Home for the Night
129 Young St Simcoe ON N3Y 1Y8 · Community Kitchen
Inspection summary
Home for the Night has been inspected 2 times by Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (now Grand Erie Public Health) since September 26, 2025. The most recent inspection, on August 6, 2026, found no infractions.
1 of 2 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: Protecting food from contamination, Cleaning and sanitizing and Food temperature control.
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 once on September 26, 2025. For example:
Single-service containers and articles are kept free from contamination (C)
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 September 26, 2025. For example:
Multi-service articles, utensils, and food contact surfaces are cleaned and sanitized after each use and as often as is necessary to maintain sanitary condition (C)
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 once on September 26, 2025. For example:
Accurate thermometers are available on site (NC)
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 September 26, 2025. For example:
Dedicated hand washing stations provided for food handlers (C)
About this data
These results come from Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (now Grand Erie 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.
2 inspections
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
4 infractions
- Single-service containers and articles are kept free from contamination (C)
- Store single-service containers and articles in a manner preventing contamination
- Dedicated hand washing stations provided for food handlers (C)
- Provide adequate number of hand washing stations
- Ensure hand washing stations are only used for the purpose of hand washing of employees
- Multi-service articles, utensils, and food contact surfaces are cleaned and sanitized after each use and as often as is necessary to maintain sanitary condition (C)
- Maintain concentration of sanitizing solutions according to manufacturer's instructions
- Accurate thermometers are available on site (NC)
- Provide an easy-to-read, accurate probe thermometer to measure the internal temperature of hazardous and/or potentially hazardous foods
- Single-service containers and articles are kept free from contamination (C)
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