BAO PHU RESTAURANT
463 MAIN, KINGSTON · Food Establishment
Inspection summary
BAO PHU RESTAURANT has been inspected 3 times by Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change (Food Safety Program) since December 7, 2023. The most recent inspection, on December 18, 2025, recorded 2 infractions.
None of the 3 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination and Food temperature control.
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.
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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on December 18, 2025. For example:
34 An operator must ensure that a food establishment is operated so that all food and food ingredients are processed, manufactured, handled, prepared, packaged, served, sold, offered for sale or distribution free of charge, dispensed, displayed and stored in a manner that prevents contamination and adulteration.
Food temperature controlHigher risk
Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.
Recorded once on December 18, 2025. For example:
33(1) An operator must ensure that the temperature of food is controlled so that the food does not deteriorate or become inedible or unsafe.
Other findingsLower risk
Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on February 21, 2024. For example:
29(3) - FAILING TO IDENTIFY CLEANING & SANITATIZING AGENTS USED IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENT, INCLUDING CONCENTRATIONS & USES, IN MAINTENANCE, CLEANING & SANITATION PROGRAM.
About this data
These results come from Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change (Food Safety Program), 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.
3 inspections
- Inspection
2 infractions
- 33(1) An operator must ensure that the temperature of food is controlled so that the food does not deteriorate or become inedible or unsafe.
- Chicken thawing at room temperature - still partially frozen. Thawing food at room temperature is not acceptable. Chicken was placed under cold running water during the inspection.
- 34 An operator must ensure that a food establishment is operated so that all food and food ingredients are processed, manufactured, handled, prepared, packaged, served, sold, offered for sale or distribution free of charge, dispensed, displayed and stored in a manner that prevents contamination and adulteration.
- Vegetables noted to be stored below raw meat in cooler. Ensure lower shelves are designated for raw meat only.
- 33(1) An operator must ensure that the temperature of food is controlled so that the food does not deteriorate or become inedible or unsafe.
- Inspection
2 infractions
- 29(3) - FAILING TO IDENTIFY CLEANING & SANITATIZING AGENTS USED IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENT, INCLUDING CONCENTRATIONS & USES, IN MAINTENANCE, CLEANING & SANITATION PROGRAM.
- All chemical containers / spray bottles must be fully labelled including concentrations and directions for use.
- 34 - OPERATOR FAILING TO ENSURE FOOD & FOOD INGREDIENTS ARE STORED IN A MANNER THAT PREVENTS CONTAMINATION & ADULTERATION.
- Provides date on prepared foods.
- 29(3) - FAILING TO IDENTIFY CLEANING & SANITATIZING AGENTS USED IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENT, INCLUDING CONCENTRATIONS & USES, IN MAINTENANCE, CLEANING & SANITATION PROGRAM.
- Inspection
2 infractions
- 29(3) - FAILING TO IDENTIFY CLEANING & SANITATIZING AGENTS USED IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENT, INCLUDING CONCENTRATIONS & USES, IN MAINTENANCE, CLEANING & SANITATION PROGRAM.
- All chemical containers / spray bottles must be fully labelled including concentrations and directions for use.
- 34 - OPERATOR FAILING TO ENSURE FOOD & FOOD INGREDIENTS ARE STORED IN A MANNER THAT PREVENTS CONTAMINATION & ADULTERATION.
- Food products must be covered in all fridges. Dry ingredient container must not be stored with chemicals under sink (corrected) and labelled. Canned food once opened must have left over portion transferred to a food grade container and labelled. Remove cardboard from freezer exterior.
- 29(3) - FAILING TO IDENTIFY CLEANING & SANITATIZING AGENTS USED IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENT, INCLUDING CONCENTRATIONS & USES, IN MAINTENANCE, CLEANING & SANITATION PROGRAM.
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