Mingle
551 Richmond St, London ON N6A 3E9 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Mingle has been inspected 9 times by Middlesex-London Health Unit since October 18, 2022. The most recent inspection, on May 12, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
3 of 9 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Protecting food from contamination.
Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.
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 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 12, 2026. For example:
Potentially hazardous food is maintained at 60°C (140°F) or higher
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 4, 2025. 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 8, 2025. For example:
Food is protected from contamination and 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 2 times on September 6, 2024. For example:
Mechanical dishwashers are constructed, designed and maintained to ensure utensils are sanitized as required
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 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 5, 2025. For example:
Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
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.
9 inspections
- Required
1 infraction
- Potentially hazardous food is maintained at 60°C (140°F) or higher
- Fail to maintain potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature of 60°C (140°F) or higher
- Potentially hazardous food is maintained at 60°C (140°F) or higher
- Required
2 infractions
- Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
- Fail to maintain handwashing stations with adequate supplies
- 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
- Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
- Follow-up
1 infraction
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Fail to protect food from contamination and adulteration
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Required
6 infractions
- Potentially hazardous food is maintained at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Fail to maintain potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature of 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Potentially hazardous food is maintained at 60°C (140°F) or higher
- Fail to maintain potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature of 60°C (140°F) or higher
- Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
- Fail to maintain handwashing stations
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Fail to protect food from contamination and adulteration
- Rooms, walls and ceilings are kept clean, in good repair and in a sanitary condition
- Fail to maintain walls clean and in good repair
- Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
- Fail to maintain records of pest control measures taken
- Potentially hazardous food is maintained at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Required
2 infractions
- Mechanical dishwashers are constructed, designed and maintained to ensure utensils are sanitized as required
- Fail to ensure that clean wash water is maintained between 60°C (140°F) and 71°C (160°F)
- 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
- Fail to use sanitizing agent in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
- Multi-service articles, utensils, equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized
- Fail to clean and sanitize equipment and facilities surfaces as often as necessary
- Mechanical dishwashers are constructed, designed and maintained to ensure utensils are sanitized as required
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
2 infractions
- Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
- Fail to produce food handler certificate at the request of the Officer as per the local by-law
- Food handler or supervisor present during operation has completed food handler training
- Fail to ensure certified food handler supervising the preparation, processing, packaging, service or storage of food where hazardous food is prepared and when the food premises is operating at all times as per the local by-law
- Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
0 infractions
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