Protecting food from contamination.
The last 4 inspections in a row found no infractions. 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.
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 once on October 19, 2022. 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 once on October 19, 2022. For example:
Food protected from contamination or adulteration
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 March 2, 2022. For example:
Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
Other findingsLower risk
Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.
Recorded once on October 11, 2023. For example:
Maintenance of sanitary facilities
About this data
These results come from City of Hamilton Public Health Services, 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.
8 inspections
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
1 infraction
- Maintenance of sanitary facilities
- Equip sanitary facility with liquid soap in a dispenser
- Equip sanitary facility with single service towels or air dryer
- Maintenance of sanitary facilities
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
2 infractions
- Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Protect food from contamination and adulteration
- Routine Inspection
1 infraction
- Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
- Hand washing station must be used only for hand washing of employees
- Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
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