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Dragon Palace Restaurant

328 Highway 16 West, Burns Lake, V0J 1E0 · Restaurant

Official record from Northern Health →

Inspection summary

Dragon Palace Restaurant has been inspected 3 times by Northern Health Authority since June 13, 2023. The most recent inspection, on July 10, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.

None of the 3 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination and Pests.

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.

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded 6 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on July 10, 2026. For example: 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded once on June 13, 2023. For example: 304 - Premises not free of pests [s. 26(a)]

  • 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 These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.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 once on July 10, 2026. For example: 103 - Failure to hold a valid permit while operating a food service establishment [s. 8(1)]

About this data

These results come from Northern 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.

3 inspections

  1. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 103 - Failure to hold a valid permit while operating a food service establishment [s. 8(1)]
      • Observation: Operating permit failed to hold a valid decal sticker.
      • Corrective Action: Operator to contact Northern health office and pay the operating fee in order to obtain a valid decal sticker which should be posted on the existing permit.
    • 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: Food items were stored on a platform that was not high enough. (Public Health significance) - Storage areas should have adequate shelving such that all materials, including food and food items, are maintained at a minimum of 15 cm (6 in.) off the floor on racks, shelves or pallets. Contamination of food from contact with objects, people, pests or chemicals can cause serious illness.
      • Corrective Action: Operator to ensure all food items are placed on racks and shelves which are at least 15 cm (6 in.) off the ground to prevent contamination of food as well as to allow for cleaning.
  2. Routine Inspection

    4 infractions

    • 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: Items such as paints, drill and other equipment not meant for food handling were stored along with dry food items meant for public consumption. (Public Health Significance) - Storing chemical items such as paints and physical items such as drills, non-functioning food handling equipment besides food items can cause contamination of food and adverse health effects.
      • Corrective Action: Operator to ensure that all chemicals (paints) and physical equipment not meant for food handling are removed from the dry storage area/shelf.
    • 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: Several bags of sugar and containers containing food were observed to be stored on floor and close to the walls. (Public Health Significance) - Food items stored on the floor and close to the walls can be easily pests that may carry disease causing organisms, pests may contaminate the food items which if consumed can cause food-borne illness.
      • Corrective Action: Operator to ensure that all food items and containers containing food items are stored 15 cms off the floor and 5 cms off the walls.
    • 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: Food items for personal use are stored with food for public consumption. (Public Health Significance) - Food items for personal use when stored with food for public can increase the risk of potential cross-contamination and may cause food-borne illness if consumed.
      • Corrective Action: Ensure that all food items for personal use are stored in a separate designated location.
    • 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: Several food items stored in the backside refrigerator were left uncovered. (Public Health Significance) - Food items that are stored uncovered can be exposed to physical contaminantion; contaminated food items if consumed can cause adverse health effects.
      • Corrective Action: Ensure that all food items stored in the backside refrigerator are covered.
  3. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 209 - Repeat Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: Inappropriate equipment used as scoops (tin cans) to obtain or move food products. Public Health significance - Scoops stored in food products must have handles that do not come in contact with food product to prevent potential cross-contamination that can lead to foodborne illness.
      • Corrective Action: Operator to remove tin cans from food products and use scoops with handles.
    • 304 - Premises not free of pests [s. 26(a)]
      • Observation: Mouse droppings observed underneath the dishwashing station during inspection. Public Health Significance - Food premise must be free of pests such as mice, to prevent the spread of disease on food-contact surfaces that can cause foodborne illness.
      • Corrective Action: Operator to dispose of mouse droppings and clean and sanitize around and under the dishwashing station. Monitor the area and set up traps to rid of mice. If the issue persists, enlist a pest control company to monitor and control pest activity.
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