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Okanagan Pizza

104-3699 Hwy 97 N Kelowna BC V1X 5C3 · Restaurant - Food Service

Inspection summary

Okanagan Pizza has been inspected 6 times by Interior Health Authority since January 27, 2015. The most recent inspection, on April 9, 2026, found no infractions.

2 of 6 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 0 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Cleaning and sanitizing and Food temperature control.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on December 17, 2024. For example: 5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?

  • 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 February 23, 2022. For example: 3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?

  • 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 February 23, 2022. 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 29, 2019. For example: 7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.

    Recorded once on February 23, 2022. For example: 6 Are the FOODSAFE training requirements being met?

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.

6 inspections

  1. Monitoring

    0 infractions

  2. Monitoring

    1 infraction

    • F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
      • Observation(s): Please remove cardboards in the dry food storage area and on the shelves where cleaned utensils are stored. Ensure to clean and sanitize the shelves regularly.
      • F2.5K Storage of equipment, food contact surfaces and utensils must prevent contamination.
  3. Monitoring

    5 infractions

    • F1.2 Are proper temperature controls maintained to ensure safe storage and display of foods?
      • Observation(s): Observed 3 pre-prepared/uncooked pizzas being stored at room temperature on the wooden wrack near the pizza prep line - the temperatures of these pizza's were measured at 16-18deg.C
    • F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
    • F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
    • F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
    • F3.6 Are the FOODSAFE training requirements being met?
      • Observation(s): Onsite manager with food safety training from 2014.
  4. Monitoring

    4 infractions

    • F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
    • F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
    • F2.6 Are the premises designed and equipped to ensure safe food handling?
    • F2.7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
      • Observation(s): Signage on the front handwashing sink indicates "do not use" due to an issue with the sink drainage plumbing.
  5. Monitoring

    5 infractions

    • F1.4 - Are proper refrigeration, freezing and thawing procedures followed?
      • Observation(s): Cheese not being maintained under refrigeration/being left out at room temperature for extended periods (measured at 20deg.C and discarded by operator at the time of inspection). Probe thermometer not available for confirming prep table insert temperatures and temperature records not being kept.
    • F2.3 - Are equipment, food contact surfaces and utensils washed, sanitized and stored in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
      • Observation(s): Properly mixed sanitizer solution not available at the time of inspection.
    • F2.4 - Are foods handled in a sanitary manner and protected from contamination?
      • Observation(s): Raw meat observed in storage above/on top of ready to eat food.
    • F3.4 - Are the premises, equipment and utensils designed and maintained to ensure safe and sanitary food handling?
      • Observation(s): Raw wood observed as shelving inside refrigerators, on countertop in pizza prep area and as shelving below the back 3-compartment sink; this raw wood was observed in in an unsanitary condition.
    • F3.8 - Are the sanitation procedures (Sanitation Plan) current and available on site?
  6. Monitoring

    0 infractions

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