7-Eleven #37122

110 - 485 Columbia St E, New Westminster · Restaurant

17 inspections

Follow-Up InspectionNov 26, 2025
0 infractions
Routine InspectionNov 13, 2025
1 infraction
- 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation: More attention to cleaning required throughout premise. Food, grease or other debris noted under and behind equipment in the front services area, behind slurpee machines, under deep fryers in kitchen.
  - Corrective Action(s): These areas need to be cleaned. Follow your sanitation plan.
  - Violation Score: 9
Routine InspectionJun 3, 2025
0 infractions
Routine InspectionDec 3, 2024
1 infraction
- 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation: 1) Food and other debris noted under counters and coolers in front serving area.
  - 2) Food and other debris noted under shelving, freezerz and pop lines in back storage area.
  - 3) Grease and other debris noted under deep fryer in cooking room.
  - Corrective Action(s): These areas need to be cleaned. Review and follow your sanitation plan.
  - Violation Score: 9
Routine InspectionJun 12, 2024
0 infractions
Routine InspectionNov 24, 2023
0 infractions
Routine InspectionMay 15, 2023
1 infraction
- 312 - Items not required for food premises operation being stored on the premises [s. 18]
  - Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Clutter observed in the back storage area
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure to discard items that are not needed for premises operation in the back storage room. Operator removed clutter items at the time of inspection.
  - Violation Score: 1
Routine InspectionDec 9, 2022
0 infractions
Routine InspectionMay 31, 2022
1 infraction
- 305 - Conditions observed that may allow entrance/harbouring/breeding of pests [s. 26(b),(c)]
  - Observation: Clutter observed in the back area, operator unable to monitor for pest activity.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure clutter is removed from back storage area behind the office space to ensure there are no tripping hazards and also to facilitate in proper pest monitoring.
  - Date To Be Corrected: Immediately
  - Violation Score: 3
Routine InspectionAug 10, 2021
0 infractions
Routine InspectionJan 13, 2020
1 infraction
- 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation: Some general cleaning required.
  - Corrective Action(s): Clean under the shelves in the walk-in cooler; around the shelves in the alcove outside the walk-in cooler, under the hand sink in the front service area as discussed.
  - Violation Score: 3
Routine InspectionApr 25, 2019
2 infractions
- 206 - Hot potentially hazardous food stored/displayed below 60 °C. [s. 14(2)]
  - Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): There were 3 taquitos in the front of the 1st roller section that were under 60 degC (ranged between 54-57 degC). These were discarded during the inspection.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure that taquitos are reheated to 74 degC (165 degF) and then placed above 60 degC (140 degF).
  - Violation Score: 5
- 307 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces are not of suitable design/material [s. 16; s. 19]
  - Observation: About 4 plastic containers (with holes at the bottom) that are too large to fit in any of the compartments of the 3-compartment sink are still on-site. Two were clearly still being used.
  - Corrective Action(s): This issue was coded on the last report. REMOVE ALL CONTAINERS that are too large to fit in the 3-compartment sink. Do Not store these on-site at all.
  - Violation Score: 3
Routine InspectionNov 28, 2018
2 infractions
- 206 - Hot potentially hazardous food stored/displayed below 60 °C. [s. 14(2)]
  - Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): The hot food warmer was at 127degF. The jamaican patty was at 63 degC and chicken wings were at 70 degC. These were moved into the other warmer. The meatballs were at 47 degC and pizza at 55 degC. These were discarded.
  - Corrective Action(s): Get the warmer fixed. Do not use this warmer until it has been fixed and can maintain a temperature of at least 60 degC.
  - Violation Score: 5
- 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
  - Observation: Sauces for the chicken wings are kept in their original packaging with the plastic cover peeled back. There is no cover provided for the package.
  - Corrective Action(s): Store sauces in containers with proper lids. Wash the containers regularly.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation: Some general cleaning required.
  - Corrective Action(s): Clean the back area, the milk spill in the walk-in cooler.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 307 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces are not of suitable design/material [s. 16; s. 19]
  - Observation: The 2 large metal pans cannot be used at this location since they cannot fit into the sink compartments for cleaning.
  - Corrective Action(s): Remove all pans that do not fit in the sink compartments. The only exception being the chicken breading bin, which must be flipped during washing/sanitizing as discussed.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 312 - Items not required for food premises operation being stored on the premises [s. 18]
  - Observation: The potatoes are no longer being sliced on-site. The potato slicer is therefore not required any more.
  - Corrective Action(s): Remove the slicer from the premises.
  - Violation Score: 1
Routine InspectionJun 18, 2018
