Tim Hortons
380 Maidstone Rd W Essex ON N8M 2X6 · Restaurant (Fast Food)
Inspection summary
Tim Hortons has been inspected 7 times by Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) since December 18, 2024. The most recent inspection, on July 22, 2026, found no infractions.
3 of 7 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 5 inspections with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Pests 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.
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 October 31, 2025. For example:
Separate handwash stations are provided with the required supplies
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 July 15, 2026. For example:
Adequate protection against pests is provided
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 May 30, 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.
7 inspections
- Complaint Re-Inspection
0 infractions
- Complaint
1 infraction
- Adequate protection against pests is provided
- (a) Premises is NOT free from visible evidence of pest infestation [C]
- (b) Adequate protection against the entrance of pests is NOT provided [S]
- Adequate protection against pests is provided
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
1 infraction
- Separate handwash stations are provided with the required supplies
- (b) Handwashing stations are NOT adequately supplied [S]
- Separate handwash stations are provided with the required supplies
- 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
- Separate handwash stations are provided with the required supplies
- (c) Handwashing stations are NOT used for employee handwashing only [N]
- Separate handwash stations are provided with the required supplies