140 GEORGE ST
Green
2 violations were found at the most recent inspection.
Source: Ottawa Public Health
June 15, 2026
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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.
Food preparation equipment, utensils, and shared items must be in good condition, properly constructed, and suitable for their intended purpose.
UNIVERSAL GROCERY is in the Byward Market neighbourhood. Byward Market, Ottawa has 272 restaurants tracked on Pass or Fail, inspected by Ottawa Public Health. As of July 3, 2026, there are 270 (99%) that have passed their most recent inspection, with 2 (1%) conditional and no closures.
This restaurant has been inspected 2 times since April 28, 2025, with 2 green results, 0 yellow results, and 0 red results on record.
2 violations
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.
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.
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.
LAZY PANDA
Byward Market
6 violations
Operator of a food premise does not store, handle, serve, process, prepare, display, distribute, transport, offer for sale or sell ungraded or Grade "C" eggs except for the purpose of grading, selling or offering for sale and transporting Grade "C" eggs to a registered processed egg station. Eggs from animals other than the domestic hen must be in a clean condition, with no visible cracks, at the time they enter the food premise.
Multi-service utensils shall be cleaned and sanitized after each use. Clean and sanitize utensils other than multi-service articles as often as necessary to maintain them in a clean and sanitary condition.
Equipment for either manual or mechanical dishwashing available on site. Provide a two compartment sink of corrosion-resistant material for the cleaning and sanitizing of utensils.
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 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.
A person giving notice of an intention to commence to operate a food premise to the medical officer of health under subsection 16(2) of the Health Protection and Promotion Act shall include his or her name, contact information and the location of the food premise in the notice. Provide your name, contact information and the location of the food premise in the notice required under the Act.