Radius
18 20 Hess St South, Hamilton ON L8P 3M8 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Radius has been inspected 7 times by City of Hamilton Public Health Services since June 6, 2023. The most recent inspection, on May 13, 2026, recorded 3 infractions.
2 of 7 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 7 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, 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.
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 5 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on May 13, 2026. For example:
Food protected from contamination or adulteration
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 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on May 13, 2026. For example:
Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
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 May 13, 2026. For example:
Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers
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 and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.
Recorded once on November 12, 2025. For example:
Food premise is protected against the entry and harbouring of pests
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 June 6, 2023. For example:
Toxic or poisonous substances required for maintenance in food premises are stored and handled as prescribed in the regulation
About this data
These results come from City of Hamilton Public Health Services, 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.
7 inspections
- Routine Inspection
3 infractions
- Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers
- Provide soap in a dispenser at hand basin in the food preparation area
- Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Store and handle ice in a sanitary manner
- Store raw foods separate and below cooked / ready-to-eat foods
- Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers
- Routine Inspection
4 infractions
- Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
- Hand washing station must be used only for hand washing of employees
- Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers
- Provide paper towels in a dispenser at hand basin in food preparation area
- Food premise is protected against the entry and harbouring of pests
- Evidence of minor insect / rodent activity
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Protect food from contamination and adulteration
- Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
3 infractions
- Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
- Hand washing station must be used only for hand washing of employees
- Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
- Provide sufficient detergent or chemicals for washing or sanitizing
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Store food off the floor to prevent contamination
- Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
- Routine Inspection
4 infractions
- Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
- Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Protect food from contamination and adulteration
- Store and handle ice in a sanitary manner
- Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment maintained
- Provide easily readable thermometer in refrigeration or hot-holding equipment
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
1 infraction
- Toxic or poisonous substances required for maintenance in food premises are stored and handled as prescribed in the regulation
- Store toxic/poisonous substances in compartment away from food or food working surfaces or utensils
- Toxic or poisonous substances required for maintenance in food premises are stored and handled as prescribed in the regulation
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