The Tipsy Toucan
1444 Ottawa St Windsor ON N8X 2G2 · Restaurant (Full Service)
Inspection summary
The Tipsy Toucan has been inspected 5 times by Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) since April 30, 2025. The most recent inspection, on August 6, 2026, found no infractions.
2 of 5 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing and Protecting food from contamination.
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on March 30, 2026. For example:
Surfaces of equipment and facilities other than utensils are cleaned and sanitized as required
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 July 31, 2025. For example:
Ice is made from potable water and is stored and handled in a sanitary manner
About this data
These results come from Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), 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.
5 inspections
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
1 infraction
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities other than utensils are cleaned and sanitized as required
- (a) Surfaces of equipment and facilities are NOT cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary [S]
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities other than utensils are cleaned and sanitized as required
- Required Re-Inspection
0 infractions
- Required
1 infraction
- Ice is made from potable water and is stored and handled in a sanitary manner
- (a) Ice is NOT made from potable water and stored or handled in a sanitary manner [C]
- Ice is made from potable water and is stored and handled in a sanitary manner
- Required
1 infraction
- Other sanitizing agents are approved and used appropriately.
- (a) Other sanitizing agents are NOT approved for use by Health Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, or the Medical Officer of Health for the intended purpose [S]
- Other sanitizing agents are approved and used appropriately.
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