551 SOMERSET ST
Green
3 violations were found at the most recent inspection.
Source: Ottawa Public Health
June 5, 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 refrigeration equipment is not large enough to properly store foods that can spoil and keep them cold enough. The restaurant needs to provide adequately sized refrigeration to maintain temperatures at 4°C (40°F) or below.
The restaurant must have at least one staff member on duty at all times who has completed food safety training.
THE VANITEA ROOM is in the Centretown neighbourhood. Centretown, Ottawa has 506 restaurants tracked on Pass or Fail, inspected by Ottawa Public Health. As of July 3, 2026, there are 504 (100%) that have passed their most recent inspection, with 2 (0%) conditional and no closures.
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.
JOHN HOWARD SOCIETY - KIRKPATRICK HOUSE
Centretown
This restaurant has been inspected 6 times since March 7, 2024, with 6 green results, 0 yellow results, and 0 red results on record.
3 violations
All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration.
The equipment used for refrigeration or hot-holding of potentially hazardous foods is sufficiently sized to store potentially hazardous food and maintain it at applicable temperature. Provide equipment used for refrigeration that is sufficiently sized to store any potentially hazardous food and maintain it at 4°C or lower.
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.
No violations
2 violations
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. Maintain records of all pest control measures that are undertaken in the premise. Retain records of the pest control measures undertaken in the food premise for at least one year after the are made.
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.
No violations
No violations
2 violations
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.
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.