2 infractions
- 204 - Food not cooked or reheated in a manner that makes it safe to eat [s. 14(1)]
  - Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): As per manager on duty, the grilled foods (e.g. hotdogs and taquitoes) are being reheated to 140 degF and held at that temperature. This is not correct.
  - Corrective Action(s): The grilled foods must be reheated to 165 degF (74 degC) then held at 140 degF (60 degC). Both the temperature dials for the back and front rollers were set at "warm". Refer to your Food Safety Procedures and follow those instructions. Educate all the staff as discussed. Manager discarded all the food items that were on the "holding" side of the grill.
  - Violation Score: 15
- 304 - Premises not free of pests [s. 26(a)]
  - Observation: Rodent droppings observed under and behind the upright freezers in the back room. A container of ice-cream found melted under one of the freezers.
  - Corrective Action(s): Wheel the freezers out since they're on wheels, and clean under and behind them.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 307 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces are not of suitable design/material [s. 16; s. 19]
  - Observation: Operator is using large containers to store and wash raw chicken. These containers do not fully fit inside the single compartment sink that's used for washing raw chicken or any of the compartments of the 3-compartment sink. As discussed when the store was initially opened, any dishes used for the operation of the store that requires washing/sanitizing MUST be able to fully fit inside one of the compartments of the 3-compartment sink (with the exception of the breading bin). Remove all the larger pans and replace them with the smaller ones you had before.
  - Corrective Action(s):
  - Violation Score: 3
Routine InspectionFeb 9, 2018
2 infractions
- 302 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not properly washed and sanitized [s. 17(2)]
  - Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Staff was washing and sanitizing dishes in water that had no sanitizer in it. The sanitizer bottle was empty and no one had noticed.
  - Corrective Action(s): Always pay attention to the sanitizer bottle and make sure dishes are being washed properly.
  - Violation Score: 15
  - 401 - Adequate handwashing stations not available for employees [s. 21(4)]
  - Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): The kitchen handsink is blocked by a garbage can and a grease pump. There are no paper towels in the dispenser either.
  - Corrective Action(s): Never block access to the hand sink. Refill the paper towel dispenser.
  - Violation Score: 5
- 304 - Premises not free of pests [s. 26(a)]
  - Observation: Several mice droppings observed near the back staircase in the back storage area and the mop sink area.
  - Corrective Action(s): Clean all droppings using a bleach solution. Abell pest control is on contract.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation: The area by the back stairs in the back storage room is not organized. The area is cluttered and there are mice droppings on the floor.
  - Corrective Action(s): Clean up this area.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 308 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces are not in good working order [s. 16(b)]
  - Observation: The M3 turbo air cooler in the kitchen has no shelving inside. Boxes of food are sitting on top of a broken shelf.
  - Corrective Action(s): Replace the shelving in the cooler.
  - Violation Score: 3
Follow-Up InspectionSep 26, 2017
0 infractions
Routine InspectionSep 25, 2017
2 infractions
- 301 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not maintained in sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): The potato slicer has been replaced with a new one that doesn't have as many small spaces to clean.
  - Corrective Action(s): After using the slicer, clean/rinse the debris off so that the food doesn't get dried and caked on at the end of the night.
  - Violation Score: 5
- 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation: Some general cleaning required.
  - Corrective Action(s): Clean the outside of the cooler/freezer doors in the kitchen; clean the sauce spill inside the walk-in cooler by the door.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 308 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces are not in good working order [s. 16(b)]
  - Observation: 1) Walk-in cooler temperature is at 8 degC.
  - 2) The lid on one of the breading bins is cracked and broken.
  - Corrective Action(s): 1) As discussed, if temperature does not drop to 4 degC or below in the next half an hour, call a repairman.
  - 2) Replace the cracked lid on the breading bin.
  - Violation Score: 15
  - 311 - Premises not maintained as per approved plans [s. 6(1)(b)]
  - Observation: There are several holes on the wall by the sink in the kitchen where potato slicers have been removed and reattached.
  - Corrective Action(s): Seal all holes in the wall.
  - Violation Score: 1
  - 502 - In operator’s absence, no staff on duty has FOODSAFE Level 1 or equivalent [s. 10(2)]
  - Observation: Assistant Mgr did not have Foodsafe level 1 certification. The staff on duty couldn't prove that she had taken the course.
  - Corrective Action(s): There has to be at least one staff on-site at all times that has FS level 1 certification. All the managers and assistant managers should be certified.
  - Violation Score: 1