#150 Frederick St, Kitchener ON · Olde Berlin Towne Neighbourhood Association In The Civic Centre
December 17, 2025
Conditional PassThe restaurant must ensure that hand washing stations are easily accessible and unobstructed for staff to use while handling food.
Food handlers must wash their hands regularly and maintain proper hygiene when handling food and utensils.
This restaurant has been inspected 10 times since June 17, 2024, with 2 passes, 8 conditional outcomes, and 0 closures on record.
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
Food handlers who come into contact with food/utensils do so in a sanitary manner / Ensure food handlers wash hands as often as necessary
EMPORIUM, THE - DANA HOSPITALITY is in the Olde Berlin Towne Neighbourhood Association In The Civic Centre neighbourhood. Olde Berlin Towne Neighbourhood Association In The Civic Centre, Kitchener has 16 restaurants tracked on Pass or Fail, inspected by the local public-health unit. As of May 19, 2026, there are 7 (44%) that have passed their most recent inspection, with 9 (56%) conditional and no closures.
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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.
Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers / Provide hot and cold running water under pressure
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
Ventilation is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke, or excessive heat / Ventilation system requires thorough cleaning
Ventilation is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke, or excessive heat / Ventilation system requires thorough cleaning
Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner / Cleaning required around, under, and behind kitchen equipment, counters, and baseboards / Ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair / Ensure floors, walls, and ceilings are tight, smooth, and non-absorbent / Ensure walls are kept clean and in good repair
Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained / Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction / Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles in good repair / Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized / Ensure food contact equipment and utensils are free from cracks, crevices and open seams / Ensure ventilation system/exhaust hood/filters/canopy is maintained in a clean and sanitary manner
Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms arranged and constructed to permit a clean and sanitary environment / Maintain and arrange furniture to permit a clean and sanitary condition / Maintain and arrange equipment to permit a clean and sanitary condition / Maintain and arrange appliances to permit a clean and sanitary condition / Remove all materials not associated with the daily operation of the premises (s.7)
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
Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer / Chlorine sanitizer concentration must be at least 100 parts per million at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds / Ensure wash water is between 60°C and 71°C
Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer / Provide and use test reagent to determine concentration of sanitizer
Cloths and towels maintained in clean, good repair and not used for other purposes / Provide sanitizing solution for wiping cloths/rinsing large utensils/rinsing food contact surfaces
Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained / Ensure food contact equipment and utensils are free from cracks, crevices and open seams
Food protected from contamination or adulteration / Cover all food in storage
Ventilation is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke, or excessive heat
Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer / Provide and use test reagent to determine concentration of sanitizer
Certified food handler present in the food service premise / Ensure a food handler or supervisor, who is a certified food handler, is present during all hours of operation
Olde Berlin Towne Neighbourhood Association In The Civic Centre