46 BY WARD MARKET SQUARE · Byward Market
May 8, 2026
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The restaurant must protect all food from contamination and ensure it is not adulterated or altered in ways that make it unsafe or unfit to eat.
The restaurant needs to install easy-to-read thermometers on refrigeration and hot-holding equipment to monitor food temperatures.
The restaurant must have at least one staff member on duty at all times who has completed food safety training.
The restaurant must properly sanitize utensils by using either an approved chemical solution or hot water at the correct temperature for the required amount of time.
The restaurant's floors, walls, and ceilings must be kept clean and in good sanitary condition.
LAPOINTES FISH MARKET is in the Byward Market neighbourhood. Byward Market, Ottawa has 269 restaurants tracked on Pass or Fail, inspected by the local public-health unit. As of June 7, 2026, there are 259 (96%) that have passed their most recent inspection, with 2 (1%) conditional and no closures.
This restaurant has been inspected 5 times since November 6, 2024, with 5 green results, 0 yellow results, and 0 red results on record.
All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration.
The equipment used for refrigeration or hot-holding of potentially hazardous foods contains accurate indicating thermometers that can be easily read. Provide hot-holding units with accurate indicating thermometers that may be easily read.
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.
This record comes from Ottawa Public Health for Ottawa. Inspectors record any violations of applicable health regulations on each visit. The result above is the most recent inspection on file.
Green means no significant violations. Yellow means issues were found that the operator must correct. Red means the inspector ordered the premises to stop serving customers.
Utensils shall be sanitized through the use of an approved chemical solution or hot water for the required contact time and temperature.
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 walls and ceilings of rooms and passageways must be readily cleaned and must be maintained in a sanitary condition.
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. Operator must ensure that there is at least one food handler or supervisor on the premise who has completed food handler training.
All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration. Protect all food from contamination and adulteration.
Equipment and utensils that come into direct contact with food are corrosion-resistant, non-toxic and free from cracks, crevices and open seams. Equipment and utensils that come into direct contact with food must be free from cracks, crevices and open seams.
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. Operator must ensure that there is at least one food handler or supervisor on the premise who has completed food handler training.
The equipment used for refrigeration or hot-holding of potentially hazardous foods contains accurate indicating thermometers that can be easily read. Provide refrigeration units with accurate indicating thermometers that may be easily read.
Every food premise shall be provided with employee hand washing stations. The hand washing stations must be used only for the hand washing of employees.
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.
Utensils shall be sanitized through the use of an approved chemical solution or hot water for the required contact time and temperature. Sanitize utensils in a clean chlorine solution of not less than 100 parts per million of available chlorine at a temperature not lower than 24°C for at least 45 seconds. Sanitize utensils in a clean quaternary ammonium solution of not less than 200 parts per million at a temperature not lower than 24°C for at least 45 seconds.
Toxic and poisonous substances required for maintenance of sanitary conditions are kept separate from food, in containers bearing a label and used in a manner that does not contaminate the food. Keep toxic and poisonous substances in a container that bears a label on which the contents of the container are clearly identified. Use toxic and poisonous substances under such conditions that the substances do not contaminate food or cause a health hazard.
All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration. Protect all food from contamination and adulteration.
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 levels of illumination required are maintained in the food premise during all hours of operation. Maintain the levels of illumination required under Ontario Regulation 332/12 (Building Code) during all hours of operation.