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Roadhouse

3711 Alfred Avenue, Smithers, V0J 2N0 · Restaurant

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Inspection summary

Roadhouse has been inspected 5 times by Northern Health Authority since February 9, 2023. The most recent inspection, on July 9, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.

2 of 5 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 11 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Cleaning and sanitizing and Chemicals and toxic substances.

Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.

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.

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded 6 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on July 9, 2026. For example: 209 - Repeat Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]

  • 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 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on March 11, 2026. For example: 308 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces are not in good working order [s. 16(b)]

  • Chemicals and toxic substancesHigher risk

    Cleaning products, sanitizers and pesticides must be labelled and stored away from food and food-contact surfaces. Inspectors flag chemicals that could end up in food, as well as pest treatments applied without proper supervision.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on March 11, 2026. For example: 309 - Repeat Chemicals, cleansers, & similar agents stored or labeled improperly [s. 27]

About this data

These results come from Northern 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.

5 inspections

  1. Follow-Up Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 209 - Repeat Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION) Food products were observed to be stored on the floor in the walk in freezer at time of inspection. (Public Health Significance): Storing food on the ground and not a minimum of 15 cm (6 inches) off the ground does not allow for proper cleaning and sanitizing of surfaces and may lead to serious illness and injury.
      • Corrective Action: Store all food products up off the floor a minimum of 15 cm (6 inches) to help facilitate cleaning and sanitizing. Operator was moving the food off the floor at time of inspection.
  2. Follow-Up Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 209 - Repeat Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION) Various implements used a scoops are left in dry food products. (Public Health Significance) Improper scoops and scoop storage exposes items to bare hand contact and potential contamination.
      • Corrective Action: Store scoops so that foods are not exposed to the handles or bare hand contact. Store food scoops in a sanitary manner and clean and sanitize them regularly.
    • 308 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces are not in good working order [s. 16(b)]
      • Observation: Observed the sanitizer dispensing unit to be broken as no diluted sanitizing solution was dispensed from the unit at time of follow-up inspection. Environmental health officer indicated to the operator that the dispensing unit needs to be replaced and / or repaired. Environmental health officer tested the sanitizing solution with QUAT test strips at time of follow-up inspection and a QUAT sanitizer solution was observed to be less than the regulatory 200ppm. Inadequate sanitizer concentration may fail to eliminate pathogens on the food contact surfaces, increasing the risk of cross contamination and food borne illness.
      • Corrective Action: Operator to repair and / or replace the chemical dispensing unit and ensure a minimum concentration of 200ppm QUAT is within labelled spray bottles / buckets at all times to ensure adequate food contact surface sanitization. Operator to test sanitizing solutions with valid test strips and record sanitizing solution concentrations to ensure compliance and prevent the risk of cross-contamination within the food premises.
    • 309 - Repeat Chemicals, cleansers, & similar agents stored or labeled improperly [s. 27]
      • Observation: (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION) Sanitizer bottles were observed not to be labelled at time of follow-up inspection.This could easily be mistaken for another substance. Ensure that all chemicals that are not in their original manufacturer's containers are properly labelled. Observed operator write the chemical solution with a permanent marker at time of inspection.
      • Corrective Action: Operator to ensure all chemicals used within the food premise are in adequately labelled containers.
  3. Routine Inspection

    7 infractions

    • 201 - Critical Food contaminated or unfit for human consumption [s. 13]
      • Observation: Contaminated food on premises. Observed build up of biofilm and bacterial residue on condenser components, lid, internal walls and dispensing unit of the kitchen ice machine at time of inspection. (Public Health significance) - All foods on the premises must be wholesome and free from contamination and otherwise fit for human consumption. Unacceptable and / or contaminated food items could cause food borne illness. Environmental health officer advised the operator that ice made from the ice machine equipment was to be discarded from the machine and bar well area, and no ice shall be offered to guests for beverages and / or used in food preparation until a re-inspection of the equipment and approval from the health officer is granted at time of follow-up inspection.
      • Corrective Action: Operator to unplug, discard all ice and thoroughly remove all biofilm and bacteria residue from the ice machine, then adequately clean and sanitize the equipment and then receive approval from the environmental health officer prior to use within the food facility.
    • 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: Observed prepared food products stored on the floor of the walk-in cooler at time of inspection.
      • Corrective Action: Ensure all food within the walk-in refrigerator are stored at minimum of 15 cm from the floor on dedicated wire shelving to prevent tripping hazards, product cross contamination from people, cleaners or dirt / debris from wall & floor surfaces, and permit thorough cleaning of floor surfaces to maintain cold storage equipment in sanitary condition.
    • 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: Observed scoops left in bulk dried food product bins (i.e. flour and sugar) for ongoing use at time of inspection. Improper scoop storage exposes items to bare hand contact and potential contamination.
      • Corrective Action: Store scoops so that foods are not exposed to the handles or bare hand contact. Store food scoops in a sanitary manner and clean and sanitize them regularly.
    • 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: Raw meat is stored above ready to eat foods and produce within the walk-in refrigerator. Contact with and dripping fluids from raw foods can contaminate other items and lead to food borne illness.
      • Corrective Action: Store raw meats below and isolated from ready to eat items and produce.
    • 302 - Critical Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not properly washed and sanitized [s. 17(2)]
      • Observation: (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION) No active sanitizer detected in sanitizer containers or spray bottles. Environmental health officer checked the sanitizing solution chemical bottle and product was observed to be expired (expired 05/23/2019). (Public Health Significance) Sanitizing solutions must be strong enough to destroy bacteria on surfaces to prevent the contamination of staff, clients or food on contact with the improperly cleaned surface. Head chef went offsite and purchased a food contact sanitizer with valid expiry and a solution concentration of 200 ppm sodium hypochorite (bleach) was observed at time of inspection.
      • Corrective Action: Change sanitizing solutions as required to always maintain an effective concentration (200 ppm unscented bleach, 200 ppm QUAT)- follow manufacturer's specifications)
    • 302 - Critical Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not properly washed and sanitized [s. 17(2)]
      • Observation: Observed Wiping cloths left on the counters between use. (Public Health significance) - Cloths once used can harbor and grow bacteria if left as used at room temperature.
      • Corrective Action: Store wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution of 200 ppm chlorine or 200 ppm QUATs. Mix according to the manufacturer's specifications.
    • 309 - Chemicals, cleansers, & similar agents stored or labeled improperly [s. 27]
      • Observation: (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION) Observed food contact sanitizer spray bottles without proper labelling at time of inspection.
      • Corrective Action: Operator to ensure all chemicals, cleansers & similar agents used within the food premise are adequately labelled.
  4. Routine Inspection

    0 infractions

  5. Routine Inspection

    0 infractions

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