#574 Lancaster St W, KITCHENER ON · Williamsburg Community Association
November 17, 2025
Conditional PassFood storage practices need improvement, including properly covering stored food, keeping food off the floor, storing ice safely, and keeping raw foods separated and stored below cooked or ready-to-eat foods.
The restaurant must use a test kit to check that sanitizer is at the proper strength for cleaning and disinfecting surfaces.
The restaurant's floors, walls, and ceilings need to be cleaned and repaired to maintain proper sanitary conditions.
The restaurant must ensure hand washing stations in food preparation areas have soap and paper towels available in dispensers.
Equipment, utensils, and surfaces that touch food must be properly cleaned and sanitized regularly.
LANCASTER SMOKEHOUSE, THE is in the Williamsburg Community Association neighbourhood. Williamsburg Community Association, Kitchener has 76 restaurants tracked on Pass or Fail, inspected by the local public-health unit. As of May 27, 2026, there are 29 (38%) that have passed their most recent inspection, with 45 (59%) conditional and no closures.
This restaurant has been inspected 5 times since June 20, 2024, with 2 passes, 3 conditional outcomes, and 0 closures on record.
Food protected from contamination or adulteration / Protect food from contamination and adulteration / Cover all food in storage / Store food off the floor to prevent contamination / Store and handle ice in a sanitary manner / Store raw foods separate and below cooked / ready-to-eat foods
Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer / Provide and use test reagent to determine concentration of sanitizer
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.
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Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner / 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
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 / Maintain hand washing stations with adequate supplies
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
Food is held at 4°C (40°F) or less / Ensure all hazardous foods are stored at 4°C (40°F) or less
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 walls are kept clean and in good repair
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 protected from contamination or adulteration / Protect food from contamination and adulteration / Cover all food in storage / Store raw foods separate and below cooked / ready-to-eat foods
Food processed in a safe manner / Process food in a manner to ensure it is safe to eat
Multi-service articles and food contact surfaces cleaned and sanitized after each use and following operations where contamination may have occurred
Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers / Provide adequate number of hand washing stations
Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers / Provide hot and cold running water for hand washing in food preparation area / Maintain hand washing stations with adequate supplies
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
Food handlers who come into contact with food/utensils do so in a sanitary manner / Ensure food handlers wash hands as often as necessary
Cloths and towels maintained in clean, good repair and not used for other purposes / Ensure wiping cloths are kept in a sanitizing solution when not in use / Provide sanitizing solution for wiping cloths/rinsing large utensils/rinsing food contact surfaces