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Val's BBQ

37 699 Wilkins St, London ON N6C 5C8 · Restaurant

Official record from Middlesex-London →

Inspection summary

Val's BBQ has been inspected 10 times by Middlesex-London Health Unit since November 23, 2022. The most recent inspection, on July 29, 2026, recorded 3 infractions.

1 of 10 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 4 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Cleaning and sanitizing.

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 5 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on April 8, 2025. For example: Food is protected from contamination and adulteration

  • 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 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on July 29, 2026. For example: Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied

  • 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 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on April 22, 2026. For example: Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained

  • 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 April 8, 2025. For example: Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment for potentially hazardous food is maintained

  • 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 April 15, 2024. For example: Pest control is maintained

About this data

These results come from Middlesex-London Health Unit, 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.

10 inspections

  1. Required

    3 infractions

    • Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
      • Fail to situate handwashing stations for convenient access by food handlers
      • Fail to maintain handwashing stations with adequate supplies
    • Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
      • Fail to maintain records of pest control measures taken
      • Fail to retain records of pest control measures taken for one year
    • Food handler or supervisor present during operation has completed food handler training
      • Fail to ensure the presence of a food handler or supervisor, who has completed food handler training, during every hour of operation in a food service premises
  2. Required

    1 infraction

    • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained
      • Fail to maintain equipment, utensils and / or multi-service articles of sound and tight construction and in good repair
      • Fail to use food contact equipment and / or utensils that are free from cracks, crevices and open seams
  3. Required

    5 infractions

    • Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment for potentially hazardous food is maintained
      • Fail to provide accurate, easily readable thermometer for refrigeration and hot-holding
    • Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
      • Fail to maintain handwashing stations with adequate supplies
    • Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
      • Fail to protect food from contamination and adulteration
    • Rooms, walls and ceilings are kept clean, in good repair and in a sanitary condition
      • Fail to maintain room in a sanitary condition
    • Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
      • Fail to retain records of pest control measures taken for one year
  4. Required

    0 infractions

  5. Required

    4 infractions

    • Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment for potentially hazardous food is maintained
      • Fail to provide accurate, easily readable thermometer for refrigeration and hot-holding
    • Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
      • Fail to maintain handwashing stations with adequate supplies
    • Multi-service articles, utensils, equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized
      • Fail to clean and sanitize equipment and facilities surfaces as often as necessary
    • Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
      • Fail to retain records of pest control measures taken for one year
  6. Required

    5 infractions

    • Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
      • Fail to maintain handwashing stations with adequate supplies
      • Fail to use handwashing station only for handwashing of employees
    • Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
      • Fail to protect food from contamination and adulteration
    • Multi-service articles, utensils, equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized
      • Fail to clean and sanitize equipment and facilities surfaces as often as necessary
    • Pest control is maintained
      • Fail to protect against entry, harbouring and breeding of pests
    • Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
      • Fail to maintain records of pest control measures taken
      • Fail to produce food handler certificate at the request of the Officer as per the local by-law
  7. Required

    3 infractions

    • Food handlers who come into contact with food / utensils are doing so in a sanitary manner
      • Fail to ensure food handler washes hands as necessary
      • Fail to ensure food handler refrains from conduct causing contamination of food and food areas
    • Toxic or poisonous substances are stored and handled properly
      • Fail to keep toxic / poisonous substances in a container bearing an identifying label
    • Food handler or supervisor present during operation has completed food handler training
      • Fail to ensure the presence of a food handler or supervisor, who has completed food handler training, during every hour of operation in a food service premises
  8. Required

    3 infractions

    • Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
      • Fail to protect food from contamination and adulteration
    • Floor and floor coverings are tight, smooth, non-absorbent (except in food service areas) and clean and in good repair
      • Fail to maintain floors clean and in good repair
    • Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
      • Fail to maintain records of pest control measures taken
  9. Required

    5 infractions

    • Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment for potentially hazardous food is maintained
      • Fail to provide accurate, easily readable thermometer for refrigeration and hot-holding
    • Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
      • Fail to protect food from contamination and adulteration
    • Multi-service articles, utensils, equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized
      • Fail to clean and sanitize equipment and facilities surfaces as often as necessary
    • Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
      • Fail to maintain records of pest control measures taken
    • Food handler or supervisor present during operation has completed food handler training
      • Fail to ensure certified food handler supervising the preparation, processing, packaging, service or storage of food where hazardous food is prepared and when the food premises is operating at all times as per the local by-law
  10. Required

    1 infraction

    • Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
      • Fail to protect food from contamination and adulteration

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