Anvil Cafe
777 Columbia St, New Westminster · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Anvil Cafe has been inspected 6 times by Fraser Health Authority since December 10, 2018. The most recent inspection, on September 22, 2025, found no infractions.
5 of 6 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene and Protecting food from contamination.
The last 5 inspections in a row found no infractions. The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.
Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk
Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.
Recorded once on December 10, 2018. For example:
401 - Adequate handwashing stations not available for employees [s. 21(4)]
Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk
This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.
Recorded once on December 10, 2018. For example:
209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
About this data
These results come from Fraser Health Authority, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.
6 inspections
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
2 infractions
- 401 - Adequate handwashing stations not available for employees [s. 21(4)]
- Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Handwash station beside glasswasher is not conveniently accessible.
- Corrective Action(s): Move paper towel dispenser and soap dispenser to large sink beside coffee area. Designate this sink as a handwash sink (coffee dumping permitted)
- Violation Score: 5
- 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
- Observation: Ice scoop stored in ice machine
- Corrective Action(s): moved. ensure that ice scoop is stored in a sanitary location when not in use
- Violation Score: 3
- 401 - Adequate handwashing stations not available for employees [s. 21(4)]
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