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Sylvia's Cafe

5610 Nazko Road, Baker Creek, V2J 3H9 · Restaurant

Official record from Northern Health →

Inspection summary

Sylvia's Cafe has been inspected 2 times by Northern Health Authority since August 2, 2023. The most recent inspection, on September 13, 2024, recorded 2 infractions.

None of the 2 inspections on record were free of infractions. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination and Handwashing and staff hygiene.

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 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on September 13, 2024. For example: 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]

  • 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 September 13, 2024. For example: 401 - Critical Adequate handwashing stations not available for employees [s. 21(4)]

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.

2 inspections

  1. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: Food (boxes of food and turkey/chicken) observed on the floor in the walk-in cooler at the time of inspection. Public Health Significance - storing food or food equipment on the floor can be easily accessed by pests that may carry disease causing microbes and contaminate food which may lead to foodborne illnesses or outbreaks upon consumption.
      • Corrective Action: Store all food and equipment at least 15 cm (6 inches) off the floor.
    • 401 - Critical Adequate handwashing stations not available for employees [s. 21(4)]
      • Observation: Inadequate facilities provided for hand washing, handwashing unit missing paper towel. (Public Health Significance) Hand washing is an important practice to ensure food are protected from cross contamination from other previously handled foods or contact surfaces.
      • Corrective Action: Ensure the hand wash station is accessible at all times and used only as a hand wash station whenever food is being prepared. Soap and paper towel in dispensers and hot and cold running water must be provided to facilitate proper hand washing.
  2. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: Various implements used a scoops are left in product for ongoing use, observed a cup used as scoop left in the ready to eat product (sugar container). (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.
    • 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: Pets must not be in the food facility, observed pet sleep zone with pet feeder bowls in the back storage area of the kitchen. Public Health Signficance) pets can cross-contaminate the food which may lead to foodborne illnesses.
      • Corrective Action: Ensure that only service animals are allowed indoors of a food preparation area and/or food establishment.
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