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MAHT KOREAN RESTAURANT

726 SOMERSET ST W OTTAWA ON K1R 6P7 · Food Safety

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Inspection summary

MAHT KOREAN RESTAURANT has been inspected 9 times by Ottawa Public Health since April 18, 2024. The most recent inspection, on September 24, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.

3 of 9 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 5 inspections with 9 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control, 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.

  • 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 September 15, 2026. For example: Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale in which the internal temperature is at 4°C (40°F) or lower or 60°C (140°F) or higher.

  • 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 20, 2026. For example: All food shall be 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 17, 2025. For example: Every food premise shall be provided with employee hand washing stations.

  • Chemicals and toxic substancesHigher risk

    Cleaning products, sanitizers and pesticides must be labelled and stored away from food and food-contact surfaces. Inspectors flag chemicals that could end up in food, as well as pest treatments applied without proper supervision.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on April 30, 2024. For example: Utensils shall be sanitized through the use of an approved chemical solution or hot water for the required contact time and temperature.

  • 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 September 15, 2026. For example: The food premise is protected against the entry of pests and kept free of conditions that lead to the harbouring or breeding of pests.

About this data

These results come from Ottawa 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.

9 inspections

  1. Follow-up

    1 infraction

    • Every operator of a food service premise ensures that there is at least one food handler or supervisor on the premise who has completed food handler training during every hour in which the premise is operating.
      • Operator must ensure that there is at least one food handler or supervisor on the premise who has completed food handler training.
      • For further information, please visit www.ottawapublichealth.ca; Search phrase: Certified Food Handler Training
  2. Required

    5 infractions

    • The food premise is protected against the entry of pests and kept free of conditions that lead to the harbouring or breeding of pests.
      • Protect the food premise against the entry of pests.
      • Keep the food premise free of conditions that lead to the harbouring of pests.
      • Keep the food premise free of conditions that lead to the breeding of pests.
      • Maintain records of all pest control measures that are undertaken in the premise.
    • The ventilation system is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke and excessive heat.
    • Every food premise shall be operated and maintained such that the floor or floor coverings, the walls and ceilings, and the premises itself are maintained in a sanitary condition.
    • Every operator of a food service premise ensures that there is at least one food handler or supervisor on the premise who has completed food handler training during every hour in which the premise is operating.
      • Operator must ensure that there is at least one food handler or supervisor on the premise who has completed food handler training.
      • For further information, please visit www.ottawapublichealth.ca; Search phrase: Certified Food Handler Training
    • Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale in which the internal temperature is at 4°C (40°F) or lower or 60°C (140°F) or higher.
      • Keep potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature of 4°C (40°F) or lower.
      • Keep potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature of 60°C or higher.
      • Preparation, processing and manufacturing of the potentially hazardous food must not allow the food to be at an internal temperature above 4°C and below 60°C for longer than two hours.
  3. Follow-up

    0 infractions

  4. Required

    3 infractions

    • The ventilation system is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke and excessive heat.
    • Every food premise shall be operated and maintained such that the floor or floor coverings, the walls and ceilings, and the premises itself are maintained in a sanitary condition.
    • All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration.
  5. Follow-up

    0 infractions

  6. Required

    4 infractions

    • Every food premise shall be provided with employee hand washing stations.
    • All equipment, utensils and multi-service articles that are used for food preparation in the food premise are of sound and tight construction, in good repair and suitable for their intended use.
      • All the equipment, utensils and multi-service articles used in the food premise must be suitable for their intended purpose.
    • Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale in which the internal temperature is at 4°C (40°F) or lower or 60°C (140°F) or higher.
    • All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration.
      • Protect all food from contamination and adulteration.
  7. Required

    0 infractions

  8. Follow-up inspection

    1 infraction

    • Utensils shall be sanitized through the use of an approved chemical solution or hot water for the required contact time and temperature.
      • Provide a test reagent for determining the concentration of the other approved sanitizing agent where the sanitizing takes place.
  9. Routine inspection

    4 infractions

    • Every food premise shall be provided with employee hand washing stations.
    • The surfaces of equipment and facilities other than utensils that come in direct contact with food are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain such surfaces in a sanitary condition.
    • Every operator of a food service premise ensures that there is at least one food handler or supervisor on the premise who has completed food handler training during every hour in which the premise is operating.
      • Operator must ensure that there is at least one food handler or supervisor on the premise who has completed food handler training.
    • Toxic and poisonous substances required for maintenance of sanitary conditions are kept separate from food, in containers bearing a label and used in a manner that does not contaminate the food.
      • Keep toxic and poisonous substances in a container that bears a label on which the contents of the container are clearly identified.

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