Poets Cove Bistro Kitchen
9801 Spalding Road, Pender Island, BC, V0N 2M3 · Food Premises
Inspection summary
Poets Cove Bistro 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. 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 These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.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 October 7, 2026. For example:
Food Safety Plan/Sanitation Plan
Other findingsLower risk
Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.
Recorded once on October 7, 2026. For example:
Operations and Maintenance/Other
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
2 infractions
- 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.
- Operations and Maintenance/Other
- Freezer units outside are not equipped with locks.
- Please ensure freezer units stored outside are locked to prevent possible unauthorized access. Comments Routine health inspection conducted for the Syrens Bistro Kitchen (lower level). - Handwash stations adequately supplied - Coolers are below 4°C, freezers are below -18°C - Quat sanitizer measured 200ppm quaternary ammonium - The interior of the ice machine is clean - Temperature log maintained multiple times a day for the walk in fridge and freezer - Mechanical dishwasher sanitizing at 100 ppm Chlorine - Kitchen staff are FOODSAFE certified - Facility is overall clean, with no pest activity observed.
- Food Safety Plan/Sanitation Plan
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