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Poacher's Arms

171 Queens Ave, London ON N6A 5J7 · Restaurant

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Inspection summary

Poacher's Arms has been inspected 8 times by Middlesex-London Health Unit since December 1, 2022. The most recent inspection, on June 10, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.

1 of 8 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: Cleaning and sanitizing, Food temperature control 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.

  • 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 6 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on May 13, 2025. For example: Mechanical dishwashers are constructed, designed and maintained to ensure utensils are sanitized as required

  • 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 3 separate inspections, most recently on May 13, 2025. For example: Potentially hazardous food is maintained at 4°C (40°F) or lower

  • 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 October 8, 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 once on October 8, 2025. For example: Food is protected from contamination and adulteration

  • 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 October 8, 2025. For example: Toxic or poisonous substances are stored and handled properly

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.

8 inspections

  1. Required

    1 infraction

    • Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
      • Fail to produce food handler certificate at the request of the Officer as per the local by-law
  2. Required

    3 infractions

    • Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
      • Fail to use handwashing station only for handwashing of employees
    • Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
      • Fail to protect food from contamination and adulteration
    • Toxic or poisonous substances are stored and handled properly
      • Fail to keep toxic / poisonous substances in a container bearing an identifying label
  3. Required

    3 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
    • Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
      • Fail to maintain handwashing stations
    • 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
  4. Required

    4 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
    • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained
      • Fail to maintain equipment, utensils and / or multi-service articles of sound and tight construction and in good repair
    • 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
  5. Follow-up

    0 infractions

  6. Required

    5 infractions

    • Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment for potentially hazardous food is maintained
      • Fail to provide accurate, easily readable thermometer for refrigeration and hot-holding
    • Utensils are sanitized manually as required
      • Fail to sanitize utensils in a clean quaternary ammonium compound solution at 200 parts per million at 24°C (75°F) for at least 45 seconds
    • 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
    • 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
      • Fail to maintain floors as tight, smooth and non-absorbent in food-handling rooms
    • Rooms, walls and ceilings are kept clean, in good repair and in a sanitary condition
      • Fail to maintain room in a sanitary condition
  7. Required

    1 infraction

    • Rooms, walls and ceilings are kept clean, in good repair and in a sanitary condition
      • Fail to maintain room in a sanitary condition
  8. Required

    4 infractions

    • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained
      • Fail to maintain equipment, utensils and / or multi-service articles of sound and tight construction and in good repair
    • Furniture, equipment and appliances are constructed and arranged to permit cleaning and maintenance
      • Fail to ensure that racks, shelves or pallets used for food storage are of readily cleanable design
    • 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
    • Rooms, walls and ceilings are kept clean, in good repair and in a sanitary condition
      • Fail to maintain walls clean and in good repair

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