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Little Inn of Bayfield

26 Main Street N, Bayfield ON N0M 1G0 · Restaurant

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Inspection summary

Little Inn of Bayfield has been inspected 16 times by Huron Perth Public Health since April 14, 2023. The most recent inspection, on August 18, 2026, found no infractions.

6 of 16 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 5 inspections with 6 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Protecting food from contamination and Handwashing and staff hygiene.

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.

  • 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 12 times across 7 separate inspections, most recently on March 3, 2026. For example: Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary

  • 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 March 3, 2026. For example: Food is protected from contamination and adulteration

  • 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 18, 2025. For example: Adequate number of handwashing stations situated for convenient access, maintained and adequately supplied

  • 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 June 3, 2024. For example: Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale at an internal temperature of 4°C or lower or 60°C or higher

  • 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 6 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on August 13, 2026. For example: Floors are tight, smooth, non-absorbent and maintained clean and in good repair

About this data

These results come from Huron Perth 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.

16 inspections

  1. Follow-up

    0 infractions

  2. Required

    1 infraction

    • Floors are tight, smooth, non-absorbent and maintained clean and in good repair
      • Food premise not maintained with clean floors in food-handling room
  3. Follow-up

    0 infractions

  4. Required

    3 infractions

    • Supply of potable water is adequate for the operation of the premises
      • Failed to provide food premise with adequate potable water supply
    • Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface sanitized as necessary
    • Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
      • Failed to protect food from contamination or adulteration
  5. Required

    2 infractions

    • Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface sanitized as necessary
    • Ice for food or drink is from potable water and maintained in a sanitary manner
      • Stored ice in unsanitary manner
  6. Follow-up

    0 infractions

  7. Required

    3 infractions

    • Adequate number of handwashing stations situated for convenient access, maintained and adequately supplied
      • Handwashing stations not conveniently accessible by food handlers
      • Used handwashing station other than for handwashing of employees
    • Equipment, utensils, and multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction, in good repair, can be readily cleaned and sanitized and suitable for intended purpose
      • Used food equipment not in good repair
    • Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface sanitized as necessary
  8. Required

    0 infractions

  9. Follow-up

    1 infraction

    • Floors are tight, smooth, non-absorbent and maintained clean and in good repair
      • Food premise not maintained with floors in good repair in food-handling room
  10. Required

    3 infractions

    • Floors are tight, smooth, non-absorbent and maintained clean and in good repair
      • Food premise not maintained with clean floors in food-handling room
      • Food premise not maintained with floors in good repair in food-handling room
    • Utensils other than multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
      • Failed to clean utensils as often as necessary
      • Failed to sanitize utensils as often as necessary
    • Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary
      • Failed to ensure facility surface cleaned as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface sanitized as necessary
      • Failed to ensure facility surface sanitized as necessary
  11. Follow-up

    0 infractions

  12. Follow-up

    1 infraction

    • Equipment, utensils, and multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction, in good repair, can be readily cleaned and sanitized and suitable for intended purpose
      • Used food equipment not in good repair
      • Used food equipment not of readily cleanable form
  13. Follow-up

    2 infractions

    • Equipment, utensils, and multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction, in good repair, can be readily cleaned and sanitized and suitable for intended purpose
      • Used food equipment not in good repair
      • Used food equipment not of readily cleanable form
    • Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary
      • Failed to ensure facility surface cleaned as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface sanitized as necessary
      • Failed to ensure facility surface sanitized as necessary
  14. Required

    6 infractions

    • Walls and ceilings are readily cleanable in sanitary condition, maintained clean and in good repair
      • Food premise not maintained with clean walls in food-handling room
    • Equipment, utensils, and multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction, in good repair, can be readily cleaned and sanitized and suitable for intended purpose
      • Used food equipment not in good repair
      • Used food equipment not of readily cleanable form
    • Utensils other than multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
      • Failed to clean utensils as often as necessary
      • Failed to sanitize utensils as often as necessary
    • Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary
      • Failed to ensure facility surface cleaned as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface sanitized as necessary
      • Failed to ensure facility surface sanitized as necessary
    • Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
      • Failed to protect food from contamination or adulteration
    • Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale at an internal temperature of 4°C or lower or 60°C or higher
      • Maintained potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature between 4°C and 60°C
  15. Follow-up

    0 infractions

  16. Required

    1 infraction

    • Potable hot and cold running water provided
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