Coyote Indie Books
248 Market Ave Grand Forks BC V0H 1H0 · Restaurant - Food Service
Inspection summary
Coyote Indie Books has been inspected 4 times by Interior Health Authority since February 15, 2024. The most recent inspection, on March 4, 2026, recorded 3 infractions.
1 of 4 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 3 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing and Handwashing and staff hygiene.
Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.
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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on March 4, 2026. 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on March 4, 2026. For example:
7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
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 once on March 4, 2026. 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.
4 inspections
- Monitoring
3 infractions
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Observation(s): F2.1A: Test strips for bleach sanitizer needed to monitor concentration. ~5mL bleach per liter of water F2.1B: Thermometer needed for each cold holding unit to monitor temperatures. Please replace.
- F2.1A Sanitizer test strips must be available for each chemical sanitizer used at the premises.
- F2.1B A thermometer accurate within 1 °C must be available to monitor processes.
- F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Observation(s): No bleach sanitizer prepared at time of inspection. If using a spray bottle, please label any bottle containing a chemical / chemical solution.
- F2.3D Sanitizer solution must be available and kept at the correct levels for adequate sanitizing action.
- F2.7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
- Observation(s): Handwashing station observed without paper towel and soap in a dispenser. Please replace these items asap.
- F2.7B Handwashing station must be supplied with liquid soap in a dispenser.
- F2.7C Handwashing station must be supplied with single-service product for drying hands.
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Observation(s): did not verify sanitizer concentration in solution. beach solution bust be at least 100-200ppm chlorine.
- F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Monitoring
2 infractions
- F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Observation(s): did not verify sanitizer concentration in solution. beach solution bust be at least 100-200ppm chlorine.
- F2.7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
- Observation(s): Paper towel was not available at the hand wash station.
- F2.7C Handwashing station must be supplied with single-service product for drying hands.
- F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
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