U Need A Pita
114 St. Paul St, St. Catharines ON L2R 3M2 · Take Out
Inspection summary
U Need A Pita has been inspected 16 times by Niagara Region Public Health since November 14, 2024. The most recent inspection, on July 30, 2026, found no infractions.
3 of 16 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 7 inspections with 15 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Pests and Food temperature control.
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.
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 8 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on July 20, 2026. For example:
Washrooms are provided, properly equipped, in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner.
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 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on January 8, 2025. For example:
Premise is protected against the entrance of pests and kept free from conditions that lead to harbouring or breeding of pests.
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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on July 20, 2026. For example:
Hot holding is adequate and maintained at 60°C (140°F) or higher.
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 once on July 28, 2026. For example:
Handwashing stations are maintained and kept adequately supplied.
Food safety training and certificationLower risk
Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.
Recorded 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on July 20, 2026. For example:
An adequate number of handwashing stations are maintained and kept adequately supplied and are situated for convenient access by food handlers.
About this data
These results come from Niagara Region Public Health, 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
- Re-inspection
0 infractions
- Re-inspection
1 infraction
- Handwashing stations are maintained and kept adequately supplied.
- Routine Inspection
5 infractions
- An adequate number of handwashing stations are maintained and kept adequately supplied and are situated for convenient access by food handlers.
- Hot holding is adequate and maintained at 60°C (140°F) or higher.
- Certified food handler is onsite.
- Surfaces which come in contact with food are maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
- Washrooms are provided, properly equipped, in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner.
- Re-inspection
2 infractions
- Surfaces which come in contact with food are maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
- An adequate number of handwashing stations are maintained and kept adequately supplied and are situated for convenient access by food handlers.
- On Demand
4 infractions
- Surfaces which come in contact with food are maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
- An adequate number of handwashing stations are maintained and kept adequately supplied and are situated for convenient access by food handlers.
- Food premise is kept clean and maintained in a sanitary condition.
- Food is protected from potential contamination (e.g. food covered, labelled, off floor, sneeze guard).
- Routine Inspection
2 infractions
- Washrooms are provided, properly equipped, in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner.
- Raw food is separate from cooked and/or ready-to-eat foods during storage and handling.
- Routine Inspection
1 infraction
- Food premise is kept clean and maintained in a sanitary condition.
- Re-inspection
1 infraction
- Washrooms are provided, properly equipped, in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner.
- Routine Inspection
4 infractions
- Food storage racks, shelves or pallets are readily cleanable.
- Single-service articles are kept in such a manner and place to prevent their contamination.
- Washrooms are provided, properly equipped, in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner.
- Cold holding is adequate and maintained at 4°C (40°F) or lower.
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Re-inspection
3 infractions
- Premise is protected against the entrance of pests and kept free from conditions that lead to harbouring or breeding of pests.
- Food premise is kept clean and maintained in a sanitary condition.
- Floors, walls and ceiling are well maintained and in good repair.
- On Demand
3 infractions
- Premise is protected against the entrance of pests and kept free from conditions that lead to harbouring or breeding of pests.
- Floors, walls and ceiling are well maintained and in good repair.
- Food premise is kept clean and maintained in a sanitary condition.
- Re-inspection
0 infractions
- On Demand
2 infractions
- Premise is protected against the entrance of pests and kept free from conditions that lead to harbouring or breeding of pests.
- Hot holding is adequate and maintained at 60°C (140°F) or higher.
- On Demand
1 infraction
- Food premise is kept clean and maintained in a sanitary condition.
- Routine Inspection
2 infractions
- Premise is protected against the entrance of pests and kept free from conditions that lead to harbouring or breeding of pests.
- Food premise is kept clean and maintained in a sanitary condition.
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