Crossroads Restaurant

1821 Sumas Way, Abbotsford · Restaurant

24 inspections

Routine InspectionMar 16, 2026
1 infraction
- 302 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not properly washed and sanitized [s. 17(2)]
  - Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): In-use utensils (knives) next to the cookline were observed to be stored in room temperature water.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure that in-use utensils are stored in one of the following manners:
  - 1. Ice water (<4C), replace ice once melted.
  - 2. Hot water (>60C)
  - 3. In a dry, clean container. Wash and sanitize equipment every 2-4 hours.
  - Violation Score: 5
Routine InspectionJul 22, 2024
1 infraction
- 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
  - Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Scoops are left in the bulk food product
  - Corrective Action(s): Do not leave scoops in bulk food product after use.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 211 - Frozen potentially hazardous food stored/displayed above -18 °C. [s. 14(3)]
  - Observation: - Walk in freezer ambient air temperature at -14 degree C at the time of inspection
  - Corrective Action(s): Monitor and ensure freezer maintains temperature at or below -18 degree C
  - Violation Score: 1
  - 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation: - Kitchen area ceiling requires cleaning.
  - - walk in cooler fan grill require cleaning
  - Corrective Action(s): Clean the kitchen area ceiling and walk in cooler fan grill. 1 week.
  - Violation Score: 3
Follow-Up InspectionAug 10, 2023
0 infractions
Routine InspectionAug 3, 2023
2 infractions
- 205 - Cold potentially hazardous food stored/displayed above 4 °C. [s. 14(2)]
  - Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Observed cold potentialy hazardous food stored above 4C; under oven cooler with veggies and sliced beef meausring at 8.^ ambient air temperature.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure that cold potentially hazardous food are stored at 4C or below. Food in cooler moved to another unit at 4C or below by operator during inspection.
  - Violation Score: 5
  - 301 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not maintained in sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation: Observed utensils not maintained in sanitary condition; utensils stored in between equipment and wall.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure that utensils are stored in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination.
  - Violation Score: 5
  - 401 - Adequate handwashing stations not available for employees [s. 21(4)]
  - Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Observed back kitchen hand washing sink paper towel dispenser not in proper working order and no paper towel available.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure that hand washing sink are adequately supplied with hot/cold running water, paper towel and liquid hand soap in a dispenser.
  - Staff retrieved paper towel for use at the hand washing sink during inspection.
  - Violation Score: 5
- 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation: Observed food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition;
  - 1. Black build up near dishwasher wall and 2 compartment sink,
  - 2. Ice machine - dust and build up present on, around and inside unit on cover area,
  - 3. Ceiling tiles with dust and build-up,
  - 4. Bucket with brown liquid under front sink.
  - Corrective Action(s):
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 308 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces are not in good working order [s. 16(b)]
  - Observation: Observed equipment not in good working order;
  - 1. Back hand washing sink paper towel dispenser,
  - 2. Leaking pipe under dishwasher,
  - 3. Women's washroom tap on one side working,
  - 4. Under oven cooler inconsistent temperature - measuring above 4C at front.
  - 5. Ensure drainage for front drinks / desserts cooler in proper working order - tube sticking out and draining water.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure that all equipment is in proper working order.
  - Fix paper towel dispenser, fix leak at dishwasher pipes, fix hand sink in women's washroom to allow for hot/cold running water and fix/adjust under oven cooler to maintain a temperature of 4C or below.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 312 - Items not required for food premises operation being stored on the premises [s. 18]
  - Observation: Observed items not required for food premises operation being stored on the premises; personal phone and medication stored on cookline.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure that items not required for food premises operation are stored not stored in food preparation areas. Staff removed personal items during inspection.
  - Violation Score: 1
Follow-Up InspectionFeb 22, 2023
0 infractions
Routine InspectionDec 28, 2022
1 infraction
- 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation: Observed food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition;
  - 1. Area around ice machine dust and build-up present (wall, ceiling and ice machine),
  - 2. Ice machine opening and inside has build-up,
  - 3. Ceiling tiles above food preparation areas dust present,
  - 4. Ice scoop and ice bucket (removed and placed in dishwashing area by operator during inspection),
  - 5. Used gloves and newspaper.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure that the food premises is cleaned and maintained in a sanitary condition.
  - Correct by: January 4, 2022
  - Violation Score: 9
  - 308 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces are not in good working order [s. 16(b)]
  - Observation: Observed equipment not in good working order: front cooler not maintaining a temperature of 4C or below.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure that the cooler is capable of maintaining a temperature of 4C or below. No storage of potentially hazardous foods permitted until unit is capable of maintaining a temperature of 4C or below.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 312 - Items not required for food premises operation being stored on the premises [s. 18]
  - Observation: Observed items not required for food premises operation being stored on the premises in dry storage room and room with mop sink.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure that items not required for food premises operation are removed from the premises and ensure these areas are re-organized for functionality (ex: easy access to mop sink).
