Fuze Food
A-315 3 Ave Athalmer BC V0A 1A0 · Restaurant - Food Service
Details
- Google rating
- 4.7 / 5 (8)
- Phone
- +1 250-342-0209
- Website
- Visit website →
Opening hours
- Friday11 AM–7:30 PM
- MondayClosed
- Saturday11 AM–7:30 PM
- SundayClosed
- Thursday11 AM–7:30 PM
- Tuesday11 AM–7:30 PM
- Wednesday11 AM–7:30 PM
Contact details, hours and reviews from Google Maps
Inspection summary
Fuze Food has been inspected 22 times by Interior Health Authority since March 18, 2013. The most recent inspection, on July 9, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
10 of 22 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Protecting food from contamination and Food temperature control.
The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.
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 5 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on November 5, 2025. For example:
3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
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 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on July 9, 2026. For example:
5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
Food temperature controlHigher risk
Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 22, 2019. For example:
2 Are proper temperature controls maintained to ensure safe storage and display of foods?
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 January 19, 2017. For example:
5 - Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
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 2 times on December 9, 2015. For example:
17 - Are written food handling procedures (Food Safety Plan) current and available on site?
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.
22 inspections
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
- Observation(s): Some of the containers used to store cleaned utensils has debris and requires cleaning and sanitizing.
- F2.5A All equipment, utensils and food contact surfaces used on the premises must be kept in good working order to ensure the sanitary handling of food.
- F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Observation(s): Tested chlorine level in spray bottles and found it to be >200ppm. For surface sanitizing concentration of chlorine should be between 100-200ppm. Test strips should be used to verify concentration of sanitizer levels.
- F2.3D Sanitizer solution must be available and kept at the correct levels for adequate sanitizing action.
- F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
- Observation(s): 1. Walk-in cooler floors, walls, ceiling require cleaning. 2. Observed cardboard lining shelves in cooler. Cardboard is porous and can potentially harbour bacteria. Shelves should be smooth, durable, impervious, and easy to clean. 3. Some of the containers used to store cleaned utensils has debris and requires cleaning and sanitizing. 4. Ensure to clean hard to reach areas such as under and in behind equipment and shelves.
- F2.5A All equipment, utensils and food contact surfaces used on the premises must be kept in good working order to ensure the sanitary handling of food.
- F2.5B The premises must be properly constructed and maintained in good, clean and sanitary condition.
- F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Observation(s): Provide an accurate thermometer for each cooler and freezer.
- F2.1B A thermometer accurate within 1 °C must be available to monitor processes.
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Observation(s): 1) Upon inspection, it was noted that when the bleach sanitizer solution was tested, it bleached out the paper, indicating a concentration well in excess of 200ppm
- F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- F1.2 Are proper temperature controls maintained to ensure safe storage and display of foods?
- Observation(s): Rice was hot holding 55 degrees C at the time of inspection. All potentially hazardous foods must be hot held at 60 degrees C or higher to help prevent the growth of pathogens in the danger zone.
- F1.2A Potentially hazardous foods must be stored or displayed at a temperature of 60 °C (140 °F) or hotter.
- F1.2 Are proper temperature controls maintained to ensure safe storage and display of foods?
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- F2.6 Are the premises designed and equipped to ensure safe food handling?
- Observation(s): 1. Storage container for re-used spoons and tongs must contain a sanitizer solution to reduce pathogen growth on the re-used utensils. Bucket had 0 ppm sanitizer at the time of inspection. 2. Please use scoops with handles for all products and store these scoops out of the product completely or partially in the product with the handles not touching the product (flour container). By using scoops with handles, the potential for cross-contamination between employees hands and food are reduced. 3. Shelving units in the walk-in cooler are rusty or have a build-up of food debris. These shelving unit require cleaning to prevent rust or food debris from flaking-off onto food products.
- F2.6 Are the premises designed and equipped to ensure safe food handling?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- F2.4 - Are foods handled in a sanitary manner and protected from contamination?
- Observation(s): Sanitizer spray bottles not labelled. Foods are covered and dated.
- F2.4D - Chemicals, cleaners and other agents must be properly labeled and stored separately from foods to prevent contamination.
- F2.4 - Are foods handled in a sanitary manner and protected from contamination?
