GLADIATOR BURGER
#222 Albert St, Waterloo ON N2L 3T6 · Facility
Inspection summary
GLADIATOR BURGER has been inspected 9 times by Region of Waterloo Public Health since October 7, 2024. The most recent inspection, on August 5, 2026, found no infractions.
3 of 9 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 7 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Cleaning and sanitizing 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 findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for your health. 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 and supplies are stored and handled: kept covered, off the floor, and away from anything that could contaminate them. Where food is served, raw meat must be kept away from ready-to-eat food, a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.
Recorded 6 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on October 10, 2025. For example:
Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk
Surfaces, dishes and tools that touch food or people must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected. Inspectors check sanitizer strength, dishwasher temperatures and how cleaning is done. Poor sanitizing lets germs survive from one use to the next.
Recorded 5 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on July 22, 2026. For example:
Either mechanical or manual dishwashing is provided
Food temperature controlHigher risk
Inspectors check that anything that has to be kept at a set temperature, such as chilled or hot food, or equipment like sterilizers, stays in its safe range and that accurate thermometers are on hand. With food, temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning.
Recorded 5 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on July 22, 2026. For example:
Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less
Food safety training and certificationLower risk
Many jurisdictions require a trained or certified person on site, such as a certified food handler. These findings mean the training record or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean anything was handled unsafely.
Recorded 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on March 10, 2026. For example:
Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk
Floors, walls and ceilings must be clean and in good repair, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate health risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 8, 2025. For example:
Cloths and towels maintained in clean, good repair and not used for other purposes
About this data
These results come from Region of Waterloo 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.
9 inspections
- Re-inspection
0 infractions
- Compliance Inspection
3 infractions
- Either mechanical or manual dishwashing is provided
- Provide adequate equipment (manual or mechanical) for cleaning and sanitizing utensils as required
- Provide a 3-compartment sink of sufficient size
- Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less
- Adjust or repair the refrigeration unit immediately. Do not store any hazardous foods in the unit until it is able to maintain hazardous foods at 4°C (40°F) or less
- Ensure all hazardous foods are stored at 4°C (40°F) or less
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained
- Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction
- Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized
- Either mechanical or manual dishwashing is provided
- Compliance Inspection
4 infractions
- Either mechanical or manual dishwashing is provided
- Provide adequate equipment (manual or mechanical) for cleaning and sanitizing utensils as required
- Provide a 3-compartment sink of sufficient size
- Hot holding: minimum of 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
- Ensure food is held above 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
- Preheat the hot holding unit to at least 60°C (140°F) before placing hot foods inside of the hot holding unit
- Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
- Ensure hand washing basin is unobstructed and accessible for hand washing
- Certified food handler present in the food service premise
- Either mechanical or manual dishwashing is provided
- Re-inspection
1 infraction
- 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
- Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
- Compliance Inspection
5 infractions
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Protect food from contamination and adulteration
- Store food off the floor to prevent contamination
- Store raw foods separate and below cooked / ready-to-eat foods
- 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
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained
- Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized
- Food handlers who come into contact with food/utensils do so in a sanitary manner
- Ensure food handlers wash hands as often as necessary
- 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
- Provide sanitizing solution for wiping cloths/rinsing large utensils/rinsing food contact surfaces
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Compliance Inspection
3 infractions
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Protect food from contamination and adulteration
- Store raw foods separate and below cooked / ready-to-eat foods
- Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less
- Ensure all hazardous foods are stored at 4°C (40°F) or less
- Hot holding: minimum of 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
- Ensure food is held above 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
- Preheat the hot holding unit to at least 60°C (140°F) before placing hot foods inside of the hot holding unit
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Re-inspection
0 infractions
- Compliance Inspection
5 infractions
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Protect food from contamination and adulteration
- Cover all food in storage
- Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less
- Adjust or repair the refrigeration unit immediately. Do not store any hazardous foods in the unit until it is able to maintain hazardous foods at 4°C (40°F) or less
- Ensure all hazardous foods are stored at 4°C (40°F) or less
- 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 walls are kept clean and in good repair
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained
- Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized
- 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
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Re-inspection
0 infractions
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