Symposium Cafe Ancaster

1146 Wilson St W, Ancaster ON L9G 3K9 · Restaurant

24 inspections

1. Routine InspectionFeb 24, 2026

   3 infractions

   • Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
     • Ensure hand washing basin is unobstructed and accessible for hand washing
     • Hand washing stations must be conveniently accessible by food handlers
   • 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
   • Toxic or poisonous substances required for maintenance in food premises are stored and handled as prescribed in the regulation
     • Store toxic/poisonous substances in container bearing identifying labels
2. Routine InspectionOct 15, 2025

   2 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
3. Routine InspectionAug 12, 2025

   1 infraction

   • Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment maintained
     • Provide easily readable thermometer in refrigeration or hot-holding equipment
4. Routine InspectionJul 10, 2025

   2 infractions

   • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
     • Ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
   • Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment maintained
     • Provide easily readable thermometer in refrigeration or hot-holding equipment
5. Re-inspectionMar 24, 2025

   0 infractions

6. Re-inspectionMar 17, 2025

   1 infraction

   • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
7. Routine InspectionMar 11, 2025

   2 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
8. Re-inspectionDec 4, 2024

   1 infraction

   • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
     • Ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
9. Routine InspectionNov 26, 2024

   2 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
   • Food protected from contamination or adulteration
10. Re-inspectionAug 12, 2024

    1 infraction

    • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
11. Routine InspectionAug 6, 2024

    2 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
    • Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer
      • Provide and use test reagent to determine concentration of sanitizer
12. Routine InspectionApr 4, 2024

    2 infractions

    • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
    • Food handlers who come into contact with food/utensils shall do so in a sanitary manner
      • Ensure food handlers confine hair while handling food
13. Re-inspectionDec 11, 2023

    0 infractions

14. Routine InspectionDec 6, 2023

    6 infractions

    • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
      • Ensure ceilings are kept clean and in good repair
      • Ensure floors 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 in good repair
      • Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized
    • Ventilation is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke, or excessive heat
      • Ventilation system requires thorough cleaning
    • Food protected from contamination or adulteration
      • Store food off the floor to prevent contamination
    • 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
    • Certified food handler present in the food service premise
      • Ensure certified food handler or supervisor is present during all hours of operation
15. Routine InspectionJul 17, 2023

    1 infraction

    • Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers
16. Routine InspectionJul 7, 2023

    0 infractions

17. Routine InspectionJul 6, 2023

    8 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
    • Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer
      • Provide and use test reagent to determine concentration of sanitizer
    • Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
    • Toxic or poisonous substances required for maintenance in food premises are stored and handled as prescribed in the regulation
    • Food protected from contamination or adulteration
      • Cover all food in storage
    • 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
    • Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment maintained
      • Provide easily readable thermometer in refrigeration or hot-holding equipment
    • Certified food handler present in the food service premise
      • Ensure certified food handler or supervisor is present during all hours of operation
18. Re-inspectionMar 8, 2023

    2 infractions

    • Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer
      • Provide and use test reagent to determine concentration of sanitizer
    • 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
19. Re-inspectionMar 6, 2023

    5 infractions

    • The premises is operated and maintained free from potential/immediate health hazards
    • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
    • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
    • Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer
      • Provide and use test reagent to determine concentration of sanitizer
    • 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
20. Re-inspectionMar 2, 2023

    5 infractions

    • The premises is operated and maintained free from potential/immediate health hazards
      • Maintain premise free from conditions that may, be a health hazard, adversely affecting the sanitary operation of the premises
    • 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
    • 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
      • Ensure wiping cloths are kept in a sanitizing solution when not in use
      • Keep cloths clean, in good repair, and restricted to a single task
      • Provide sanitizing solution for wiping cloths/rinsing large utensils/rinsing food contact surfaces
    • Food protected from contamination or adulteration
      • Protect food from contamination and adulteration
      • Store food off the floor to prevent contamination
    • 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
21. Routine InspectionFeb 28, 2023

    5 infractions

    • The premises is operated and maintained free from potential/immediate health hazards
      • Maintain premise free from conditions that may, be a health hazard, adversely affecting the sanitary operation of the premises
    • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
      • Ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
      • Ensure walls are kept clean and in good repair
    • 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
      • Ensure wiping cloths are kept in a sanitizing solution when not in use
      • Keep cloths clean, in good repair, and restricted to a single task
      • Provide sanitizing solution for wiping cloths/rinsing large utensils/rinsing food contact surfaces
    • Food protected from contamination or adulteration
      • Protect food from contamination and adulteration
      • Store food off the floor to prevent contamination
    • Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less
      • Ensure all hazardous foods are stored at 4°C (40°F) or less
22. Re-inspectionAug 24, 2022

    1 infraction

    • Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
      • Ensure walls are kept clean and in good repair
23. Routine InspectionAug 10, 2022

    8 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
    • 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
    • Garbage and waste (solid or liquid) collected and removed to ensure sanitary condition of premise
    • Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
      • Iodine concentration must be at least 25 parts per million at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds
    • 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
      • 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
      • Thaw all hazardous foods maintaining a temperature of 4°C (40°F) or less
    • Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment maintained
      • Provide easily readable thermometer in refrigeration or hot-holding equipment
24. Routine InspectionMar 1, 2022

    5 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
    • 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
      • Ensure wiping cloths are kept in a sanitizing solution when not in use
      • Keep cloths clean, in good repair, and restricted to a single task
      • Provide sanitizing solution for wiping cloths/rinsing large utensils/rinsing food contact surfaces
    • Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
      • Iodine concentration must be at least 25 parts per million at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds
    • 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
    • Hot holding: minimum of 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
      • Ensure food is held above 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating