Switchboard Cafe
122 Hereford Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, V8K 2T4 · Food Premises
Inspection summary
Switchboard Cafe has been inspected once by Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority), on October 8, 2026. The most recent inspection, on October 8, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 1 infraction 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 October 8, 2026. For example:
Critical Improper Cleaning, Sanitizing of Equipment and Utensils
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
1 infraction
- Critical Improper Cleaning, Sanitizing of Equipment and Utensils
- Surface sanitizer tested above 500 ppm quats.
- Remade sanitizer to 200 ppm. Please record concentration of sanitizer when made. Comments Hand sink stocked with soap and paper towel. Hot and cold running water available. Coolers and freezers are in temperature compliance. Please record temperatures daily. Dishwasher reached 71°C at plate level. Please record dishwasher temperature daily. No signs of pests. Please ensure organization of dry storage has chemicals stored away from food products. Please create monitoring logs.
- Critical Improper Cleaning, Sanitizing of Equipment and Utensils
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