#612 King St E, Kitchener ON · Downtown Neighbourhood Alliance
March 25, 2025
Conditional PassThe restaurant must reheat previously cooked food to its original cooking temperature within 2 hours to ensure it is safe to eat.
The restaurant's mechanical dishwasher was not maintaining proper water cleanliness, temperature, or sanitizer levels during wash and rinse cycles.
The restaurant must use a test kit to check that sanitizer is at the proper strength for cleaning and disinfecting surfaces.
The restaurant's cooking equipment, utensils, and food contact surfaces must be in good condition and properly cleaned and sanitized.
The restaurant needs to better seal or screen its entrances to prevent insects, birds, rodents, and other pests from entering the building.
This restaurant has been inspected 3 times since June 12, 2024, with 1 pass, 2 conditional outcomes, and 0 closures on record.
Food processed in a safe manner / Reheat food to original cooking temperature within 2 hours
Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer / Provide and use test reagent to determine concentration of sanitizer
PALMAS BAR & LOUNGE is in the Downtown Neighbourhood Alliance neighbourhood. Downtown Neighbourhood Alliance, Kitchener has 257 restaurants tracked on Pass or Fail, inspected by the local public-health unit. As of May 27, 2026, there are 109 (42%) that have passed their most recent inspection, with 132 (51%) conditional and no closures.
This record comes from the local public-health unit for Kitchener. Inspectors record any violations of applicable health regulations on each visit. The result above is the most recent inspection on file.
A pass means no significant violations. A conditional pass means an issue was found and the restaurant was given time to correct it. A closed result means the inspector ordered the place to stop serving customers.
Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained / Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles in good repair / Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized
Food premise is protected against the entry and harbouring of pests / Provide tightly sealed entrances and / or screened entrances to prevent the entry of insects, birds, rodents, and other pests
Food processed in a safe manner / Ensure hazardous foods do not remain in the temperature range of 4C to 60C for more than 2 hours during handling, preparation or service
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