Vene's Gourmet Asian Cuisine
435 St. Paul Ave., Brantford ON N3R 4N8 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Vene's Gourmet Asian Cuisine has been inspected 6 times by Brant County Health Unit since April 24, 2025. The most recent inspection, on July 23, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
1 of 6 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Protecting food from contamination and Food temperature control.
Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.
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.
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 3 separate inspections, most recently on April 7, 2026. For example:
Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained
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 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on October 15, 2025. For example:
Food protected from contamination or adulteration
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 2 times on October 15, 2025. For example:
Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less
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 23, 2026. For example:
Food premise is protected against the entry of, breeding of and harbouring of rodents/pests
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 once on October 15, 2025. For example:
Toxic or poisonous substances required for maintenance in food premises are stored and handled as prescribed in the regulation
About this data
These results come from Brant County 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.
6 inspections
- Required
1 infraction
- Food premise is protected against the entry of, breeding of and harbouring of rodents/pests
- Protect against entry, harbouring and breeding of pests
- Provide tightly sealed entrances and / or screened entrances to prevent the entry of insects, birds, rodents, and other pests
- Food premise is protected against the entry of, breeding of and harbouring of rodents/pests
- Required
1 infraction
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained
- Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained
- Follow-up
0 infractions
- Required
5 infractions
- Results of any inspection conducted by a public health inspector are posted in accordance with the inspector's request
- Post public health Inspection grade certificate at or near entrance to premise
- All signs must be clearly visible to the public at or near the entrance to the premise.
- Toxic or poisonous substances required for maintenance in food premises are stored and handled as prescribed in the regulation
- Store toxic/poisonous substances in container bearing identifying labels
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less
- Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment maintained
- Results of any inspection conducted by a public health inspector are posted in accordance with the inspector's request
- Required
6 infractions
- Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
- Ensure hand washing basin is unobstructed and accessible for hand washing
- Hand washing stations must be conveniently accessible by food handlers
- Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers
- Provide paper towels in a dispenser at hand basin in food preparation area
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained
- Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized
- Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
- Chlorine sanitizer concentration must be at least 100 parts per million at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds
- Ensure manual dishwashing includes the three steps: wash, rinse, and sanitize
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Food processed in a safe manner
- Cool hazardous food from 60°C (140°F) to 20°C (68°F) within 2 hours
- Cool hazardous food from 20°C (68°F) to 4°C (40°F) within 4 hours
- Ensure hazardous foods do not remain in the temperature range of 4C to 60C for more than 2 hours during handling, preparation or service
- Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
- Required
4 infractions
- Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained
- Maintenance of sanitary facilities
- Equip sanitary facility with single service towels or air dryer
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
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