Pebbles Family Restaurant
313010 Hwy 6, Varney ON N0G 1R0 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Pebbles Family Restaurant has been inspected 11 times by Grey Bruce Health Unit (Grey Bruce Public Health) since October 3, 2023. The most recent inspection, on August 4, 2026, recorded 3 infractions.
1 of 11 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 7 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Cleaning and sanitizing 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.
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 10 times across 9 separate inspections, most recently on August 4, 2026. 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 9 times across 7 separate inspections, most recently on August 4, 2026. For example:
Equipment, utensils, and multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction, in good repair, can be readily cleaned and sanitized and suitable for intended purpose
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 July 3, 2025. For example:
Adequate number of handwashing stations situated for convenient access, maintained and adequately supplied
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 once on December 17, 2024. For example:
Equipment and utensils are corrosion-resistant, non-toxic, free from cracks, crevices, and open seams
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 once on October 3, 2023. For example:
Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale at an internal temperature of 4°C or lower or 60°C or higher
About this data
These results come from Grey Bruce Health Unit (Grey Bruce 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.
11 inspections
- Routine
3 infractions
- Equipment, utensils, and multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction, in good repair, can be readily cleaned and sanitized and suitable for intended purpose
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities that contact food are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Routine
2 infractions
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities that contact food are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Routine
2 infractions
- Garbage and wastes, including liquid, are collected, and removed as often as necessary
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Routine
2 infractions
- Adequate number of handwashing stations situated for convenient access, maintained and adequately supplied
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Routine
2 infractions
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities that contact food are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Routine
2 infractions
- Equipment and utensils are corrosion-resistant, non-toxic, free from cracks, crevices, and open seams
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Routine
2 infractions
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities that contact food are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Follow-up
0 infractions
- Routine
2 infractions
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities that contact food are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Follow-up
1 infraction
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities that contact food are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Routine
5 infractions
- Multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized after each use
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities that contact food are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Ice for food or drink is from potable water and maintained in a sanitary manner
- Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale at an internal temperature of 4°C or lower or 60°C or higher
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