Stepping Stones
816 Vernon St Nelson BC V1L 4G4 · Restaurant - Food Service
Inspection summary
Stepping Stones has been inspected 9 times by Interior Health Authority since May 3, 2016. The most recent inspection, on February 4, 2026, found no infractions.
7 of 9 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: Handwashing and staff hygiene and Food temperature control.
The last 6 inspections in a row found no infractions. 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.
Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk
Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.
Recorded once on October 17, 2018. For example:
7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
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 May 3, 2016. For example:
4 - Are proper refrigeration, freezing and thawing procedures followed?
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.
9 inspections
- Monitoring
0 infractions
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0 infractions
- Monitoring
0 infractions
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0 infractions
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0 infractions
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0 infractions
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- F2.7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
- Observation(s): Handwash station had no hot water. Staff stated that clients use this sink to fill up water containers and they might be turning off the hot water.
- F2.7A Handwashing station must be supplied with hot and cold running water.
- F2.7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- 4 - Are proper refrigeration, freezing and thawing procedures followed?
- Observation(s): Borscht was found thawing at room temperature for more than 2 hours.
- 4.4 - Potentially hazardous food must be thawed using appropriate equipment and/or approved methods.
- 4 - Are proper refrigeration, freezing and thawing procedures followed?
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