Someplace Else Bar and Grill
49 Scott St W, St. Catharines ON L2R 1E1 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Someplace Else Bar and Grill has been inspected 10 times by Niagara Region Public Health since December 13, 2024. The most recent inspection, on August 21, 2026, recorded 3 infractions.
3 of 10 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 5 inspections with 10 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Chemicals and toxic substances and Food temperature control.
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 7 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on August 21, 2026. For example:
Food is protected from potential contamination
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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on August 21, 2026. For example:
Proper sanitizer test kit is readily available for verifying concentrations of chemical sanitizers.
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 August 21, 2026. For example:
Equipment used for refrigeration or hot holding contain accurate indicating thermometers.
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 27, 2025. For example:
Mechanical dishwashing is properly constructed, designed and maintained.
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 August 27, 2025. For example:
Premise is protected against the entrance of pests and kept free from conditions that lead to harbouring or breeding of pests.
About this data
These results come from Niagara Region 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.
10 inspections
- Routine Inspection
3 infractions
- Food is protected from potential contamination
- Proper sanitizer test kit is readily available for verifying concentrations of chemical sanitizers.
- Equipment used for refrigeration or hot holding contain accurate indicating thermometers.
- On Demand
1 infraction
- Equipment used for refrigeration or hot holding contain accurate indicating thermometers.
- On Demand
4 infractions
- Equipment used for refrigeration or hot holding contain accurate indicating thermometers.
- Proper sanitizer test kit is readily available for verifying concentrations of chemical sanitizers.
- Food is protected from potential contamination (e.g. food covered, labelled, off floor, sneeze guard).
- Surfaces which come in contact with food are maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
2 infractions
- Food is protected from potential contamination (e.g. food covered, labelled, off floor, sneeze guard).
- Raw food is separate from cooked and/or ready-to-eat foods during storage and handling.
- Re-inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
6 infractions
- An adequate number of handwashing stations are maintained and kept adequately supplied and are situated for convenient access by food handlers.
- Premise is protected against the entrance of pests and kept free from conditions that lead to harbouring or breeding of pests.
- Mechanical dishwashing is properly constructed, designed and maintained.
- Food is protected from potential contamination (e.g. food covered, labelled, off floor, sneeze guard).
- Utensils are maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
- Certified food handler is onsite.
- Re-inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
3 infractions
- Certified food handler is onsite.
- An adequate number of handwashing stations are maintained and kept adequately supplied and are situated for convenient access by food handlers.
- Mechanical dishwashing is properly constructed, designed and maintained.
- Routine Inspection
4 infractions
- Washrooms are provided, properly equipped, in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner.
- Proper sanitizer test kit is readily available for verifying concentrations of chemical sanitizers.
- Certified food handler is onsite.
- Food is protected from potential contamination (e.g. food covered, labelled, off floor, sneeze guard).
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