- Monitoring
2 infractions
- F2.3 - Are equipment, food contact surfaces and utensils washed, sanitized and stored in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Observation(s): 1. Wiping cloths in the front area were used continually throughout the day and hung to dry. Wiping cloths must be either single use or kept in a bucket of sanitizer. Bucket of bleach sanitizer in the kitchen area with wiping cloth in the bucket. Sanitizer at appropriate concentration. Bleach spray bottle has acceptable concentration. Bleach sanitizer in 3-compartment sink at appropriate concentration. Dishes used for smoothies in the front are washed and sanitized in the back with the 3-compartment sink method.
- F2.3E - Wiping cloths must be maintained and stored in a sanitary manner.
- F3.5 - Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
- Observation(s): 1. Staff were seen drying their hands with a cloth towel. Single use, disposable paper towel must be used to dry hands.
- F3.5C - Handwashing station must be supplied with single-service product for drying hands.
- F2.3 - Are equipment, food contact surfaces and utensils washed, sanitized and stored in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- 8 - Are equipment, food contact surfaces and utensils washed, sanitized and stored in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Observation(s): Ice scoop for ice and frozen fruit for smoothies was sitting in the ice with the handle touching the ice. Ensure the scoop is stored in a sanitary fashion when not in use. Ensure all dishware is completely immersed in the sanitizer for 2 min and then allowed to air dry. Bleach sanitizer spray bottles at appropriate concentration. Buckets of bleach in the kitchen area acceptable. Bleach concentration in the sanitizing compartment of sink also acceptable.
- 8 - Are equipment, food contact surfaces and utensils washed, sanitized and stored in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Monitoring
6 infractions
- 4 - Are proper refrigeration, freezing and thawing procedures followed?
- Observation(s): Observed frozen shrimp thawing over various sauces in the cooler. Did not observe any fluids dripping or contaminating other foods stored on the shelf. CDI: Operator moved the thawing shrimp onto a shelf below and away from any ready-to-eat foods.
- 4.4 - Potentially hazardous food must be thawed using appropriate equipment and/or approved methods.
- 8 - Are equipment, food contact surfaces and utensils washed, sanitized and stored in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Observation(s): Observed the ice scoop being stored on top of the ice machine; CDI: Instructed the operator to store the ice scoop in a clean, food grade container that prevented the scoop from being contaminated; Ensure that the scoop and container are cleaned and sanitized daily.
- 8.8 - Storage of equipment, food contact surfaces and utensils must prevent contamination.
- 9 - Are foods handled in a sanitary manner and protected from contamination?
- Observation(s): 1) Observed cloth towels (not submerged in a sanitizing solution) being used by staff to wipe their hands in the main food preparation area. Operator stated that proper handwashing techniques were followed by staff and that the cloth towels were for workers to dry their hands during food preparation prior to coming into contact with the single-use to-go containers. 2) Observed unlabelled sanitizer bottles in the main preparation area. CDI: 1) Instructed the operator to ensure that staff use single-use towels (paper or cloth) for hand hygiene to prevent cross-contamination of food from occurring. 2) Operator clearly labelled the sanitizer bottles.
- 9.4 - Chemicals, cleaners and other agents must be properly labeled and stored separately from foods to prevent contamination.
- 14 - Are the premises, equipment and utensils designed and maintained to ensure safe and sanitary food handling?
- Observation(s): The facility had 3 observable ventilation hoods: 1) above the pizza oven in the front store, 2) above the dishwashing area in the kitchen and 3) above the grill in the kitchen. Observed cardboard to-go pizza boxes being used to cover the opening in hood 1. Operator stated that hoods 1 and 2 were not in use and that hood 3 was operational. Operator stated that pizza boxes were being used to prevent a backdraft of cold air entering the front store. Reminded operator that all surfaces in the premises must be smooth, impermeable to moisture and easy-to-clean.
- 14.2 - All equipment, utensils and food contact surfaces used on the premises must be kept in good working order to ensure the safe and sanitary handling of food.
- 14.3 - The premises must be properly constructed and maintained in good, clean and sanitary condition.
- 17 - Are written food handling procedures (Food Safety Plan) current and available on site?
