399 RICHMOND ROAD · Westboro
January 27, 2026
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Food workers must wash their hands regularly, avoid contaminating food, and not work while sick with an infectious disease.
Equipment and facility surfaces that touch food must be cleaned and sanitized regularly to keep them sanitary.
The restaurant must keep its floors, walls, ceilings, and all food preparation areas clean and sanitary to prevent food contamination.
THE BARLEY MOW is in the Westboro neighbourhood. Westboro, Ottawa has 80 restaurants tracked on Pass or Fail, inspected by the local public-health unit. As of May 26, 2026, there are 76 (95%) that have passed their most recent inspection, with no conditional passes or closures.
This restaurant has been inspected 9 times since June 17, 2024, with 9 passes, 0 conditional outcomes, and 0 closures on record.
Operators of a food premise shall ensure that food handlers in the food premise wash their hands, not contaminate the food, and be free of infectious diseases.
The surfaces of equipment and facilities other than utensils that come in direct contact with food are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain such surfaces in a sanitary condition. Clean and sanitize the surfaces of equipment and facilities as often as necessary to maintain such surfaces in a sanitary conditions.
This record comes from the local public-health unit for Ottawa. 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.
Every food premise shall be operated and maintained such that the floor or floor coverings, the walls and ceilings, and the premises itself are maintained in a sanitary condition. Every room in the premise where food is prepared, processed, packaged, served, transported, manufactured, handled, sold, offered for sale or displayed must be kept in a sanitary condition so as to prevent contamination of food.
Every food premise shall be provided with employee hand washing stations. Provide an adequate number of hand washing stations that are maintained and kept adequately supplied and that are situated for convenient access by food handlers. The hand washing stations must be used only for the hand washing of employees.
The food premise is protected against the entry of pests and kept free of conditions that lead to the harbouring or breeding of pests. Keep the food premise free of conditions that lead to the harbouring of pests. Keep the food premise free of conditions that lead to the breeding of pests. Maintain records of all pest control measures that are undertaken in the premise.
The surfaces of equipment and facilities other than utensils that come in direct contact with food are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain such surfaces in a sanitary condition. Clean and sanitize the surfaces of equipment and facilities as often as necessary to maintain such surfaces in a sanitary conditions.
Operators of a food premise shall ensure that food handlers in the food premise wash their hands, not contaminate the food, and be free of infectious diseases. Food handlers must be free from any infectious agent of a disease that may be spread through the medium of food. Food handlers must refrain from any other conduct that could result in the contamination of food or food areas.
All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration. Protect all food from contamination and adulteration.
Every food premise shall be operated and maintained such that the floor or floor coverings, the walls and ceilings, and the premises itself are maintained in a sanitary condition. The floors, walls and ceilings of every room where food is prepared, processed, packaged, served, transported, manufactured, handled, sold, offered for sale or displayed must be kept clean and in good repair.
Mechanical dishwashers are constructed, designed and maintained to provide clean wash water at the proper temperature, and a sanitizing rinse. Provide a mechanical dishwasher constructed, designed and maintained to provide a sanitizing rinse using an other approved sanitizing agent used at the concentration in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
Mechanical dishwashers are constructed, designed and maintained to provide clean wash water at the proper temperature, and a sanitizing rinse. Provide a mechanical dishwasher constructed, designed and maintained to provide a sanitizing rinse using a clean chlorine solution of not less than 100 parts per million. Provide a mechanical dishwasher constructed, designed and maintained to provide a sanitizing rinse using an other approved sanitizing agent used at the concentration in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration.
Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale in which the internal temperature is at 4°C (40°F) or lower or 60°C (140°F) or higher.
Every food premise shall be provided with employee hand washing stations.
Every operator of a food service premise ensures that there is at least one food handler or supervisor on the premise who has completed food handler training during every hour in which the premise is operating.
Every food premise shall be operated and maintained such that the floor or floor coverings, the walls and ceilings, and the premises itself are maintained in a sanitary condition.
The equipment used for refrigeration or hot-holding of potentially hazardous foods contains accurate indicating thermometers that can be easily read.