Sopa
20 Pembroke Street, Pembroke ON K8A 5M3 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Sopa has been inspected 3 times by Renfrew County and District Health Unit since September 17, 2025. The most recent inspection, on August 28, 2026, recorded 5 infractions.
None of the 3 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 8 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control, Protecting food from contamination and Handwashing and staff hygiene.
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.
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 28, 2026. For example:
Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale in which the internal temperature is at 60°C (140°F) or higher
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 28, 2026. For example:
All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration
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 once on August 28, 2026. For example:
Handwashing stations used only for the washing of employee hands
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 September 17, 2025. For example:
Food contact surfaces washed, rinsed, and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain surfaces in a sanitary condition
Food safety training and certificationLower risk
Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.
Recorded once on August 28, 2026. For example:
Food handlers in the food premise wash their hands as often as necessary to prevent the contamination of food or food areas
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.
3 inspections
- Required
5 infractions
- Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale in which the internal temperature is at 60°C (140°F) or higher
- Keep potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature of 60°C (140°F) or higher
- Adjust or repair the hot holding unit immediately. Do not store any potentially hazardous foods in the unit until it is able to maintain potentially hazardous foods at 60°C (140°F) or higher
- Food is processed in a manner that makes the food safe to eat
- All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration
- Protect all food from contamination and adulteration.
- Store and handle ice used to process food or drink in a sanitary manner.
- Food handlers in the food premise wash their hands as often as necessary to prevent the contamination of food or food areas
- Food handlers must wash hands as often as necessary to prevent the contamination of food or food areas.
- Handwashing stations used only for the washing of employee hands
- Ensure handwashing station is used only for handwashing.
- Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale in which the internal temperature is at 60°C (140°F) or higher
- Required
3 infractions
- Food is processed in a manner that makes the food safe to eat
- All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration
- Protect all food from contamination and adulteration.
- Mechanical dishwashers are maintained to provide clean wash water at the proper temperature, and a sanitizing rinse
- Ensure mechanical dishwasher meets NSF International requirements for commercial use.
- Required
3 infractions
- General maintenance and sanitation is satisfactory where food is processed, prepared, packaged, served, transported, manufactured, handled, sold, or offered for sale.
- Remove any materials and equipment that is not relevant to daily food operations.
- Mechanical dishwashers are maintained to provide clean wash water at the proper temperature, and a sanitizing rinse
- Ensure mechanical dishwasher meets NSF International requirements for commercial use.
- Food contact surfaces washed, rinsed, and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain surfaces in a sanitary condition
- Ensure sanitizer is available and/or of sufficient concentration to sanitize as often as necessary to maintain food contact surfaces 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.
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