Avonlea House

1658 Blondeaux Cres Kelowna BC V1Y 4J7 · Institutional - Food Service

7 inspections

1. MonitoringDec 1, 2025

   0 infractions

2. MonitoringMar 6, 2024

   2 infractions

   • F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
     • Observation(s): Please clean shelving and fan covers within the walk-in refrigerator and glass front refrigerator that were observed with some build up of organics (shelving) and mould (fan covers). Please provide a plan to repair or replace kitchen flooring that was observed with tile edges lifted and no longer tight fitting after the recent kitchen water leak event.
   • F3.5 Are the FOODSAFE training requirements being met?
     • Observation(s): Lead chef indicated his foodsafe certification has recently expired and will be re-certifying. Please confirm foodsafe recertification to level 1 by the middle of April 2024.
3. MonitoringApr 5, 2022

   3 infractions

   • F1.7 Are foods protected from contamination?
     • Observation(s): Observed raw meat immediately beside ready to eat food and possible meat juices on a day cooler stored below the meat.
   • F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
   • F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
     • Observation(s): No measurable hydrogen peroxide found in a disinfectant bottle indicated for use within the kitchen.
4. MonitoringJan 29, 2019

   5 infractions

   • F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
   • F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
     • Observation(s): A build up of mould was noted in the walk-in refrigerator on walls, refrigeration fan/equipment and circulating within the refrigeration air space.
   • F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
     • Observation(s): Some shelving within refrigeration equipment (walk-in refrigerator & double door refrigerator) was rusted, worn and requiring cleaning or replacement/resurfacing.
   • F3.3 Are written food handling procedures (Food Safety Plan) current and available on site?
   • F3.4 Are written sanitation procedures (Sanitation Plan) current and available on site?
5. MonitoringFeb 8, 2017

   1 infraction

   • F3.4 - Are the premises, equipment and utensils designed and maintained to ensure safe and sanitary food handling?
6. MonitoringJun 15, 2015

   2 infractions

   • 14 - Are the premises, equipment and utensils designed and maintained to ensure safe and sanitary food handling?
     • Observation(s): Please provide a probe style thermometer for verifying proper final cook temperatures of items like turkey, chicken, as well as, proper reheating to ≥74deg.C. Please also provide test strips for verifying proper sanitizer concentration and differentiate between proper sanitizing vs disinfecting concentrations where necessary.
   • 17 - Are written food handling procedures (Food Safety Plan) current and available on site?
     • Observation(s): As discussed, please formalize a food safety plan for the Avonlea House kitchen including thawing practices, final cook temperatures and cooling of items like turkey, chicken breasts, sauces, etc.
7. MonitoringOct 2, 2013

   1 infraction

   • 10.1 - Are foods on premises from approved food sources?
     • Observation(s): Apple sauce found in the walk-in cooler was made off site (not in a commercial kitchen) and brought in. This is not considered an approved source and was labeled as "do not serve".