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Tip & Toe

4C 116 KING ST W, Hamilton ON L8R 2K3 · Aesthetics

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Inspection summary

Tip & Toe has been inspected 6 times by City of Hamilton Public Health Services since June 29, 2022. The most recent inspection, on July 15, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.

None of the 6 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food source, labelling and allergens.

The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for clients. In personal service settings like salons, spas and tattoo studios, higher-risk findings are the ones that could spread infection from one client to the next, through broken skin, blood or instruments that were not properly cleaned and sterilized.

  • Food source, labelling and allergensHigher risk

    Products used on clients must come from approved sources, stay in their original labelled containers and be thrown out when they are expired or contaminated. Unlabelled products make it impossible to know what a client is being exposed to.

    Recorded once on April 22, 2024. For example: Ensure all equipment designated as single-use or made of material that does not withstand cleaning and disinfection or sterilization is discarded immediately after use. (O.Reg. 136/18 (10)(5).

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    The premises needs a working hand sink, a separate sink for cleaning instruments where required, cleanable surfaces, and good lighting and ventilation. Upkeep problems are usually lower risk on their own, but they make thorough cleaning harder.

    Recorded 8 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on July 15, 2026. For example: Ensure the floors, walls, ceilings, fixtures, and furniture of the setting are maintained in good repair, easily cleanable, of smooth and impermeable material, and maintained in a sanitary condition (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec. 8(1)(2).

  • Permits, records and postingLower risk

    Operating permits, client records, sterilization logs and required signage. Client records matter because they let health officials contact people if an infection is linked to the business.

    Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on June 16, 2025. For example: Records related to a person seeking personal services should be kept by every operator of a personal service setting (O.Reg. 136/18; 5).

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Instruments, chairs, tables and footbaths must be made of materials that can be cleaned, kept in good repair and stored so they stay clean. Single-use items such as nail files, buffers, razors and needles must be thrown away after each client.

    Recorded once on April 22, 2024. For example: Ensure all reusable equipment is cleaned and disinfected or sterilized as often as necessary to prevent disease transmission (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec.10(4)).

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Some jurisdictions require operators to complete infection-prevention training, or to hold specific qualifications for higher-risk services such as tattooing, piercing or electrolysis. These findings mean the training record was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean a client was put at risk.

    Recorded once on June 26, 2023. For example: All records required to be kept by the operator must be kept in secure location at personal service setting for one year or until the setting ceases to operate and for two years thereafter at a secure location where information can be made readily available. (O.Reg. 136/18; 14(2a-b) & 14 (3).

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.

6 inspections

  1. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • Ensure the floors, walls, ceilings, fixtures, and furniture of the setting are maintained in good repair, easily cleanable, of smooth and impermeable material, and maintained in a sanitary condition (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec. 8(1)(2).
      • Maintain premises in a clean and sanitary condition.
      • Ensure fixtures and furniture are kept clean and in good repair.
    • Reusable instruments are stored, handled, and maintained in good repair and sanitary condition (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec. 10(1)(a)) & Sec.10 (1)(b i-ii)).
      • Store instruments in a manner that protects them from contamination.
  2. Routine Inspection

    3 infractions

    • Ensure the floors, walls, ceilings, fixtures, and furniture of the setting are maintained in good repair, easily cleanable, of smooth and impermeable material, and maintained in a sanitary condition (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec. 8(1)(2).
      • Ensure fixtures and furniture are kept clean and in good repair.
    • Reusable instruments are stored, handled, and maintained in good repair and sanitary condition (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec. 10(1)(a)) & Sec.10 (1)(b i-ii)).
    • Records related to a person seeking personal services should be kept by every operator of a personal service setting (O.Reg. 136/18; 5).
      • Ensure records include: 1. Name and contact information of the person seeking the service.
  3. Re-inspection

    1 infraction

    • Ensure the floors, walls, ceilings, fixtures, and furniture of the setting are maintained in good repair, easily cleanable, of smooth and impermeable material, and maintained in a sanitary condition (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec. 8(1)(2).
      • Ensure fixtures and furniture are kept clean and in good repair.
  4. Routine Inspection

    5 infractions

    • Ensure the floors, walls, ceilings, fixtures, and furniture of the setting are maintained in good repair, easily cleanable, of smooth and impermeable material, and maintained in a sanitary condition (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec. 8(1)(2).
      • Ensure fixtures and furniture are kept clean and in good repair.
    • Reusable instruments are stored, handled, and maintained in good repair and sanitary condition (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec. 10(1)(a)) & Sec.10 (1)(b i-ii)).
      • Ensure all equipment is maintained in good repair and in a sanitary condition.
      • Store instruments in a manner that protects them from contamination.
    • Ensure all reusable equipment is cleaned and disinfected or sterilized as often as necessary to prevent disease transmission (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec.10(4)).
      • Clean and disinfect or sterilize all reusable equipment/instruments between each use.
      • Thoroughly clean and disinfect non-critical class instruments/equipment with intermediate level disinfectant.
    • Ensure all equipment designated as single-use or made of material that does not withstand cleaning and disinfection or sterilization is discarded immediately after use. (O.Reg. 136/18 (10)(5).
      • Immediately discard single use items after use into a waste receptacle.
    • Records related to a person seeking personal services should be kept by every operator of a personal service setting (O.Reg. 136/18; 5).
      • Ensure records include: 1. Name and contact information of the person seeking the service.
  5. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • Records related to a person seeking personal services should be kept by every operator of a personal service setting (O.Reg. 136/18; 5).
      • Records must include: 1. Name and contact information of the person seeking the service.
    • All records required to be kept by the operator must be kept in secure location at personal service setting for one year or until the setting ceases to operate and for two years thereafter at a secure location where information can be made readily available. (O.Reg. 136/18; 14(2a-b) & 14 (3).
      • Every operator shall provide any required records to a medical officer of health or public health inspector on request.
  6. Routine Inspection

    1 infraction

    • Ensure the floors, walls, ceilings, fixtures and furniture of the setting are maintained in good repair, easily cleanable, of a smooth and impermeable material and maintained in a sanitary condition (O.Reg. 136/18; Sec. 8(1)(2).

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