The Wichery
650 King Street East, Oshawa ON L1H 1G5 · Food Safety Inspections
Inspection summary
The Wichery has been inspected 5 times by Durham Region Health Department since March 18, 2025. The most recent inspection, on October 14, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.
1 of 5 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 4 inspections with 6 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Chemicals and toxic substances, Cleaning and sanitizing 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.
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 2 times on March 18, 2025. For example:
Toxic / poisonous substances (chemicals / pesticides) to be stored separately from food
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 October 14, 2026. For example:
Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
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 March 31, 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 once on October 28, 2025. For example:
Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures
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 October 14, 2026. For example:
General housekeeping is satisfactory
About this data
These results come from Durham Region Health Department, 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
- Routine
2 infractions
- Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
- * Fail to ensure sanitizing solution contains the appropriate type of chemical solution and/or concentration/strength of sanitizer
- Operator to ensure sanitizing solution contain the appropriate type of chemical solution and/or concentration/strength for sanitizing
- General housekeeping is satisfactory
- * Fail to remove all materials not associated with the daily operation of the food premise
- * Fail to arrange furniture, equipment and appliances as to permit thorough cleaning and the maintaining of the room or place in a clean and sanitary condition
- Operator to remove all materials not associated with the daily operation of food premise
- Operator to ensure the furniture, equipment and appliances are arranged to permit thorough cleaning and the maintaining of the room or place in a clean and sanitary condition
- Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
- Routine
2 infractions
- Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
- * Fail to prevent the entrance of insect / rodent / pest
- Operator to ensure food premise shall be protected against the entry of pest
- General housekeeping is satisfactory
- * Fail to remove all materials not associated with the daily operation of the food premise
- * Fail to arrange furniture, equipment and appliances as to permit thorough cleaning and the maintaining of the room or place in a clean and sanitary condition
- Operator to remove all materials not associated with the daily operation of food premise
- Operator to ensure the furniture, equipment and appliances are arranged to permit thorough cleaning and the maintaining of the room or place in a clean and sanitary condition
- Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
- Re-Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine
2 infractions
- 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
- 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 adjust or repair the malfunctioning cooler immediately. Do not store any potentially hazardous foods in the malfunctioning unit until it is able to maintain hazardous foods at 4° C or lower
- Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures
- Routine
2 infractions
- Toxic / poisonous substances (chemicals / pesticides) to be stored separately from food
- * Fail to keep toxic / poisonous substance in container bearing identifying label
- Operator to ensure toxic/poisonous substances are stored in a manner preventing contamination
- 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
- Toxic / poisonous substances (chemicals / pesticides) to be stored separately from food
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