Chinatown Lantern Festival
Daqing Square Calgary AB · Food - Special Event
Inspection summary
Chinatown Lantern Festival has been inspected 2 times by Alberta Health Services (Environmental Public Health) since September 12, 2025. The most recent inspection, on September 11, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
None of the 2 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing.
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 September 11, 2026. For example:
Are there adequate and properly operating dish washing facilities to effectively clean and sanitize equipment and utensils (unless noted elsewhere)(Critical)?
Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk
Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.
Recorded once on September 12, 2025. For example:
Does the special event vendor have an adequate supply of potable hot and cold running water and is the water sampled at required intervals?
About this data
These results come from Alberta Health Services (Environmental Public Health), 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.
2 inspections
- Demand Inspection
1 infraction
- 11. Are there adequate and properly operating dish washing facilities to effectively clean and sanitize equipment and utensils (unless noted elsewhere)(Critical)?
- The two compartment sink located behind the "Sweet Together" booth was non functional. No water was coming out of either tap.Organizer and vendor have been told that blender drinks/smoothies can't be provided in the "Sweet Together" booth until this sink is fully functional. Only pre-packaged food permitted.
- 11. Are there adequate and properly operating dish washing facilities to effectively clean and sanitize equipment and utensils (unless noted elsewhere)(Critical)?
- Demand Inspection
1 infraction
- 14. Does the special event vendor have an adequate supply of potable hot and cold running water and is the water sampled at required intervals?
- Water tanks for 3-compartment sinks and bathroom temporary handwashing stations were empty.-Ensure tanks and lines are set up prior to vendor set-up
- 14. Does the special event vendor have an adequate supply of potable hot and cold running water and is the water sampled at required intervals?