SOS Cafe
550 Carmi Ave Penticton BC V2A 3G6 · Restaurant - Food Service
Inspection summary
SOS Cafe has been inspected 11 times by Interior Health Authority since February 21, 2013. The most recent inspection, on January 21, 2026, found no infractions.
6 of 11 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 0 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination and Cleaning and sanitizing.
The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.
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 once on April 7, 2025. For example:
5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
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 February 11, 2015. For example:
3 - Are wiping cloths maintained and stored in a sanitary manner?
Food safety training and certificationLower risk
Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.
Recorded once on September 14, 2016. For example:
12 - Is the contact information the same?
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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on April 7, 2025. For example:
1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
About this data
These results come from Interior 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.
11 inspections
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
2 infractions
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Observation(s): At the time of inspection, QUAT test strips were not available on site. The operator must provide QUAT test strips.
- F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
- Observation(s): At the time of inspection, some mould build up was observed in the ice maker machine. The operator must clean and sanitize the ice maker machine.
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- FI1.1 Is the food service establishment following the Informed Dining requirements?
- Observation(s): Informed dining mark logo on menu board, nutritional information statement on drink cooler. Binder containing nutritional information not available during COVID-19 to reduce touch points. Have binder available for staff to access until the time comes when the binder can be placed out for customer access
- FI1.1D Nutrition information should be available before or at the point of ordering.
- FI1.1 Is the food service establishment following the Informed Dining requirements?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- 12 - Is the contact information the same?
- Observation(s): New contact information provided.
- 12 - Is the contact information the same?
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- 13.3 - Are wiping cloths maintained and stored in a sanitary manner?
- Observation(s): - sanitizer in bucket for cloths replaced during inspection
- 13.3 - Are wiping cloths maintained and stored in a sanitary manner?
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- 1.1 - Is the owner and operator the same?
- Observation(s): new operator
- 1.1 - Is the owner and operator the same?
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