Garth Pizza & Wings
Unit 2 1300 Garth St, Hamilton ON L9C 4L7 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Garth Pizza & Wings has been inspected 19 times by City of Hamilton Public Health Services since March 2, 2022. The most recent inspection, on July 9, 2026, found no infractions.
3 of 19 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 4 inspections with 7 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Cleaning and sanitizing and Pests.
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.
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 15 times across 12 separate inspections, most recently on June 25, 2026. For example:
Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
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 11 times across 9 separate inspections, most recently on June 25, 2026. For example:
Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
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 5 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on June 25, 2026. For example:
Food premise is protected against the entry and harbouring of pests
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 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on April 1, 2025. For example:
Hot holding: minimum of 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on April 9, 2024. For example:
Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers
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.
19 inspections
- Re-inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
3 infractions
- Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
- Cleaning required around, under, and behind kitchen equipment, counters, and baseboards
- Ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
- Ensure walls are kept clean and in good repair
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
- Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized
- Food premise is protected against the entry and harbouring of pests
- Provide tightly sealed entrances and / or screened entrances to prevent the entry of insects, birds, rodents, and other pests
- Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
- Routine Inspection
2 infractions
- Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
- Ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
- Ensure floors, walls, and ceilings are tight, smooth, and non-absorbent
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
- Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized
- Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
- Routine Inspection
2 infractions
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
- Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Store food off the floor to prevent contamination
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
- Routine Inspection
4 infractions
- Operator ensured the results of any inspection conducted by a public health inspector are posted in accordance with the inspector's request
- Post disclosure sign in a location visible by patrons.
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
- Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized
- Food premise is protected against the entry and harbouring of pests
- Provide tightly sealed entrances and / or screened entrances to prevent the entry of insects, birds, rodents, and other pests
- Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
- Chlorine sanitizer concentration must be at least 100 parts per million at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds
- Operator ensured the results of any inspection conducted by a public health inspector are posted in accordance with the inspector's request
- Routine Inspection
3 infractions
- Cloths and towels maintained in clean, good repair and not used for other purposes
- Change sanitizing solution for wiping cloths at a minimum of every 2 hours, or as often as necessary, to maintain the solution clean and sanitary at all times
- Ensure wiping cloths are kept in a sanitizing solution when not in use
- Keep cloths clean, in good repair, and restricted to a single task
- Hot holding: minimum of 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
- Certified food handler present in the food service premise
- Cloths and towels maintained in clean, good repair and not used for other purposes
- Routine Inspection
1 infraction
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Cover all food in storage
- Store food off the floor to prevent contamination
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Routine Inspection
1 infraction
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
- Ensure ventilation system/exhaust hood/filters/canopy is maintained in a clean and sanitary manner
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
- Routine Inspection
2 infractions
- Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers
- Provide paper towels in a dispenser at hand basin in food preparation area
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Store food off the floor to prevent contamination
- Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Re-inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
5 infractions
- Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
- Garbage and waste (solid or liquid) collected and removed to ensure sanitary condition of premise
- Food premise is protected against the entry and harbouring of pests
- Cloths and towels maintained in clean, good repair and not used for other purposes
- Ensure wiping cloths are kept in a sanitizing solution when not in use
- Maintenance of sanitary facilities
- Routine Inspection
1 infraction
- Ventilation is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke, or excessive heat
- Routine Inspection
7 infractions
- Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
- Ventilation is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke, or excessive heat
- Garbage and waste (solid or liquid) collected and removed to ensure sanitary condition of premise
- Food premise is protected against the entry and harbouring of pests
- Maintenance of sanitary facilities
- Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment maintained
- Routine Inspection
4 infractions
- Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
- Garbage and waste (solid or liquid) collected and removed to ensure sanitary condition of premise
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Routine Inspection
3 infractions
- Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
- Ventilation is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke, or excessive heat
- Garbage and waste (solid or liquid) collected and removed to ensure sanitary condition of premise
- Routine Inspection
7 infractions
- Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
- Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers
- Garbage and waste (solid or liquid) collected and removed to ensure sanitary condition of premise
- Food premise is protected against the entry and harbouring of pests
- Maintenance of sanitary facilities
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less
- Re-inspection
3 infractions
- Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
- Ventilation is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke, or excessive heat
- Routine Inspection
8 infractions
- Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
- Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
- Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less
- Certified food handler present in the food service premise
- Food handlers who come into contact with food/utensils shall do so in a sanitary manner
- Ensure food handlers confine hair while handling food
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