#17-151 Charles ST W, KITCHENER ON · Doon Pioneer Park Community Association
August 19, 2025
Conditional PassThe restaurant must ensure that food is handled and prepared in ways that prevent contamination and keep it safe to eat.
The restaurant's bathroom must have either disposable paper towels or an air dryer available for customers.
The restaurant must ensure that all equipment, utensils, and surfaces that touch food are properly maintained and made from food-safe materials.
The restaurant's ventilation system needs to be thoroughly cleaned to properly remove cooking odors, fumes, and heat from the kitchen.
BALZAC'S COFFEE ROASTERS is in the Doon Pioneer Park Community Association neighbourhood. Doon Pioneer Park Community Association, Kitchener has 76 restaurants tracked on Pass or Fail, inspected by the local public-health unit. As of May 11, 2026, there are 27 (36%) that have passed their most recent inspection, with 44 (58%) conditional and 1 (1%) closed.
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This restaurant has been inspected 3 times since June 24, 2024, with 0 passes, 3 conditional outcomes, and 0 closures on record.
Food processed in a safe manner / Process food in a manner to ensure it is safe to eat
Maintenance of sanitary facilities / Equip sanitary facility with single service towels or air dryer
Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained / Ensure equipment, utensils, and multi-service articles are suitable for intended purposes (food-grade)
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.
Doon Pioneer Park Community Association
Ventilation is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke, or excessive heat / Ventilation system requires thorough cleaning
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 protected from contamination or adulteration / Store raw foods separate and below cooked / ready-to-eat foods
Multi-service articles and food contact surfaces cleaned and sanitized after each use and following operations where contamination may have occurred / Clean and sanitize multi-service articles after each use and as often as necessary / Clean and sanitize food contact surfaces or equipment as often as necessary
Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer / Provide and use test reagent to determine concentration of sanitizer
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 ceilings are kept clean and in good repair / Ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair / 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 in good repair / Ensure equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized
Food handlers who come into contact with food/utensils do so in a sanitary manner / Ensure food handlers wash hands as often as necessary