61 YORK ST · Byward Market
March 14, 2026
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Food must be protected from contamination and cannot be served again if it has already been served to a customer.
Food handlers must wash their hands frequently to prevent contamination of food and food preparation areas, and must be free of infectious diseases.
Foods that can spoil quickly were not kept at safe temperatures—they need to be kept at 4°C (40°F) or colder, or 60°C (140°F) or hotter. The restaurant must maintain proper temperatures for these foods at all times.
The restaurant's floors, walls, and ceilings must be kept clean and in good sanitary condition.
The restaurant has proper hand washing stations available for employees with adequate supplies.
TUCKER'S MARKETPLACE 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 10 times since July 23, 2024, with 10 passes, 0 conditional outcomes, and 0 closures on record.
All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration. Protect all food from contamination and adulteration. Do not re-serve food that has previously been served to a customer.
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 wash his or her hands as often as necessary to prevent the contamination of food or food areas.
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.
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. Keep potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature of 4°C (40°F) or lower.
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 food premise shall be provided with employee hand washing stations. In compliance. Hand washing stations provided and adequately supplied.
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. Keep potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature of 60°C or higher.
All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration. Protect all food from contamination and adulteration.
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 compartment separate from food, working surface or utensil.
Multi-service utensils shall be cleaned and sanitized after each use.
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 wash his or her hands as often as necessary to prevent the contamination of food or food areas.
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.
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.
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.
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 kept 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 a clean chlorine solution of not less than 100 parts per million.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 quaternary ammonium solution of not less than 200 parts per million at a temperature not lower than 24°C for at least 45 seconds.
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. Keep potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature of 4°C (40°F) or lower.
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.
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.
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.
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.