511 BANK ST · Centretown
January 28, 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 must maintain its ventilation system to properly remove odors, fumes, vapors, smoke, and excess heat from the kitchen.
SECOND WIFE is in the Centretown neighbourhood. Centretown, Ottawa has 506 restaurants tracked on Pass or Fail, inspected by the local public-health unit. As of June 5, 2026, there are 484 (96%) that have passed their most recent inspection, with 3 (1%) conditional and no closures.
This restaurant has been inspected 8 times since September 16, 2024, with 7 green results, 1 yellow result, and 0 red results on record.
All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration.
The ventilation system is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke and excessive heat.
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.
Centretown
The food premise is protected against the entry of pests and kept free of conditions that lead to the harbouring or breeding of pests.
All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration. Protect all food from contamination and adulteration.
The food premise is protected against the entry of pests and kept free of conditions that lead to the harbouring or breeding of pests. Protect the food premise against the entry 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.
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 ventilation system is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke and excessive heat.
All equipment, utensils and multi-service articles that are used for food preparation in the food premise are of sound and tight construction, in good repair and suitable for their intended use.
Utensils shall be sanitized through the use of an approved chemical solution or hot water for the required contact time and temperature.
All equipment, utensils and multi-service articles that are used for food preparation in the food premise are of sound and tight construction, in good repair and suitable for their intended use. All the equipment, utensils and multi-service articles used in the food premise must be of sound and tight construction. All the equipment, utensils and multi-service articles used in the food premise must be kept in good repair. All the equipment, utensils and multi-service articles used in the food premise must be suitable for their intended purpose.
Every food premise shall be provided with employee hand washing stations.