Mexicactus Bar & Grill
1392 Trafalgar St, London ON N5W 1W6 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Mexicactus Bar & Grill has been inspected 12 times by Middlesex-London Health Unit since May 2, 2023. The most recent inspection, on September 3, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
5 of 12 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Protecting food from contamination.
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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on August 12, 2025. For example:
Mechanical dishwashers are constructed, designed and maintained to ensure utensils are sanitized as required
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 September 3, 2026. For example:
Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
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 once on November 24, 2025. For example:
Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
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 12, 2025. For example:
Food handler or supervisor present during operation has completed food handler training
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 once on May 2, 2023. For example:
Floor and floor coverings are tight, smooth, non-absorbent (except in food service areas) and clean and in good repair
About this data
These results come from Middlesex-London 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.
12 inspections
- Required
1 infraction
- Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
- Fail to use handwashing station only for handwashing of employees
- Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
1 infraction
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Fail to protect food from contamination and adulteration
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Follow-up
0 infractions
- Required
2 infractions
- Mechanical dishwashers are constructed, designed and maintained to ensure utensils are sanitized as required
- Fail to ensure that clean chlorine solution is at least 100 parts per million at 24°C (75°F) or greater for at least 45 seconds
- Food handler or supervisor present during operation has completed food handler training
- Fail to ensure the presence of a food handler or supervisor, who has completed food handler training, during every hour of operation in a food service premises
- Mechanical dishwashers are constructed, designed and maintained to ensure utensils are sanitized as required
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
2 infractions
- Food is processed in a manner that makes the food safe to eat
- Fail to process food in a manner safe to eat
- Mechanical dishwashers are constructed, designed and maintained to ensure utensils are sanitized as required
- Fail to ensure that clean chlorine solution is at least 100 parts per million at 24°C (75°F) or greater for at least 45 seconds
- Food is processed in a manner that makes the food safe to eat
- Required
1 infraction
- Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
- Fail to maintain handwashing stations with adequate supplies
- Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
- Follow-up
0 infractions
- Required
1 infraction
- Mechanical dishwashers are constructed, designed and maintained to ensure utensils are sanitized as required
- Fail to ensure that clean chlorine solution is at least 100 parts per million at 24°C (75°F) or greater for at least 45 seconds
- Mechanical dishwashers are constructed, designed and maintained to ensure utensils are sanitized as required
- Follow-up
0 infractions
- Required
2 infractions
- Floor and floor coverings are tight, smooth, non-absorbent (except in food service areas) and clean and in good repair
- Fail to maintain floors clean and in good repair
- Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
- Fail to produce food handler certificate at the request of the Officer as per the local by-law
- Floor and floor coverings are tight, smooth, non-absorbent (except in food service areas) and clean and in good repair
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