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Jack's Family Restaurant

27 Chatham Street N, Blenheim ON N0P 1A0 · Restaurant

Official record from Chatham-Kent →

Inspection summary

Jack's Family Restaurant has been inspected 38 times by Chatham-Kent Public Health since January 29, 2013. The most recent inspection, on April 9, 2026, found no infractions.

21 of 38 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 0 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Food temperature control and Cleaning and sanitizing.

The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions. The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.

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 8 times across 7 separate inspections, most recently on June 27, 2025. For example: All food is protected from contamination and adulteration s. 26(1)

  • 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 7 separate inspections, most recently on June 27, 2025. For example: Potentially hazardous foods being held hot are held at or above 60°C (140°F) after cooking/rapid reheating s. 27(1) b

  • 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 5 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on June 27, 2025. For example: Food contact surfaces are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain them in a sanitary condition s. 16, 21, 22.

  • 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 once on June 27, 2025. For example: Premises is adequately protected against the entry and harbourage of pests s. 13

  • 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 July 8, 2015. For example: Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers s.20(1)(c)

About this data

These results come from Chatham-Kent 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.

38 inspections

  1. Required

    0 infractions

  2. Required

    0 infractions

  3. Required

    7 infractions

    • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair s. 7(1)c, d, g
      • Ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
      • Ensure walls are kept clean and in good repair
    • Premises is equipped with an adequate number of hand washing stations that are maintained, kept adequately supplied, and situated for convenient access by food handlers s. 7(3)c, 7(4).
      • Ensure hand washing stations are kept adequately supplied with soap and paper towel dispensers
    • Premises is adequately protected against the entry and harbourage of pests s. 13
      • Ensure the premises is adequately protected against the entry of pests
    • Food contact surfaces are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain them in a sanitary condition s. 16, 21, 22.
      • Ensure food contact surfaces and equipment are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain them in a sanitary condition
    • Potentially hazardous foods being held hot are held at or above 60°C (140°F) after cooking/rapid reheating s. 27(1) b
      • Ensure potentially hazardous foods are being held hot at or above 60°C (140°F) or above after cooking/rapid reheating
    • All food is protected from contamination and adulteration s. 26(1)
      • Ensure all food is protected from contamination and adulteration
      • Cover all food in storage
    • All food handlers practice good personal hygiene s. 33(1)
      • Food handlers must wash hands as often as necessary to prevent the contamination of food or food areas
  4. Required

    1 infraction

    • Mechanical dishwasher is properly constructed, designed, and maintained s. 20
      • Ensure chlorine sanitizer is at least 100 ppm at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds
  5. Required

    0 infractions

  6. Required

    2 infractions

    • Mechanical dishwasher is properly constructed, designed, and maintained s. 20
      • Ensure chlorine sanitizer is at least 100 ppm at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds
    • Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less s. 27(1) a
      • Ensure all potentially hazardous foods are stored at 4°C (40°F) or less
  7. Required

    0 infractions

  8. Required

    0 infractions

  9. Required

    0 infractions

  10. Follow-up

    0 infractions

  11. Required

    1 infraction

    • Mechanical dishwasher is properly constructed, designed, and maintained s. 20
      • Ensure chlorine sanitizer is at least 100 ppm at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds
  12. Required

    0 infractions

  13. Required

    0 infractions

  14. Required

    2 infractions

    • All food is protected from contamination and adulteration s. 26(1)
      • Ensure all food is protected from contamination and adulteration
      • Cover all food in storage
      • Store all food off the floor
    • Observed certified Food Handler employee working at time of inspection s. 32
      • Register staff for a certified food handler training program such that at least one certified staff member is present in the food premises during all hours of food service operation
  15. Required

    1 infraction

    • Potentially hazardous foods being held hot are held at or above 60°C (140°F) after cooking/rapid reheating s. 27(1) b
      • Ensure potentially hazardous foods are being held hot at or above 60°C (140°F) or above after cooking/rapid reheating
  16. Follow-up

    0 infractions

  17. Required

    1 infraction

    • Mechanical dishwasher is properly constructed, designed, and maintained. s. 20
      • Ensure chlorine sanitizer is at least 100 ppm at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds.
  18. Follow-up

    0 infractions

  19. Required

    2 infractions

    • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair. s. 7(1)c, d, g
    • All food is protected from contamination and adulteration. s. 26(1)
      • Cover all food in storage.
      • Store all food off the floor.
  20. Required

    0 infractions

  21. Required

    0 infractions

  22. Required

    0 infractions

  23. Follow-up

    0 infractions

  24. Required

    1 infraction

    • Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less s.32 / 33
      • Ensure all hazardous foods are stored at 4°C (40°F) or less
  25. Required

    1 infraction

    • Food protected from potential contamination and adulteration s.22 / 23 / 26 / 27 / 36
      • Store food at least 15 cm off the floor to prevent contamination s.22 / 23
  26. Follow-up

    0 infractions

  27. Required

    1 infraction

    • Food protected from potential contamination and adulteration s.22 / 23 / 26 / 27 / 36
      • Store food at least 15 cm off the floor to prevent contamination s.22 / 23
  28. Required

    0 infractions

  29. Required

    1 infraction

    • Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less s.32 / 33
      • Ensure all hazardous foods are stored at 4°C (40°F) or less
  30. Required

    1 infraction

    • Food protected from potential contamination and adulteration s.22 / 23 / 26 / 27 / 36
      • Store food at least 15 cm off the floor to prevent contamination s.22 / 23
  31. Required

    2 infractions

    • Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers s.20(1)(c)
      • Provide paper towels in a dispenser at hand basin in food preparation area
    • Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less s.32 / 33
      • Ensure all hazardous foods are stored at 4°C (40°F) or less
  32. Required

    0 infractions

  33. Required

    0 infractions

  34. Required

    0 infractions

  35. Required

    1 infraction

    • Sanitary maintenance of and provision of required supplies in staff / public washroom facilities s.68
  36. Required

    1 infraction

    • Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less s.32 / 33
      • 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
  37. Required

    4 infractions

    • Separate raw foods from ready-to-eat foods during storage and handling s.26
      • Store raw foods separate and below cooked / ready-to-eat foods
    • Food protected from potential contamination and adulteration s.22 / 23 / 26 / 27 / 36
      • Cover all food in storage
      • Store foods in containers that can be readily cleaned and sanitized
    • Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning s.18 / 58 / 59
      • Maintain refridgeration unit in a clean & sanitary manner
    • Mechanical ventilation operable where required s.15
      • Maintain ventilation system in manner not permitting health hazard
  38. Required

    0 infractions

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