OttawaBillings Bridge - Alta Vista
1559 BANK ST
Green
4 violations were found at the most recent inspection.
Source: Ottawa Public Health
May 13, 2026
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The restaurant's refrigeration and warming equipment must be large enough to properly store foods that can spoil and keep them at safe temperatures.
Cleaning chemicals and other toxic substances must be stored separately from food in clearly labeled containers to prevent contamination.
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.
Equipment and food contact surfaces must be cleaned and sanitized regularly to keep them sanitary.
YEMEN GATE is in the Billings Bridge - Alta Vista neighbourhood. Billings Bridge - Alta Vista, Ottawa has 132 restaurants tracked on Pass or Fail, inspected by Ottawa Public Health. As of June 29, 2026, there are 130 (98%) that have passed their most recent inspection, with 2 (2%) 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.
MARGO XPRESS
Billings Bridge - Alta Vista
This restaurant has been inspected 11 times since March 8, 2024, with 10 green results, 1 yellow result, and 0 red results on record.
4 violations
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.
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.
All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration.
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.
No violations
1 violation
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.
No violations
2 violations
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.
Furniture, equipment and appliances in any room or place where food is prepared, handled, displayed, sold or offered for sale is constructed and arranged to permit thorough cleaning of the room and maintaining it in a clean and sanitary condition. Construct and arrange the the room in a manner permitting thorough cleaning. Construct and arrange the room in a manner to permit maintaining the room or place in a clean and sanitary condition.
No violations
2 violations
All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration. Protect all food from contamination and adulteration.
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 suitable for their intended purpose.
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 60°C or higher.
Furniture, equipment and appliances in any room or place where food is prepared, handled, displayed, sold or offered for sale is constructed and arranged to permit thorough cleaning of the room and maintaining it in a clean and sanitary condition. Construct and arrange the room in a manner to permit maintaining the room or place in a clean and sanitary condition.
1 violation
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.
5 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.
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.
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.
1 violation
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 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.