Taverna Italian Restaurant
219 21st Street East Saskatoon SK S7K 0B5 · Food Premises
Inspection summary
Taverna Italian Restaurant has been inspected 3 times by Saskatchewan Health Authority since October 4, 2024. The most recent inspection, on September 25, 2026, recorded 3 infractions.
1 of 3 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 3 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Food temperature control and Protecting food from contamination.
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.
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 September 25, 2026. For example:
Dishwashing - General
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 once on September 25, 2026. For example:
Temperature Control - Cooling, Thawing and Refrigeration
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 once on September 25, 2026. For example:
Food Storage & Equipment
About this data
These results come from Saskatchewan Health Authority, 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
- Routine
3 infractions
- Dishwashing - General
- Testing equipment, such as sanitizer test strips, is not available for checking the concentration of chemical sanitizers. Refer to section 3.2(2) of the Food Facility Standards.
- Maximum registering or paper thermometers are not available to ensure the required sanitizing temperatures are met. Refer to section 3.2(1) of the Food Facility Standards.
- Temperature Control - Cooling, Thawing and Refrigeration
- Non ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food is not kept at a temperature of 4°C (40°F) or less under refrigeration. Refer to clause 23(1)(a) of The Food Safety Regulations and section 2.3(1)(a) of the Food Facility Standards.
- Food Storage & Equipment
- Equipment that comes into contact with food is not made from materials that are suitable for its intended purpose, durable, easily cleanable, and/or free from any undesirable substance. Refer to section 16 of The Food Safety Regulations.
- Dishwashing - General
- Routine
1 infraction
- Dishwashing - General
- Testing equipment, such as sanitizer test strips, is not available for checking the concentration of chemical sanitizers. Refer to 3.1.2 of the Public Eating Establishment Standards.
- Dishwashing - General
- Routine
0 infractions
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