Quality Foods - Harewood - Upstairs Restaurant
867 Bruce Avenue, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 4A1 · Food Premises
Inspection summary
Quality Foods - Harewood - Upstairs Restaurant has been inspected once by Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority), on June 3, 2026. The most recent inspection, on June 3, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.
In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing.
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.
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 once on June 3, 2026. For example:
Critical Improper Cleaning, Sanitizing of Equipment and Utensils
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 June 3, 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
- Critical Improper Cleaning, Sanitizing of Equipment and Utensils
- Bar glasswasher: no chlorine detectable in sanitizing rinse. Glasswasher machine requires repair.
- Use kitchen dishwasher for glasses until machine repaired.
- Operations and Maintenance/Other
- Tabletop deep fryer may be a fire hazard.
- Municipal fire department contacted. Store manager advised. Comments Soap and paper towels at handwash sink. Dishwasher reaching sanitizing temperature. Cold and hot holding temperatures good. Temperature records kept.***Ensure accurate records are kept for glasswasher sanitizer. Cleaning schedule recorded. Quat sanitizer at 200 ppm. ***Reminder that any mayonnaise or cream-based sauces must be kept at 4C, not room temperature. Premises sanitation satisfactory.
- Critical Improper Cleaning, Sanitizing of Equipment and Utensils
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