Omega Cafe

1 - 2929 St Johns St, Port Moody · Restaurant

17 inspections

1. Routine InspectionMar 17, 2026

   1 infraction

   • 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
     • Observation: Observed raw meats being stored on top of vegetables
     • Corrective Action(s): Please organize coolers to ensure raw meat is stored below cooked meat and separate meats from vegetables
     • Violation Score: 3
     • 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
     • Observation: General sanitation observed to be in need of attention along perimeters and surfaces, back area, hot water tank area, shelves
     • Corrective Action(s): Please clean and sanitize entire kitchen and back shelving area and maintain; Please note some areas have been cleaned and sanitized as per previous requirements, good.
     • Violation Score: 9
2. Routine InspectionNov 26, 2025

   0 infractions

3. Routine InspectionMar 13, 2025

   0 infractions

4. Routine InspectionOct 22, 2024

   2 infractions

   • 302 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not properly washed and sanitized [s. 17(2)]
     • Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Dishwasher showing 25ppm after two tries
     • Corrective Action(s): Ensute dishwasher is at 100ppm at all times
     • Proper conc reached to 75ppm
     • Violation Score:
     • 303 - Equipment/facilities/hot & cold water for sanitary maintenance not adequate [s. 17(3); s. 4(1)(f)]
     • Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Sanitizer not prepared at time of inspection
     • Corrective Action(s): Ensure sanitizer is made and used all day lone
     • Done at time of inspection
     • Violation Score: 15
   • 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
     • Observation: General sanitation of premises in disarray
     • Corrective Action(s): Entire premises in need of organization and cleaning immediately.
     • Violation Score: 9
5. Routine InspectionJan 30, 2024

   0 infractions

6. Routine InspectionNov 15, 2023

   1 infraction

   • 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
     • Observation: Premises in poor sanitary condition along perimeters, under equipment, shelves, etc
     • Corrective Action(s): Please clean and sanitize entire premise
     • Violation Score: 9
7. Routine InspectionJan 10, 2023

   0 infractions

8. Routine InspectionSep 26, 2022

   0 infractions

9. Follow-Up InspectionJun 2, 2021

   0 infractions

10. Routine InspectionMay 25, 2021

    2 infractions

    • 302 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not properly washed and sanitized [s. 17(2)]
      • Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Observation: One of chlorine solution in a spray bottleused for food contact surfaces was measured to be 0ppm. Improperly sanitized food contact surfaces may cause foodborne illnesses.
      • Corrective Action: Operator voluntarily re-made the solution and was measured 100ppm. Ensure that all sanitizers are at adequate concentration.
      • Date to be corrected by: Corrected during inspection
      • Corrective Action(s):
      • Violation Score:
      • 401 - Adequate handwashing stations not available for employees [s. 21(4)]
      • Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Observation: A plate and a fork found in a front handwashing sink. Staff are not encouraged to wash hands when handwashing station is blocked by dishwares. Dishwashing may also contaminate the handsink.
      • Corrective Action: Operator removed the dishwares out of the handsink. Ensure that handwashing sink is not used for other purposes other than handwashing.
      • Date to be corrected by: Corrected during inspection
      • Corrective Action(s):
    • 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
      • Observation: Observation: Accumulation of dust, food debris, and grease observed in all hard-to-reach areas of the premises. (underneath coolers, dishwasher, fryer, stove, and boiler and in dry storage area)
      • Unsanitary conditions may attract pests and provide pest harborage which may contaminate food/food surface and cause foodborne illnesses.
      • Corrective Action: Perform deep and thorough cleaning of all hard-to-reach area of the premises, including the areas mentioned
      • Date to be corrected by: Today
      • Corrective Action(s):
      • Violation Score:
11. Follow-Up InspectionAug 27, 2019

    0 infractions

12. Routine InspectionAug 16, 2019

    2 infractions

    • 302 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not properly washed and sanitized [s. 17(2)]
      • Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Bleach sanitizer spray bottles measured less than 10 ppm.
      • Corrective Action(s): Prepare new bleach sanitizer. Ensure this is prepared regularly to maintain the concentration at 100-200 ppm. Use your chlorine test strips to verify.
      • Violation Score: 5
    • 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
      • Observation: Accumulation of food debris and grease observed underneath, behind, and between cooking equipment.
      • Corrective Action(s): Clean all noted areas. Ensure cleaning is done regularly to avoid accumulation of food debris and grease.
      • Violation Score: 9
13. Routine InspectionApr 17, 2019

    1 infraction

    • 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
      • Observation: Long-term sanitation issues observed in the kitchen:
      • - Grime along the edges of floors
      • - Debris underneath equipment and counters
      • - Old food debris inside microwaves
      • - Old food debris surrounding/inside toaster
      • **Correct by: ONE WEEK**
      • Corrective Action(s): Conduct a deep clean of the kitchen of all hard-to-reach areas. This should occur at least annually. Remove items that are no longer needed for food production. Ensure that microwaves are sanitized inside and out regularly. Clean the toaster and surrounding area regularly.
      • Violation Score: 9
14. Follow-Up InspectionOct 26, 2018

    0 infractions

15. Routine InspectionOct 16, 2018

    2 infractions

    • 205 - Cold potentially hazardous food stored/displayed above 4 °C. [s. 14(2)]
      • Observation: Sandwich prep cooler was at 12 degrees. Had just been defrosted. All food was moved to other coolers.
      • Corrective Action(s): Do not store food items in this unit until the temperature of the unit is below 4 degrees C.
      • Violation Score: 5
    • 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
      • Observation: Build up of grease and food debris and noted in various areas including in hard-to-reach areas under counter, equipment (grill, toaster, microwave), under counters in serving area etc.
      • Corrective Action(s): Please clean as required.
      • Violation Score: 3
16. Routine InspectionApr 6, 2018

    2 infractions

    • 401 - Adequate handwashing stations not available for employees [s. 21(4)]
      • Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Hand sink in serving station was blocked with bucket for rinsing out dishes.
      • Corrective Action(s): This hand sink is strictly for hand washing. Please do not use this sink for any other activity.
      • Violation Score: 5
    • 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: - Personal items including medications, shoe insoles, handbag noted within food storage and food preparation areas.
      • - Plastic sprouts container noted directly on top of cucumbers.
      • Corrective Action(s): - Please keep all personal items in a space completely separated from food preparation.
      • - Containers may be contaminated on the outside. Please do not place directly on food.
      • Violation Score: 9
      • 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
      • Observation: Build up of grease and dirt noted in several areas around the facility including around cooking equipment, storage shelves, under and around work counters.
      • - Dirty mop bucket noted in the washroom that seemed to be attracting flies.
      • Corrective Action(s): - Please clean as needed.
      • - Clean out mop head more often. Use bleach to sanitize between uses and deter flies.
      • Violation Score: 9
      • 312 - Items not required for food premises operation being stored on the premises [s. 18]
      • Observation: Various items noted in kitchen and storage areas that are not required for operations.
      • Corrective Action(s): - Please remove all items that are not directly needed for food preparation and related activity. This includes unused equipment.
      • Violation Score: 3
17. Routine InspectionAug 25, 2017

    0 infractions