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The Gathering Place

1181 Cassells St North Bay ON P1B 4B4 · Restaurant

Official record from North Bay Parry Sound →

Inspection summary

The Gathering Place has been inspected 7 times by North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit since June 25, 2024. The most recent inspection, on June 25, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.

1 of 7 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control and Protecting food from contamination.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

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 January 30, 2026. For example: Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures

  • 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 February 10, 2025. For example: Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on June 25, 2026. For example: Walls clean and in good repair

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Equipment has to be built from cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked shelf, a worn gasket or utensils stored the wrong way. They are generally lower risk but show how well the kitchen is maintained.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on July 30, 2025. For example: Proper storage of single-service containers/articles (utensils)

  • 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 February 10, 2025. For example: Food handler (not use tobacco while so engaged, clean, clean outer garments, hair confined, Free of infectious disease / skin disease / submit medical exams and tests as required)

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.

7 inspections

  1. Compliance (Required)

    1 infraction

    • 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
  2. Compliance (Required)

    1 infraction

    • Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures
      • * Fail to provide easily readable thermometer
      • * Fail to provide thermometer in temperature controlled room / equipment used to store potentially hazardous foods
      • * Fail to use accurate thermometer to check storage temperature of potentially hazardous food
      • Operator to provide accurate and easily readable indicating thermometers in temperature controlled rooms/equipment used for storage of potentially hazardous foods
  3. Compliance (Required)

    0 infractions

  4. Compliance (Required)

    3 infractions

    • All foods at the premises are from an inspected source
      • * Fail to ensure food offered for sale or used for preparation is from an approved / inspected source
      • Operator to use food only from approved / inspected sources
    • Proper storage of single-service containers/articles (utensils)
      • * Fail to protect single-service articles (utensils) from contamination
      • Operator to ensure single-service containers/articles are protected and stored in a manner to prevent contamination
    • Only approved eggs observed on-site
      • * Fail to use Grade A hen eggs
      • Operator to ensure only Grade A hen eggs are used
      • Ungraded / Grade "C" eggs observed
  5. Compliance (Required)

    3 infractions

    • 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 handler (not use tobacco while so engaged, clean, clean outer garments, hair confined, Free of infectious disease / skin disease / submit medical exams and tests as required)
      • * Food handler fail to take reasonable precautions to ensure that food is not contaminated by hair
      • Operator to ensure food handler’s hair is properly confined while handling food
    • Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
      • * Fail to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 4°C (40°F) or less
      • Potentially hazardous foods observed at an internal temperature above 4° C (40°F)
  6. Compliance (Required)

    1 infraction

    • 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 as readily cleanable and non-absorbent
      • Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are readily cleanable/non-absorbent and of sound and tight construction.
  7. Compliance (Required)

    2 infractions

    • Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
      • * Fail to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 4°C (40°F) or less
      • Operator to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
    • Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
      • * Fail to protect food from contamination and/or adulteration
      • * Observed raw foods stored above cooked / ready-to-eat foods
      • Operator to ensure all food is properly stored, displayed, transported and served to prevent contamination
      • Operator to ensure cooked and ready-to-eat foods are separated and above raw foods when handled or stored

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