  - Correct by: January 4, 2022
  - Violation Score: 1
Follow-Up InspectionJun 9, 2022
0 infractions
Follow-Up InspectionJun 3, 2022
1 infraction
- 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation: Observed ceiling tiles above food preparation areas with black build-up present.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure ceiling tiles are maintained in a sanitary manner to prevent food contamination.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 307 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces are not of suitable design/material [s. 16; s. 19]
  - Observation: Observed food contact surfaces and equipment not of suitable design/material; garbage bins for dry good containers.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure that food is stored in food grade containers.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 311 - Premises not maintained as per approved plans [s. 6(1)(b)]
  - Observation: Observed light bulbs not in working order in kitchen near ice machine and front section.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure that light bulbs are replaced/fixed to allow for adequate lighting for operation and to allow for proper cleaning or premises.
  - Note: Replacement bulbs observed on-site.
  - Violation Score: 1
Routine InspectionMay 19, 2022
2 infractions
- 401 - Adequate handwashing stations not available for employees [s. 21(4)]
  - Observation: Observed back kitchen hand washing sink missing liquid hand soap.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure that back kitchen hand washing sink is adequately supplied with hot/cold running water, paper towel and liquid hand soap.
  - Correct by: Immediately.
  - Violation Score: 5
- 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
  - Observation: Observed food/items (potatoes and dry storage items/containers) stored directly on floor in kitchen and in back storage area.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure food and additional items are stored at least 6 inches/15 cm from the floor to protect them from contamination.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation: Observed areas of the food premises not maintained in sanitary condition: Ceiling tiles above food preparation areas and near ice machine have build-up present.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure food premises is cleaned regularly and ceiling tiles are maintained in a sanitary manner to prevent food contamination.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 307 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces are not of suitable design/material [s. 16; s. 19]
  - Observation: Observed food contact surfaces and equipment not of suitable design/material;
  - 1. Garbage bins for dry good containers (Flour),
  - 2. News paper and cardboard paper at waffle making counter lining equipment.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure that food contact surfaces are non-absorbent and easily cleanable. Newspaper and cardboard removed by staff during inspection.
  - Ensure that food is stored in food grade containers.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 311 - Premises not maintained as per approved plans [s. 6(1)(b)]
  - Observation: Observed light bulbs not in working order in kitchen near ice machine.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure that light bulbs are replaced/fixed to allow for adequate lighting for operation of food premises and to allow for proper cleaning of premises.
  - Violation Score: 1
Routine InspectionAug 19, 2021
2 infractions
- 205 - Cold potentially hazardous food stored/displayed above 4 °C. [s. 14(2)]
  - Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Observed stand-up cooler measuring at 8.9C ambient air temperature (unit has eggs, bacon, meats). Also front fridge unit with cakes (cream toppings) at 6C.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure that unit is capable of maintaing a temperature of 4C or below.
  - Correct by: Immediately.
  - Potentially hazardous foods moved to the walk-in cooler.
  - Violation Score: 5
- 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
  - Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Observed food stored in walk-in coolers and fridges without lids or covers and improper storage of cheese products stored beside raw food and below eggs.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure covers are placed over food during storage to protection food from contamination. Ensure that raw products are stored below ready-to-eat food.
  - Covers placed over food and raw items stored below ready to eat food.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 308 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces are not in good working order [s. 16(b)]
  - Observation: Observed Stand-up Fridge and front fridge not maintaining a temperature of 4C or below.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure fridges are capable of maintaining a temperature of 4C or below. Potentially hazardous not to be stored in these units until capable of maintaining temperature.
  - Correct by: August 20, 2021
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 315 - Refrigeration units and hot holding equipment lack accurate thermometers [s. 19(2)]
  - Observation: Observed some of the refrigeration and freezer units to be missing thermometers.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure thermometers are placed in units to assist with verifying temperatures.
  - Violation Score: 1
Routine InspectionOct 29, 2019
1 infraction
- 206 - Hot potentially hazardous food stored/displayed below 60 °C. [s. 14(2)]
  - Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Soup container was removed from the soup urn. Temperature of soup was at 49 deg C.
  - Corrective Action(s): Discarded soup at time of inspection. Keep all hot foods at or above 60 deg C at all times.
  - Violation Score: 5
  - 301 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not maintained in sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Chlorine residual for low temperature dishwasher was at 0 ppm (plate surface).
  - Corrective Action(s): New chlorine sanitizer container installed and dishwasher was primed. Dishwasher ran 2-3 times. Chlorine residual was at >50 ppm (plate surface).
  - Violation Score: 5
Follow-Up InspectionMay 30, 2019
0 infractions
Routine InspectionMay 29, 2019
2 infractions
- 401 - Adequate handwashing stations not available for employees [s. 21(4)]
  - Observation: Hand sink in the kitchen area as well as staff washrooms did not have soap in the soap dispensers.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure there is constant supply of liquid soap and paper towels in the hand sink at all times. Staff to inform operator when supply is running low so that appropriate ordering can be done prior to running out of supplies.
