MIN'S BAKERY
#114-251 HEMLOCK St, Waterloo ON · Facility
Inspection summary
MIN'S BAKERY has been inspected 5 times by Region of Waterloo Public Health since November 29, 2024. The most recent inspection, on April 16, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.
None of the 5 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 5 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Food temperature control and Pests.
The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for your health. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.
Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk
Surfaces, dishes and tools that touch food or people must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected. Inspectors check sanitizer strength, dishwasher temperatures and how cleaning is done. Poor sanitizing lets germs survive from one use to the next.
Recorded 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 20, 2025. For example:
Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
Food temperature controlHigher risk
Inspectors check that anything that has to be kept at a set temperature, such as chilled or hot food, or equipment like sterilizers, stays in its safe range and that accurate thermometers are on hand. With food, temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning.
Recorded once on April 16, 2026. For example:
Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less
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, supplies and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.
Recorded once on April 16, 2026. For example:
Food premise is protected against the entry and harbouring of pests
Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk
Hands are one of the main ways germs spread, from person to person and onto food and surfaces. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing their hands when required, and sick staff being kept away from work where it matters. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.
Recorded once on April 14, 2025. For example:
Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers
Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk
This covers how food and supplies are stored and handled: kept covered, off the floor, and away from anything that could contaminate them. Where food is served, raw meat must be kept away from ready-to-eat food, a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.
Recorded once on November 29, 2024. For example:
Food protected from contamination or adulteration
About this data
These results come from Region of Waterloo 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.
5 inspections
- Compliance Inspection
2 infractions
- Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less
- Adjust or repair the refrigeration unit immediately. Do not store any hazardous foods in the unit until it is able to maintain hazardous foods at 4°C (40°F) or less
- Ensure all hazardous foods are stored at 4°C (40°F) or less
- Food premise is protected against the entry and harbouring of pests
- Protect against entry, harbouring and breeding of pests
- Provide tightly sealed entrances and / or screened entrances to prevent the entry of insects, birds, rodents, and other pests
- Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less
- Compliance Inspection
3 infractions
- Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
- Ensure manual dishwashing includes the three steps: wash, rinse, and sanitize
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained
- Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized
- Ensure ventilation system/exhaust hood/filters/canopy is maintained in a clean and sanitary manner
- Cloths and towels maintained in clean, good repair and not used for other purposes
- Change sanitizing solution for wiping cloths at a minimum of every 2 hours, or as often as necessary, to maintain the solution clean and sanitary at all times
- Ensure wiping cloths are kept in a sanitizing solution when not in use
- Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
- Compliance Inspection
1 infraction
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained
- Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction
- Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized
- Ensure food contact equipment and utensils are free from cracks, crevices and open seams
- Ensure ventilation system/exhaust hood/filters/canopy is maintained in a clean and sanitary manner
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained
- Compliance Inspection
3 infractions
- Sanitary facilities maintained as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 332/12 (Building Code)
- Sanitary facilities altered in floor space, toilets or washbasins without approval from a public health inspector
- Fail to maintain design, construction and installation requirements in Building Code
- Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers
- Provide hot and cold running water under pressure
- Food handlers who come into contact with food/utensils do so in a sanitary manner
- Ensure food handlers wash hands as often as necessary
- Sanitary facilities maintained as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 332/12 (Building Code)
- Compliance Inspection
2 infractions
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Store food off the floor to prevent contamination
- Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
- Hand washing station must be used only for hand washing of employees
- Ensure hand washing basin is unobstructed and accessible for hand washing
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
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