Sandee's Country Kitchen
4 Elgin Street, Arnprior ON K7S 1N3 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Sandee's Country Kitchen has been inspected 7 times by Renfrew County and District Health Unit since December 5, 2024. The most recent inspection, on August 13, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
2 of 7 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 3 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Food temperature control and Chemicals and toxic substances.
Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.
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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on August 13, 2026. For example:
All food shall be protected from contamination and 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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on September 17, 2025. For example:
Equipment used for refrigeration or hot holding of potentially hazardous foods contains accurate and easily readable indicating thermometers
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 2 times on September 17, 2025. For example:
Equipment and utensils that come into direct contact with food are corrosion-resistant, non-toxic and free from cracks, crevices and open seams
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 once on January 27, 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 their intended purpose
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 September 17, 2025. For example:
Food premise is protected against the entry of pests and kept free of conditions that lead to the harbouring or breeding of pests
About this data
These results come from Renfrew County and District 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.
7 inspections
- Required
1 infraction
- All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration
- Protect all food from contamination and adulteration.
- All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration
- Follow-up
0 infractions
- Required
2 infractions
- Floor or floor coverings are tight, smooth and non-absorbent and kept clean and in good repair
- The floors of every room must be kept clean and in good repair.
- Equipment, utensils and multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction, in good repair, can be readily cleaned and sanitized, and suitable for their intended purpose
- Ensure all the equipment, utensils and multi-service articles are kept in good repair.
- Floor or floor coverings are tight, smooth and non-absorbent and kept clean and in good repair
- Required
8 infractions
- Equipment used for refrigeration or hot holding of potentially hazardous foods contains accurate and easily readable indicating thermometers
- Provide refrigeration units with accurate indicating thermometers that are easily readable
- All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration
- Protect all food from contamination and adulteration.
- Keep raw food separate from ready-to-eat food.
- Floor or floor coverings are tight, smooth and non-absorbent and kept clean and in good repair
- Keep floor or floor coverings tight, smooth and non-absorbent.
- The floors of every room must be kept clean and in good repair.
- Walls and ceilings of rooms and passageways are readily cleanable, maintained in a sanitary condition, and kept in good repair
- Maintain walls in good repair in food-handling room
- General maintenance and sanitation is satisfactory where food is processed, prepared, packaged, served, transported, manufactured, handled, sold, or offered for sale.
- Maintain the food premise in a clean and sanitary manner
- Equipment and utensils that come into direct contact with food are corrosion-resistant, non-toxic and free from cracks, crevices and open seams
- Ensure equipment and utensils are free from cracks, crevices and open seams.
- Food premise is protected against the entry of pests and kept free of conditions that lead to the harbouring or breeding of pests
- Protect the food premise against the entry of pests.
- Toxic and poisonous substances are kept separate from food, in containers bearing a label and used in a manner that does not contaminate food
- Keep toxic and poisonous substances in a container that bears a label on which the contents of the container are clearly identified.
- Equipment used for refrigeration or hot holding of potentially hazardous foods contains accurate and easily readable indicating thermometers
- Follow-up
2 infractions
- Equipment used for refrigeration or hot holding of potentially hazardous foods contains accurate and easily readable indicating thermometers
- Provide refrigeration units with accurate indicating thermometers that are easily readable
- Walls and ceilings of rooms and passageways are readily cleanable, maintained in a sanitary condition, and kept in good repair
- The walls and ceilings of rooms and passageways must be readily cleanable and must be maintained in a sanitary condition.
- Equipment used for refrigeration or hot holding of potentially hazardous foods contains accurate and easily readable indicating thermometers
- Required
4 infractions
- Equipment used for refrigeration or hot holding of potentially hazardous foods contains accurate and easily readable indicating thermometers
- Provide refrigeration units with accurate indicating thermometers that are easily readable
- All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration
- Protect all food from contamination and adulteration.
- Walls and ceilings of rooms and passageways are readily cleanable, maintained in a sanitary condition, and kept in good repair
- The walls and ceilings of rooms and passageways must be readily cleanable and must be maintained in a sanitary condition.
- General maintenance and sanitation is satisfactory where food is processed, prepared, packaged, served, transported, manufactured, handled, sold, or offered for sale.
- Maintain storage areas in a clean and sanitary manner
- Equipment used for refrigeration or hot holding of potentially hazardous foods contains accurate and easily readable indicating thermometers
- Required
0 infractions
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