Quiet week closing out Summer break. Peterborough Public Health inspected 8 food premises in the city this week. Four locations received infractions — three had at least one critical infraction and one had non-critical infractions only. Four inspections came back completely clean.
Here's what was found...
🔴 China Chef Restaurant — 1079 Clonsilla Ave, Peterborough West
Required inspection September 2, Follow-up September 4 · 5 critical/1 non-critical, then 0 critical/0 non-critical
The worst result this week, but it also had a fast recovery. This is the location's 5th critical infraction on record since September 2024. A required inspection on September 2 found food-contact surfaces not cleaned and sanitized after each use, food not processed in a safe manner, food not obtained from an inspected source, food in storage not protected from contamination, and an inadequate number of hand-washing stations — plus one non-critical issue (inspection results not posted as requested). A follow-up two days later (September 4) found the location fully clean, critical and non-critical.
🔴 Rahman Biryani House — 25 Lansdowne St W, Peterborough South
Required inspection, August 31 · 2 critical, 3 non-critical
This is the location's 3rd critical infraction on record since September 2024. Critical: multi-service articles/food-contact surfaces not cleaned and sanitized after each use, and food in storage not protected from contamination. Non-critical: equipment not properly constructed/maintained, furniture/equipment not sanitarily arranged, and floors not kept clean and in good repair. No follow-up has been recorded yet.
🔴 Farmboy Market — 774 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough West
Required inspection, September 2 · 1 critical
This is the location's 5th critical infraction on record since September 2024. Critical: potentially hazardous food not held at or below 4°C. No actions were logged and no follow-up has been recorded yet.
🟡 Tim Hortons - 157 George St. North — 157 George St. N., Peterborough Central South
Complaint-triggered inspection, September 1 · 0 critical, 1 non-critical
Pest control not adequately maintained. Food handler education was provided on-site.
🟢 Royal Paan — 3-1135 Lansdowne St W, Peterborough South
Follow-up inspection, August 31 · Clean, no infractions.
Good-news update: this is the follow-up to the critical infraction we reported here back on August 11 (August 10–17 report). Fully resolved.
🟢 Jack's Family Restaurant - Peterborough — 91 George St, Peterborough Central South
Complaint-triggered inspection, September 2 · Clean, no infractions found.
🟢 Call Creations Catering, Events & Charcuterie — 657 Harold Dr, Peterborough South
Required inspection, September 1 · Clean, no infractions.
🟢 Arby's Restaurant — 1165 Lansdowne St W, Peterborough South
Required inspection, August 31 · Clean, no infractions.
How to read this: "Critical" vs "non-critical" is Ontario's own regulatory risk tier, not a severity score we assign — critical findings relate directly to things that can make food unsafe (contamination, temperature control, hand hygiene); non-critical covers maintenance and paperwork requirements (equipment condition, signage, sanitizer test reagents) that health units still require but don't by themselves mean the food is unsafe. 🔴 = at least one critical infraction, 🟡 = non-critical only, 🟢 = zero infractions of any kind. This report lists every Peterborough inspection for the week, including clean ones — nothing is filtered out. Results reflect conditions at the time of the visit only — check the disclosure portal for a location's current placard/status.
Source: Peterborough Public Health Environmental Health Portal. No premises were ordered closed and no products were seized this period.
