The One Restaurant
5084 21 Hwy, Port Elgin ON N0H 2C5 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
The One Restaurant has been inspected 8 times by Grey Bruce Health Unit (Grey Bruce Public Health) since September 7, 2023. The most recent inspection, on April 8, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.
2 of 8 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 5 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Food temperature control and Handwashing and staff hygiene.
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.
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 5 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on April 8, 2026. For example:
Surfaces of equipment and facilities that contact food are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
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 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on April 8, 2026. For example:
Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale at an internal temperature of 4°C or lower or 60°C or higher
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 19, 2025. For example:
Adequate number of handwashing stations situated for convenient access, maintained and adequately supplied
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 5, 2024. For example:
Ice for food or drink is from potable water and maintained in a sanitary manner
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 November 15, 2023. For example:
Premise is protected against the entrance of pests and maintained to prevent harboring or breeding of pests
About this data
These results come from Grey Bruce Health Unit (Grey Bruce 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.
8 inspections
- Routine
2 infractions
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities that contact food are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale at an internal temperature of 4°C or lower or 60°C or higher
- Routine
3 infractions
- Adequate number of handwashing stations situated for convenient access, maintained and adequately supplied
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities that contact food are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale at an internal temperature of 4°C or lower or 60°C or higher
- Routine
3 infractions
- Adequate number of handwashing stations situated for convenient access, maintained and adequately supplied
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities that contact food are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale at an internal temperature of 4°C or lower or 60°C or higher
- Routine
1 infraction
- Ice for food or drink is from potable water and maintained in a sanitary manner
- Complaint
0 infractions
- Routine
0 infractions
- Routine
3 infractions
- Floors are tight, smooth, non-absorbent and maintained clean and in good repair
- Premise is protected against the entrance of pests and maintained to prevent harboring or breeding of pests
- Failed to protect against entry of pests
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities that contact food are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Failed to ensure facility surface sanitized as necessary
- Routine
3 infractions
- Floors are tight, smooth, non-absorbent and maintained clean and in good repair
- Mechanical dishwashers constructed, designed and maintained properly
- Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale at an internal temperature of 4°C or lower or 60°C or higher
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