Lakeridge Gardens
680 Harwood Ave S, Ajax ON L1S 2J4 · Food Safety Inspections
Inspection summary
Lakeridge Gardens has been inspected 7 times by Durham Region Health Department since December 10, 2024. The most recent inspection, on August 19, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
4 of 7 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control.
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.
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 April 1, 2025. For example:
Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 19, 2026. For example:
Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
About this data
These results come from Durham Region Health Department, 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.
7 inspections
- Routine
1 infraction
- Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
- * Fail to ensure hand washing basin is easily accessible
- Operator to ensure a designated hand washing basin is provided and/or accessible in each food preparation area
- Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
- Routine
0 infractions
- Routine
0 infractions
- Routine
0 infractions
- Re-Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine
1 infraction
- Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
- * Fail to provide sufficient detergent, chemicals, or required water temperatures for washing and sanitizing
- Hot water sanitizer must be at 82°C or greater for at least 10 seconds
- Quaternary ammonium compound must be at least 200 parts per million at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds
- Operator to ensure utensils are manually sanitized after each mechanical wash cycle
- Operator to ensure the appropriate chemicals and/or temperatures are used for proper washing and sanitizing
- Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
- Routine
1 infraction
- Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
- * Fail to use basin only for hand washing of employees
- Operator to ensure designated hand washing basin is only used for hand washing
- Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
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