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Tandoori Chaska

1407 London Road, Sarnia ON N7S 6K4 · Restaurant

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Inspection summary

Tandoori Chaska has been inspected 6 times by Lambton Public Health since December 27, 2024. The most recent inspection, on August 26, 2026, recorded 3 infractions.

None of the 6 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there were 4 inspections with 18 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Chemicals and toxic substances and Handwashing and staff hygiene.

Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.

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 6 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on August 26, 2026. For example: Food is protected from potential contamination (i.e. food covered, labelled, off floor, stored on racks, sneeze guard, physical hazards).

  • 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 26, 2026. For example: Food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed, installed, maintained, and located (smooth, non-absorbent, cleanable, corrosion resistant, non-toxic and free from contamination).

  • 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 March 26, 2026. For example: Hand washing basin is maintained and kept adequately supplied.

  • 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 March 26, 2026. For example: Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred.

  • 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 March 26, 2026. For example: There is adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, rodents, dust and fumes into the food premise.

About this data

These results come from Lambton 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.

6 inspections

  1. Required

    3 infractions

    • Food is protected from potential contamination (i.e. food covered, labelled, off floor, stored on racks, sneeze guard, physical hazards).
      • Fail to store food off the floor to prevent contamination.
    • Food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed, installed, maintained, and located (smooth, non-absorbent, cleanable, corrosion resistant, non-toxic and free from contamination).
      • Fail to maintain counters, cutting boards, blocks, tables, or any other food contact surface in a smooth, non-absorbent, cleanable, corrosion resistant, or non-toxic manner.
      • Fail to store food dispensing scoop, or other approved food dispensing utensil, in a manner preventing contamination of the scoop, utensil, or food product being dispensed.
    • General housekeeping is satisfactory.
      • Fail to maintain the premise in a clean and sanitary condition.
  2. Follow-up

    1 infraction

    • Lighting is adequate for food preparation and cleaning.
      • Fail to ensure that light(s) are appropriately covered.
  3. Required

    12 infractions

    • Raw food products are separated from ready-to-eat food products during storage and handling.
      • Fail to handle / store raw hazardous foods separately or below ready-to-eat foods to prevent contamination.
    • Food is protected from potential contamination (i.e. food covered, labelled, off floor, stored on racks, sneeze guard, physical hazards).
      • Fail to cover or enclose all food in storage or on display with a food grade cover.
      • Fail to store food off the floor to prevent contamination.
    • Ice that is used in the preparation and processing of food or drink is made from potable water and is stored in a sanitary manner.
      • Fail to store ice in a sanitary manner.
    • Food handlers wash hands thoroughly before and after handling food.
      • Fail to ensure employee washes hands as often as necessary to prevent contamination of food or food areas.
    • Hand washing basin is maintained and kept adequately supplied.
      • Fail to provide disposable paper towels from a dispenser in the food preparation area.
      • Fail to provide soap from a dispenser in the food preparation area.
    • There is at least one food handler or supervisor in the food premise, who has completed food handler training, during every hour in which the food premise is operating.
      • Fail to ensure a Certified Food Handler shows valid proof of certification upon request.
    • Food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed, installed, maintained, and located (smooth, non-absorbent, cleanable, corrosion resistant, non-toxic and free from contamination).
      • Fail to maintain counters, cutting boards, blocks, tables, or any other food contact surface in a smooth, non-absorbent, cleanable, corrosion resistant, or non-toxic manner.
    • Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred.
      • Fail to use/maintain an approved sanitizing solution at the appropriate concentration on food contact surfaces.
    • There is adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, rodents, dust and fumes into the food premise.
      • Fail to ensure premise is kept free of conditions that may lead to the harbouring or breeding of pests.
    • Mechanical ventilation is operable where required.
      • Fail to ensure ventilation system is clean; grease accumulation was observed.
    • Lighting is adequate for food preparation and cleaning.
      • Fail to ensure that light(s) are appropriately covered.
    • General housekeeping is satisfactory.
      • Fail to maintain the premise in a clean and sanitary condition.
  4. Required

    2 infractions

    • Food is protected from potential contamination (i.e. food covered, labelled, off floor, stored on racks, sneeze guard, physical hazards).
      • Fail to cover or enclose all food in a manner to prevent contamination.
    • General housekeeping is satisfactory.
      • Fail to maintain the premise in a clean and sanitary condition.
  5. Required

    2 infractions

    • Food is protected from potential contamination (i.e. food covered, labelled, off floor, stored on racks, sneeze guard, physical hazards).
      • Fail to store food off the floor to prevent contamination.
    • Food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed, installed, maintained, and located (smooth, non-absorbent, cleanable, corrosion resistant, non-toxic and free from contamination).
      • Fail to provide multi-service food containers that can be readily cleaned and sanitized.
  6. Required

    1 infraction

    • Thermometers are used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures.
      • Fail to provide a probe thermometer to monitor internal temperatures of hazardous foods.
      • Fail to provide an accurate indicating thermometer in an easy-to-read location.

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