Doraku
44 OCHTERLONEY, DARTMOUTH · Food Establishment
Inspection summary
Doraku has been inspected 2 times by Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change (Food Safety Program) since September 6, 2024. The most recent inspection, on September 4, 2025, recorded 1 infraction.
1 of 2 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene.
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.
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 September 4, 2025. For example:
19(2)(b) A food establishment must provide all of the following in accordance with applicable legislation or as considered acceptable by the Administrator: (b) adequately designed and appropriately located hand-washing facilities;
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.
2 inspections
- Inspection
1 infraction
- 19(2)(b) A food establishment must provide all of the following in accordance with applicable legislation or as considered acceptable by the Administrator:
(b) adequately designed and appropriately located hand-washing facilities;
- The hand washing sink must not used for other purposes at all times. Ensure the hand sink is accessible at all times.
- 19(2)(b) A food establishment must provide all of the following in accordance with applicable legislation or as considered acceptable by the Administrator:
(b) adequately designed and appropriately located hand-washing facilities;
- Inspection
0 infractions
Nearby inspected facilities
- HUMBLE PIE KITCHEN
77 KING, DARTMOUTH
3 inspections
- DARTMOUTH SENIOR SERVICE CENTRE COMMISSION
45 OCHTERLONEY, DARTMOUTH
2 inspections
- BUTA RAMEN
65 KING, DARTMOUTH
4 inspections
- MINEIRINHO CUISINE AND CRAFT
70 KING, DARTMOUTH
1 inspection
- Small Batch Bakery
70 KING, DARTMOUTH
1 inspection
- Cuv's Cookin' LTD
70 KING, DARTMOUTH
1 inspection
- GRACE UNITED CHURCH
70 KING, DARTMOUTH
4 inspections
- Syd Delicious
70 KING, DARTMOUTH
2 inspections