Castle Bowl Coffee Shop
206 11 Ave Castlegar BC V1N 1J2 · Restaurant - Food Service
Inspection summary
Castle Bowl Coffee Shop has been inspected 8 times by Interior Health Authority since February 26, 2015. The most recent inspection, on April 2, 2026, found no infractions.
5 of 8 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 0 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing and Handwashing and staff hygiene.
The last 2 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.
Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk
Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.
Recorded once on October 27, 2022. For example:
3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
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 November 21, 2019. For example:
7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
Permits, records and postingLower risk
Operating permits, required signage, written procedures and logs. These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.
Recorded 2 times on December 18, 2018. For example:
3 Are written food handling procedures (Food Safety Plan) current and available on site?
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 October 27, 2022. For example:
1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
About this data
These results come from Interior 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.
8 inspections
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
2 infractions
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Observation(s): Test strips for chlorine sanitizer were not available.
- F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Observation(s): Lysol surface cleaner was being used to sanitize food contact surfaces.
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Monitoring
2 infractions
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- F2.1A Sanitizer test strips must be available for each chemical sanitizer used at the premises.
- F2.7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
- Observation(s): Please have paper towels in dispenser to encourage proper hand hygiene.
- F2.7C Handwashing station must be supplied with single-service product for drying hands.
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Monitoring
2 infractions
- F3.3 Are written food handling procedures (Food Safety Plan) current and available on site?
- Observation(s): Unable to locate Food Safety Plan during inspection. Food Regulations require a written description of food safety procedures. Menu is very low risk, and a simple statement about getting food from an approved supplier, hand and food handler hygiene would suffice. Food Safety Plan needs to be provided to the EHO for assessment. A copy must be kept at the site.
- F3.4 Are written sanitation procedures (Sanitation Plan) current and available on site?
- Observation(s): Unable to locate Sanitation Plan during inspection. Sanitation plan needs to be provided to the EHO for assessment. A copy of sanitation plan must be kept at the site.
- F3.3 Are written food handling procedures (Food Safety Plan) current and available on site?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
0 infractions
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