- Observation(s): An up-to-date copy of the Food Safety Plan (FSP) was not available onsite for workers or the inspectors to review. Instructed operator to forward an up-to-date copy of the FSP to the Health Unit and to keep a copy onsite for workers and inspectors to review.
- 17.1 - Operator must have on site a written food safety management procedure that includes all potentially hazardous foods.
- 18 - Are the sanitation procedures (Sanitation Plan) current and available on site?
- Observation(s): An up-to-date copy of the Sanitation Plan (SP) was not available onsite for workers or the inspectors to review. Instructed operator to forward an up-to-date copy of the SP to the Health Unit and to keep a copy onsite for workers and inspectors to review.
- 18.1 - Written procedures must include cleaning and sanitizing requirements for the establishment and all equipment and utensils.
- 18.2 - Written procedures must include a list of all cleaning and sanitizing agents, including their concentration and uses.
- 4 - Are proper refrigeration, freezing and thawing procedures followed?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- 11.3 - Are foods stored in appropriate containers?
- Observation(s): Pizza meat was observed to be stored on top of a cotton towel in the food preparation table. Ensure that the meat is stored without cotton towels in the metal food container.
- Food must be stored in a sanitary manner and protected from contamination.
- 11.3 - Are foods stored in appropriate containers?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
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Reviews
Reviews provided by Google Maps- Danelle Wright
I came from the good reviews and promise of fresh food. To be honest it was very fresh and in itself was okay. But from the moment we walked in, I felt the lady was intent on anything but customer service. Flavors were great in one item (Donair wrap); mediocre in one item (Thai salad); and bland in two others (sweet chili bowl and quasadilla). My daughter noticed the sweet chili bowl had almost no sauce on it except for the chicken, which makes for a not great bowl. I politely asked the front if they could give us a bit more sauce on the side as there was none except for a drizzle on the chicken. She told me that was just how it was cooked and they'd have to charge $2.10 for more. I already paid $18 for the bowl and it was dry! It wouldn't be hard to say, "hey we're sorry, here you go." And if you're thinking, you can't do that for everyone, sure you can, OR you could just add sauce to the bowl. The quasadilla was very bland and crispy they told me they couldn't make a half order for my toddler, which I understood and didn't make a fuss over and just ordered the $17 adult version. But it was kinda just one more thing. Lastly, the lady at front got annoyed at me when I asked her to clarify a special on the sign. She said no one understands. Maybe write it more clearly, because it's not my fault it doesn't make sense. I just felt her overall attitude was rude.
- Crystal M
Convenient stopping place when you’re driving through town or stopping in town. Especially when you’re wanting something healthy and quick, which they offer both. They were a little bit busy good options on the menu. We enjoyed our bowls. They exactly as described. Nothing fancy very casual very basic. Smoothies were good. Energy balls were good. Also, worth adding that we were specifically looking for a vegan friendly place to eat, which isn’t always easy to find, but they delivered with lots of vegetarian vegan options. Service was OK everybody’s friendly, but it also seemed like they’re busy or at the end of their shifts. Indoor and outdoor seating self serve very casual
- S B
Before arriving in town, I reached out with some questions about the menu, and they replied quickly and clearly, I really appreciate that! When I visited the café, I felt confident placing my order. The staff member was very friendly, and my food was fresh and delicious. I definitely recommend stopping by!
- Vee K
If you’re looking for a healthy, modern place to grab a bite in Invermere, especially one that caters well to dietary needs, Fuze Food is a solid pick. Friendly, inviting atmosphere. The owner’s story (dedicated to better food in the community) is compelling and gives the place good local character.
- Tanya Gupta
The donair was so delicious and flavorful! Good portion size too. Ended up coming back again a couple days later to get it again. Highly recommend!
- Danelle Wright
I came from the good reviews and promise of fresh food. To be honest it was very fresh and in itself was okay. But from the moment we walked in, I felt the lady was intent on anything but customer service. …
- Crystal M
Convenient stopping place when you’re driving through town or stopping in town. Especially when you’re wanting something healthy and quick, which they offer both. They were a little bit busy good options on the menu. We enjoyed our bowls. …
- S B
Before arriving in town, I reached out with some questions about the menu, and they replied quickly and clearly, I really appreciate that! When I visited the café, I felt confident placing my order. The staff member was very friendly, and my food was fresh and delicious. I definitely recommend stopping by!