Rico's Restaurant

866 Mohawk Rd. E, Hamilton ON L8T 2R5 · Restaurant

19 inspections

1. Re-inspectionApr 14, 2026

   0 infractions

2. Routine InspectionMar 25, 2026

   4 infractions

   • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
   • Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms arranged and constructed to permit a clean and sanitary environment
   • Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less
   • Hot holding: minimum of 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
3. Re-inspectionNov 24, 2025

   0 infractions

4. Routine InspectionNov 19, 2025

   4 infractions

   • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
     • Cleaning required around, under, and behind kitchen equipment, counters, and baseboards
     • Ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
     • Ensure floors, walls, and ceilings are tight, smooth, and non-absorbent
     • Ensure walls are kept clean and in good repair
   • Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
     • Ensure hand washing basin is unobstructed and accessible for hand washing
   • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
     • Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized
   • Food protected from contamination or adulteration
     • Displayed food must be enclosed in a manner to prevent contamination
5. Re-inspectionJun 3, 2025

   0 infractions

6. Routine InspectionMay 30, 2025

   5 infractions

   • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
   • Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
     • Hand washing station must be used only for hand washing of employees
   • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
   • 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
     • 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
     • Provide adequate refrigerated space for hazardous food storage
7. Routine InspectionJan 20, 2025

   0 infractions

8. Routine InspectionDec 4, 2024

   0 infractions

9. ComplaintSep 3, 2024

   0 infractions

10. ComplaintAug 30, 2024

    0 infractions

11. Re-inspectionJul 9, 2024

    0 infractions

12. Routine InspectionJul 9, 2024

    0 infractions

13. Routine InspectionFeb 21, 2024

    4 infractions

    • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
      • Cleaning required around, under, and behind kitchen equipment, counters, and baseboards
      • Ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
    • Ventilation is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke, or excessive heat
      • Maintain ventilation system to ensure elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke, or excessive heat
      • Ventilation system requires thorough cleaning
    • Food premise is protected against the entry and harbouring of pests
      • Protect against entry, harbouring and breeding of pests
    • Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
      • Chlorine sanitizer concentration must be at least 100 parts per million at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds
      • Ensure manual dishwashing includes the three steps: wash, rinse, and sanitize
14. Re-inspectionNov 16, 2023

    0 infractions

15. Routine InspectionNov 15, 2023

    2 infractions

    • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
      • Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized
    • 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
16. Routine InspectionJul 11, 2023

    7 infractions

    • Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
      • Ensure hand washing basin is unobstructed and accessible for hand washing
    • Ventilation is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke, or excessive heat
      • Ventilation system requires thorough cleaning
    • 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
    • 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
    • Maintenance of sanitary facilities
    • Food protected from contamination or adulteration
      • Protect food from contamination and adulteration
      • Cover all food in storage
      • Store raw foods separate and below cooked / ready-to-eat foods
    • Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment maintained
17. Routine InspectionJan 24, 2023

    3 infractions

    • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
      • Cleaning required around, under, and behind kitchen equipment, counters, and baseboards
      • Ensure ceilings are kept clean and in good repair
      • Ensure walls are kept clean and in good repair
    • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
      • Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized
    • Food protected from contamination or adulteration
      • Protect food from contamination and adulteration
      • Cover all food in storage
18. Re-inspectionOct 21, 2022

    0 infractions

19. Routine InspectionOct 14, 2022

    6 infractions

    • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
      • Cleaning required around, under, and behind kitchen equipment, counters, and baseboards
    • Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
      • Ensure hand washing basin is unobstructed and accessible for hand washing
    • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
      • Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized
    • Maintenance of sanitary facilities
      • Equip sanitary facility with a supply of toilet paper
    • Food protected from contamination or adulteration
      • Protect food from contamination and adulteration
      • Store raw foods separate and below cooked / ready-to-eat foods
    • Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less