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The Parm House

272 Kenilworth N, Hamilton - Downtown (East) ON L8H 4S9 · Food Take Out

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Inspection summary

The Parm House has been inspected 16 times by City of Hamilton Public Health Services since March 3, 2022. The most recent inspection, on July 4, 2025, found no infractions.

5 of 16 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Food temperature control and Chemicals and toxic substances.

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 8 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on June 9, 2025. For example: Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed

  • 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 7 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on June 26, 2025. For example: Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less

  • 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 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on June 6, 2025. For example: Toxic or poisonous substances required for maintenance in food premises are stored and handled as prescribed in the regulation

  • 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 June 6, 2025. For example: Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers

  • 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 January 17, 2025. For example: Food protected from contamination or adulteration

About this data

These results come from City of Hamilton Public Health Services, 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.

16 inspections

  1. Re-inspection

    0 infractions

  2. Re-inspection

    2 infractions

    • Food processed in a safe manner
    • Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less
      • Provide adequate refrigerated space for hazardous food storage
  3. Re-inspection

    1 infraction

    • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
  4. Routine Inspection

    8 infractions

    • Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers
    • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
    • Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer
      • Provide and use test reagent to determine concentration of sanitizer
    • Multi-service articles and food contact surfaces cleaned and sanitized after each use and following operations where contamination may have occurred
    • Toxic or poisonous substances required for maintenance in food premises are stored and handled as prescribed in the regulation
    • Maintenance of sanitary facilities
    • Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment maintained
    • Certified food handler present in the food service premise
  5. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed
    • Food protected from contamination or adulteration
  6. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • Food premise is protected against the entry and harbouring of pests
      • Maintain records of pest control measures taken
      • Retain pest control records for one year
    • Cloths and towels maintained in clean, good repair and not used for other purposes
      • Change sanitizing solution for wiping cloths at a minimum of every 2 hours, or as often as necessary, to maintain the solution clean and sanitary at all times
      • Ensure wiping cloths are kept in a sanitizing solution when not in use
  7. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • Food premise is protected against the entry and harbouring of pests
    • Hot holding: minimum of 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
  8. Re-inspection

    0 infractions

  9. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less
      • Adjust or repair the refrigeration unit immediately. Do not store any hazardous foods in the unit until it is able to maintain hazardous foods at 4°C (40°F) or less
      • Ensure all hazardous foods are stored at 4°C (40°F) or less
    • Food safety procedures maintained where manufactured meats products are manufactured
  10. Routine Inspection

    6 infractions

    • Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers
    • Multi-service articles and food contact surfaces cleaned and sanitized after each use and following operations where contamination may have occurred
    • Maintenance of sanitary facilities
    • Food protected from contamination or adulteration
    • Food processed in a safe manner
    • Hot holding: minimum of 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
  11. Routine Inspection

    3 infractions

    • Toxic or poisonous substances required for maintenance in food premises are stored and handled as prescribed in the regulation
      • Store toxic/poisonous substances in container bearing identifying labels
    • Hot holding: minimum of 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
      • Ensure food is held above 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
    • Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment maintained
      • Provide easily readable thermometer in refrigeration or hot-holding equipment
  12. Routine Inspection

    0 infractions

  13. Routine Inspection

    0 infractions

  14. Routine Inspection

    0 infractions

  15. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
    • Toxic or poisonous substances required for maintenance in food premises are stored and handled as prescribed in the regulation
      • Store toxic/poisonous substances in container bearing identifying labels
  16. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
      • Quaternary ammonium compound must be at least 200 parts per million at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds
    • Toxic or poisonous substances required for maintenance in food premises are stored and handled as prescribed in the regulation
      • Store toxic/poisonous substances in container bearing identifying labels

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