Penny's Palapa Restaurant
Wharf Street, Dock 10 H, Nanaimo, BC, V9S 5X1 · Food Premises
Inspection summary
Penny's Palapa Restaurant has been inspected once by Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority), on July 28, 2026. The most recent inspection, on July 28, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 1 infraction recorded. All recorded findings relate to upkeep, equipment or paperwork rather than direct food-handling risks.
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.
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 These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.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 28, 2026. For example:
Food Safety Plan/Sanitation Plan
About this data
These results come from Island Health (Vancouver Island 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.
1 inspection
- Routine
1 infraction
- Food Safety Plan/Sanitation Plan
- Cooling practices to be adjusted and verified for beans.
- Operator took corrective action during inspection. Will verify beans are cooled according to Food Safety Plans. Comments Fridges keep food below 4°C. Hot holding keeps food above 60°C. Dishwasher sanitizes at 50 ppm chlorine. Sanitizer in bottle at 100 ppm chlorine. Foods are dated, labelled, covered and stored correctly. Test strips are provided to monitor sanitizer concentration. Liquid soap, hot water and paper towels are provided at designated hand sinks. Temperatures are monitored and recorded daily. Operator to forward FoodSafe Level 1 confirmation. FoodSafe valid to April 7, 2029. Operator to verify with Port Authority that all wastewater/greywater is disposed/build to Holding Tank Construction Guidelines written by Island Health. Operator to forward confirmation to Health Officer.
- Food Safety Plan/Sanitation Plan
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