Larry's Chip Stand
230 Main St Sturgeon Falls ON P2B 1P4 · Food Take Out
Inspection summary
Larry's Chip Stand has been inspected 5 times by North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit since March 25, 2024. The most recent inspection, on September 2, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.
1 of 5 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 5 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Cleaning and sanitizing and Food temperature control.
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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on September 2, 2026. For example:
Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
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 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 19, 2026. For example:
Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 19, 2026. For example:
Hot holding of potentially hazardous food: minimum of 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
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 October 6, 2025. For example:
Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk
Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.
Recorded 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 6, 2025. For example:
Floors clean and in good repair
About this data
These results come from North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit, 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.
5 inspections
- Compliance (Required)
2 infractions
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- * Observed food on display not enclosed in a manner to prevent contamination
- Operator to ensure all foods are covered in storage
- Proper storage of single-service containers/articles (utensils)
- * Fail to store single-service containers and article (utensils) in a manner preventing contamination
- Operator to ensure single-service containers/articles are protected and stored in a manner to prevent contamination
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- Compliance (Required)
3 infractions
- Hot holding of potentially hazardous food: minimum of 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
- * Fail to hold potentially hazardous food at 60°C (140°F) or higher after cooking / rapid re-heating
- Operator to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 60°C (140°F) or higher after cooking/rapid reheating
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- * Observed scoops/utensils not being stored in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination and/or adulteration
- Operator to ensure scoops/utensils are stored and maintained in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination and/or adulteration
- Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
- * Fail to ensure adequate sanitizer concentration are achieved for sanitizing
- Hot holding of potentially hazardous food: minimum of 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
- Compliance (Required)
0 infractions
- Compliance (Required)
7 infractions
- Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
- * Fail to use other approved sanitizing agent in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions
- Operator to provide an appropriate test reagent to verify the concentration of the sanitizer
- Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
- * Fail to ensure food contact surfaces are cleaned and sanitized before and after food preparation
- * Fail to wash, rinse and sanitize equipment / utensils after each use or as often as necessary
- Floors clean and in good repair
- * Fail to ensure floors of food premise are kept clean and/or in good repair
- Operator to ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
- Frequency of garbage removal adequate to maintain the premises in a sanitary condition
- * Fail to remove garbage / wastes when necessary to maintain sanitary condition
- Operator to ensure garbage is removed as often as necessary to maintain premise in a sanitary manner
- Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
- * Fail to prevent the entrance of insect / rodent / pest
- Operator to ensure food premise shall be protected against the entry of pest
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- * Observed potentially hazardous food not covered to prevent contamination / adulteration
- Operator to ensure all foods are covered in storage
- Hot holding of potentially hazardous food: minimum of 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
- * Fail to hold potentially hazardous food at 60°C (140°F) or higher after cooking / rapid re-heating
- Operator to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 60°C (140°F) or higher after cooking/rapid reheating
- Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
- Compliance (Required)
1 infraction
- Floors clean and in good repair
- * Fail to ensure floor of food-handling room kept clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
- Floors clean and in good repair
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