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Poets Cove Aurora Kitchen

9801 Spalding Road, Pender Island, BC, V0N 2M3 · Food Premises

Official record from Island Health →

Inspection summary

Poets Cove Aurora Kitchen has been inspected once by Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority), on October 7, 2026. The most recent inspection, on October 7, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.

In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control.

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.

  • 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 once on October 7, 2026. For example: Critical Inadequate Cooling & Refrigerated Storage of Potentially Hazardous Food(s)

  • 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 These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.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 October 7, 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

  1. Routine

    2 infractions

    • Critical Inadequate Cooling & Refrigerated Storage of Potentially Hazardous Food(s)
      • Prep coolers across the stove measured 8 - 13°C ambient, refrigeration temperature not documented on the temperature log, All cooler units must be maintained at 4°C or lower.
      • Food items were probed for an assessment of internal temperatures to see if they are below 4°C . Products exceeded 4°C and prepared from the previous evening were discarded, the rest of the products were moved back in to walk-in cooler to lower the temperature. Maintenance have been called to service the cooler unit to maintain temperatures of 4°C or lower. Do not store food inside this unit until repairs have been made.
    • Food Safety Plan/Sanitation Plan
      • Temperature log only maintained for walk in coolers, No temperature log recorded for smaller cooler/freezer units.
      • Document daily refrigeration temperature for all cooler/freezer and hot-holding units in the logbook. Comments Routine health inspection conducted for the Aurora Kitchen (upper level). Handwash stations adequately supplied. Coolers are below 4°C (except for the broken cooler under the grill and across from the stove), freezers are below -18°C. Quat sanitizer measured 200 ppm quaternary ammonium. Temperature log maintained multiple times a day for the walk in fridge. Mechanical dishwasher sanitizing at 100 ppm chlorine. Kitchen staff are FoodSafe certified. Facility is overall clean, with no pest activity observed.

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