  - Violation Score: 15
- 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
  - Observation: An uncovered pie in the walk-in cooler was found. Also, ice cream containers in the freezer (servers' area) were left uncovered.
  - Corrective Action(s): Keep all food items in the coolers covered. Ice cream containers must be covered at all times to prevent contamination and quality deterioration (crusting on top).
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 211 - Frozen potentially hazardous food stored/displayed above -18 °C. [s. 14(3)]
  - Observation: Walk-in freezer registered at -11 deg C. Fan was not working.
  - Corrective Action(s): Minimum temperature for keeping frozen food to be maintained at -18 deg C. This unit requires servicing to ensure it is in good working order and that temperature requirement is being met.
  - Violation Score: 1
  - 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation: Ceiling tiles above the cooking area have debris build up as well as behind the cooking equipment.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure to pull out all equipment so that cleaning can be done behind and underneath them. Ceiling tiles are hard to clean since they are the older type surface. Changing these tiles to washable types will help maintain them in more sanitary condition.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 307 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces are not of suitable design/material [s. 16; s. 19]
  - Observation: There were food prep surfaces that are impervious, porous and not easily cleanable.
  - Corrective Action(s): Change these surfaces so that they are more appropriate for the food preparation areas.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 502 - In operator’s absence, no staff on duty has FOODSAFE Level 1 or equivalent [s. 10(2)]
  - Observation: None of the kitchen staff on duty has valid Food Safe 1 certification.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure operator and kitchen staff have renewed Food Safe 1.
  - Violation Score: 1
Follow-Up InspectionDec 3, 2018
0 infractions
Routine InspectionNov 22, 2018
2 infractions
- 205 - Cold potentially hazardous food stored/displayed above 4 °C. [s. 14(2)]
  - Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Beer cooler where some pies are stored was at 10 deg C (fruit pies, 1 meringue and 1 cheese cake).
  - Corrective Action(s): Move all pies to another cooler that is maintaining 4 deg C or colder.
  - Violation Score: 5
- 305 - Conditions observed that may allow entrance/harbouring/breeding of pests [s. 26(b),(c)]
  - Observation: Two holes were noted behind the janitorial sink.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure to patch any holes to prevent entry of pests.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 308 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces are not in good working order [s. 16(b)]
  - Observation: Metal ice scoop is broken and not in good working order.
  - Corrective Action(s): Replace this ice scoop immediately.
  - Violation Score: 3
Follow-Up InspectionMay 31, 2018
0 infractions
Routine InspectionMay 17, 2018
1 infraction
- 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation: Back storage area - underneath the shelves had debris and food particles. Bottom shelf is cluttered and plenty of hidden spaces for pests to hide. Underneath prep table in the back kitchen area had food particles and debris on the edges of the wall.
  - Corrective Action(s): Move items on the bottom shelf and clean floor thoroughly. Remove all miscellaneous items not required for the business. Also, clean underneath the prep table in the back kitchen area.
  - Violation Score: 9
Follow-Up InspectionJan 12, 2018
0 infractions
Routine InspectionJan 3, 2018
1 infraction
- 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation: Debris build up on the vents and ceiling tiles above the cooking area.
  - Corrective Action(s): Clean as much as possible the vents and ceiling tiles above the cooking area.
  - Violation Score: 3
Follow-Up InspectionAug 2, 2017
1 infraction
- 311 - Premises not maintained as per approved plans [s. 6(1)(b)]
  - Observation: Ceiling tiles are still the old type (office type). Some have stained and cracked due to roof leak in the past.
  - Corrective Action(s): Replace all ceiling tiles that are non porous and washable.
  - Violation Score: 5
Routine InspectionJul 18, 2017
2 infractions
- 301 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not maintained in sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Dipper well for storing scoops was turned off.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure dipper well is turned on at all times.
  - Violation Score: 5
  - 302 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not properly washed and sanitized [s. 17(2)]
  - Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): No sanitizing solution available in the kitchen area at time of inspection. Bucket in the dining area did not have bleach.
  - Corrective Action(s): Provide 100 ppm solution of bleach for storing wiping cloths both front and back of the premises.
  - Violation Score: 5
- 304 - Premises not free of pests [s. 26(a)]
  - Observation: There are flies in the kitchen area. Some control measures provided.
  - Corrective Action(s): Provided adequate control measures for pests (flies). Obtain commercial coils for flies, etc. Do no use domestic fly strips especially in the servers' area where exposed food may be contaiminated.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation: Cleaning required underneath equipment and other areas (such as ceiling tiles etc.)
  - Corrective Action(s): Clean underneath equipment especially the cooking area as there ared debris and grease build up.
  - Violation Score: 3
Routine InspectionJan 23, 2013
0 infractions
Follow-Up InspectionSep 6, 2012
0 infractions
Routine InspectionSep 4, 2012
0 infractions