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Mary Brown's

10 199 Wentworth St W, Oshawa ON L1J 6P4 · Food Safety Inspections

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Inspection summary

Mary Brown's has been inspected 7 times by Durham Region Health Department since September 10, 2025. The most recent inspection, on September 18, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.

None of the 7 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there were 6 inspections with 16 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Pests, Protecting food from contamination and Cleaning and sanitizing.

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.

  • 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 6 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on September 18, 2026. For example: Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents

  • 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 January 20, 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 once on September 9, 2026. For example: Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred

  • 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 May 15, 2026. For example: Hand washing basin with supplies of hot and cold water, soap in a dispenser and single-use towels

  • 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 5 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on May 20, 2026. For example: Floors clean and in good repair

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

  1. Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
      • * Evidence of pests observed
      • Operator to ensure food premise shall be protected against the entry of pest
  2. Routine

    4 infractions

    • Food is prepared in a safe manner
      • * Fail to ensure food is prepared in a safe manner
      • Do not thaw hazardous foods at room temperature
      • Observed potentially hazardous foods not being thawed in an appropriate and safe manner
    • Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
      • * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are in clean and in good repair
      • Operator to adjust or repair the malfunctioning cooler immediately. Do not store any potentially hazardous foods in the malfunctioning unit until it is able to maintain hazardous foods at 4° C or lower
      • Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are maintained clean and in good repair
    • Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
      • * Fail to ensure sanitizing solution contains the appropriate type of chemical solution and/or concentration/strength of sanitizer
      • Operator to ensure sanitizing solution contain the appropriate type of chemical solution and/or concentration/strength for sanitizing
    • Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
      • * Evidence of pests observed
      • Operator to ensure storage areas are maintained clean and organized to facilitate the monitoring of pest control
      • Operator to ensure food premise shall be protected against the entry of pest
  3. Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
      • * Evidence of significant pests observed
      • Operator to ensure storage areas are maintained clean and organized to facilitate the monitoring of pest control
      • Provide proof of contract with licensed pest control operator to control and remove insect/pest infestation
    • 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
  4. Routine

    5 infractions

    • Hand washing basin with supplies of hot and cold water, soap in a dispenser and single-use towels
      • * Fail to provide adequate supplies (single-use towels, soap in a dispenser) for the hand washing basin in the food preparation area
      • Operator to ensure hand washing basins are adequately supplied
    • Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
      • * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are in clean and in good repair
      • Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are maintained clean and in good repair
    • Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
      • * Fail to maintain a written record of pest control measures taken for 1 year
      • * Fail to maintain premise free from every condition that may adversely affect the sanitary operation of the premise
      • * Evidence of significant pests observed
      • Operator to ensure written records are maintained for 1 year
      • Provide proof of contract with licensed pest control operator to control and remove insect/pest infestation
    • 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
    • Mechanical ventilation operable where required
      • * Fail to maintain ventilation system in manner to eliminate odours, fumes, vapors, smoke and excessive heat
      • Operator to ensure ventilation system is maintained in a clean and sanitary manner eliminating odours, fumes, vapors, smoke and excessive heat
  5. Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • Floors clean and in good repair
      • * Fail to maintain food premise with tight, smooth and non-absorbent floor or floor coverings
      • Operator to ensure floor or floor coverings are tight, smooth and non-absorbent
  6. Routine

    3 infractions

    • Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
      • * Observed potentially hazardous food not covered to prevent contamination / adulteration
      • * Observed scoops/utensils not being stored in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination and/or adulteration
      • Operator to ensure all foods are covered in storage
      • Operator to ensure scoop / dipper well is kept in a manner preventing bacterial growth
    • Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
      • * Fail to prevent the entrance of insect / rodent / pest
      • * Evidence of pests observed
      • Operator to ensure food premise shall be protected against the entry of pest
    • 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
  7. Routine

    2 infractions

    • 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
    • Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
      • * Fail to ensure storage areas are clean and organized to facilitate monitoring of pest control
      • * Evidence of pests observed
      • Operator to ensure storage areas are maintained clean and organized to facilitate the monitoring of pest control

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