The Crown & Beaver Pub
786 Lakeshore Dr North Bay ON P1A 2G8 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
The Crown & Beaver Pub has been inspected 8 times by North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit since January 10, 2024. The most recent inspection, on September 23, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.
1 of 8 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 4 inspections with 11 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Chemicals and toxic substances and Pests.
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 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on September 23, 2026. For example:
Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
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 September 23, 2026. For example:
Food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed, installed, maintained, located (smooth, non-absorbent, cleanable, corrosion resistant and non-toxic)
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on February 25, 2026. For example:
Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on February 23, 2026. For example:
Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures
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 February 25, 2026. For example:
Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
About this data
These results come from North Bay Parry Sound 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.
8 inspections
- Compliance (Required)
2 infractions
- Food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed, installed, maintained, located (smooth, non-absorbent, cleanable, corrosion resistant and non-toxic)
- * Fail to use equipment/utensils/dishes/food containers/multi-service articles in good repair (i.e. free from cracks/crevices/chips/open seams)
- Operator to ensure all food contact surfaces, utensils and/or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized after each use and are maintained in good repair
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- * Observed scoops/utensils not being stored in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination and/or adulteration
- Operator to ensure scoops/utensils are stored and maintained in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination and/or adulteration
- Food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed, installed, maintained, located (smooth, non-absorbent, cleanable, corrosion resistant and non-toxic)
- Compliance (Required)
1 infraction
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- * Fail to maintain cloths and towels used for cleaning, drying or polishing or cleaning food contact surfaces are kept clean, in good repair and/or not used for other purposes.
- Operator to ensure cloths and/or towels used for washing, drying or polishing must be restricted to the task for which it was first used
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- Re-inspection
2 infractions
- Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
- * Evidence of pests observed
- Operator to ensure food premise shall be protected against the entry of pest
- Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
- * Fail to ensure food contact surfaces are cleaned & sanitized after each use or as often as necessary
- Operator to ensure all food contact surfaces are properly cleaned & sanitized
- Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
- Compliance (Required)
6 infractions
- Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
- * Fail to prevent the entrance of insect / rodent / pest
- * Evidence of pests observed
- Operator to ensure storage areas are maintained clean and organized to facilitate the monitoring of pest control
- Operator to ensure food premise shall be protected against the entry of pest
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- * Observed food not being stored in a proper food storage area
- Operator to ensure all food is properly stored, displayed, transported and served to prevent contamination
- Washing hands thoroughly before and after handling food
- * Food handlers fail to wash hands as often as necessary to prevent the contamination of food or food areas
- Food handlers must wash hands after they are contaminated and before handling food
- Minimum of 1 Certified Food Handler per hour of operation?
- * Fail to provide a minimum of 1 certified food handler per hour of operation
- Operator to ensure a minimum of 1 certified food handler is present during every hour of operation
- Walls clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure walls of food premise are maintained in a sanitary condition and in good repair
- Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures
- * Fail to provide thermometer in temperature controlled room / equipment used to store potentially hazardous foods
- Operator to provide accurate and easily readable indicating thermometers in temperature controlled rooms/equipment used for storage of potentially hazardous foods
- Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
- Compliance (Required)
5 infractions
- Walls clean and in good repair
- Floors clean and in good repair
- * Fail to ensure floor of food-handling room kept clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- * Observed potentially hazardous food not covered to prevent contamination / adulteration
- Operator to ensure all foods are covered in storage
- Food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed, installed, maintained, located (smooth, non-absorbent, cleanable, corrosion resistant and non-toxic)
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are in clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are maintained clean and in good repair
- Compliance (Required)
5 infractions
- Food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed, installed, maintained, located (smooth, non-absorbent, cleanable, corrosion resistant and non-toxic)
- * Fail to maintain utensils, multi-service articles and/or food contact surfaces in a clean and sanitary manner and/or in good repair
- Operator to ensure all food contact surfaces, utensils and/or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized after each use and are maintained in good repair
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- Walls clean and in good repair
- * Fail to ensure walls of food premise kept clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure walls of food premise are maintained in a sanitary condition and in good repair
- Minimum of 1 Certified Food Handler per hour of operation?
- * Fail to provide a minimum of 1 certified food handler per hour of operation
- Operator to ensure a minimum of 1 certified food handler is present during every hour of operation
- Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
- * Fail to ensure adequate sanitizer concentration are achieved for sanitizing
- Operator to ensure utensils are manually sanitized after each mechanical wash cycle
- Food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed, installed, maintained, located (smooth, non-absorbent, cleanable, corrosion resistant and non-toxic)
- Complaint & Compliance
0 infractions
- Compliance (Required)
2 infractions
- Walls clean and in good repair
- * Fail to ensure walls of food premise kept clean and in good repair
- Operator to ensure walls of food premise are maintained in a sanitary condition and in good repair
- Minimum of 1 Certified Food Handler per hour of operation?
- * Fail to provide proof of a certified food handler certificate
- Operator to provide proof of a certified food handler certificate
- Walls clean and in good repair
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