T J Restaurant

27125 Fraser Hwy, Langley · Restaurant

20 inspections

Routine InspectionFeb 13, 2026
1 infraction
- 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation: Build up of debris/ grease in the following areas:
  - 1. Behind the grill top and deep fryer area.
  - 2. Underneath the dry storage room
  - 3. Underneath the 3 compartment sink
  - Corrective Action(s): Clean and sanitize the following areas. Continue to increase the frequency of these areas and add to your routine cleaning schedule.
  - Date to be corrected by: today
  - Violation Score: 9
  - 308 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces are not in good working order [s. 16(b)]
  - Observation: Chaulking on the 3 compartment sink has build up of mold and peeling off.
  - Corrective Action(s): Remove the old chaulking, clean and sanitize area and apply new chaulking
  - Date to be corrected by: 2 weeks
  - Violation Score: 3
Follow-Up InspectionDec 1, 2025
0 infractions
Routine InspectionAug 6, 2025
1 infraction
- 304 - Premises not free of pests [s. 26(a)]
  - Observation: Minor fly issue inside the kitchen.
  - Corrective Action(s): Eliminate the gly issue by following a IPM practice. Keep areas clean and place fly ribbons in none food areas. Keep doors closed at all times during operation to reduce the fly population.
  - Date to be corrected by: today
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation: Large accumulation of grease/food debris in the following areas:
  - 1. Behind the dishwashing area, on the 2 compartment sink, behind the 2 compartment sink.
  - 2. Behind all refrigeration units, work stables and dry storage racks
  - 3. Grease accumulation behind, below and around the stove and deep fryer area.
  - 4. On the potato cutting equipment
  - Corrective Action(s): Clean and sanitize the following areas listed above. Ensure to establish a cleaning schedule for these areas. Send a copy of the updated cleaning schedule/checklist to the inspector.
  - Date to be corrected by: today
  - Violation Score: 15
Follow-Up InspectionFeb 14, 2025
0 infractions
Routine InspectionFeb 6, 2025
1 infraction
- 304 - Premises not free of pests [s. 26(a)]
  - Observation: Droppings observed in the corner where the dishwasher is located.
  - Corrective Action(s): Clean and sanitize the area to remove any droppings. Moving forward establish routine cleaning especially underneath and behind all equipment. Seal any gaps behind sinks and walls.
  - Date to be corrected by: today
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 305 - Conditions observed that may allow entrance/harbouring/breeding of pests [s. 26(b),(c)]
  - Observation: Dry wall behind the dishwasher area has visible gaps between the wall and floor.
  - Corrective Action(s): Seal the gaps as this could be potential entry points for pests.
  - Date to be corrected by: 1 week
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation: Large accumulation of grease/food debris in the following areas:
  - 1. Behind the dishwashing area, on the 2 compartment sink, behind the 2 compartment sink.
  - 2. Behind all refrigeration units, work stables and dry storage racks
  - 3. Grease accumulation behind, below and around the stove and deep fryer area.
  - 4. Fume hood vents have grease build up
  - Corrective Action(s): Clean and sanitize the following areas. Pull all units out and deep clean along the edges of the wall to remove any grease/debris on and behind each unit. Establish a routine cleaning schedule to target these areas. Large accumulation is result of missed cleaning for long periods of time.
  - Date to be corrected by: today
  - Violation Score: 15
Routine InspectionMay 9, 2024
2 infractions
- 302 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not properly washed and sanitized [s. 17(2)]
  - Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Bleach solution near cook counter in spray bottle 0ppm chlorine.
  - Bleach available on site.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure to change bottle daily or fresh 1 gallon bucket + 1 tsp bleach with cloth and change throughout day.
  - Violation Score: 5
- 305 - Conditions observed that may allow entrance/harbouring/breeding of pests [s. 26(b),(c)]
  - Observation: Door sweep at back entrance has a gap, light is showing through. Metal door sweep with rubber end seems to be installed to high.
  - Corrective Action(s): Ensure to replace/repair door sweep to seal the back and prevent pests from entering.
  - Back area staff room adjacent has food storage.
  - Date to be corrected by: 1 month.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation: Behind grill area has significant build up of grease and food debris. Last service of vent hood was March 2024.
  - Corrective Action(s): Call to have this area serviced and cleaned.
  - Increase frequency of service and cleaning in this area.
  - Date to be completed by: 2 weeks.
  - Violation Score: 3
Routine InspectionSep 13, 2023
1 infraction
- 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation: Side of cooler next to grill is greasy.
  - Food debris such as fries and grease behind main grill.
  - Some minor drips and grease build up on ventilation grills.
  - Some food debris under counters.
  - Behind 3 compartment sink has some dark stains on walls - potential area of mold.
  - Corrective Action(s): 1. Next ventilation hood grease cleaning is scheduled 18th of this month - ensure that equipment is also pulled out and thorough cleaning is done behind the grills and fridges.
  - 2. Sweep behind counter and food prep areas.
  - 3. Scrub area down with soap, water and then bleach water solution to remove mold.
  - Replace with a less textured (smooth) backsplash.
  - Date to be completed by: September 18th, 2023.
  - Violation Score: 9
Follow-Up InspectionJan 31, 2023
0 infractions
Routine InspectionJan 19, 2023
2 infractions
- 205 - Cold potentially hazardous food stored/displayed above 4 °C. [s. 14(2)]
  - Observation: White fridge closest to cook line is not working.
  - Items such as fresh ground beef is 8.9C internal temperature. Ambient fridge temperature is 11.0C.
  - Corrective Action(s): Use up all items in this cooler within 2hrs during the lunch rush.
  - Move all items (that are stored under 2hrs) to working cooler.
  - Do not store any other meat in this fridge until it is fixed or replaced.
  - Only place uncut vegetables in fridge overnight and during the day.
  - Date to be completed by: Immediately.
  - Violation Score: 5
  - 302 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not properly washed and sanitized [s. 17(2)]
  - Observation: Dishwasher is tested 2x at 68C final rinse cycle.
  - Corrective Action(s): Use dishwasher to wash dishes only and sanitize in sink with bleach and water.
  - 3 compartment sink available.
  - Fix dishwasher to ensure final rinse is 71C.
  - Date to be completed by: Today.
  - Violation Score: 5
- 210 - Food not thawed in an acceptable manner [s. 14(2)]
  - Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Ground beef, large tray >3kg stored out at room temperature for thawing, operator says he keeps it out to thaw between 3-5hrs.
  - Corrective Action(s): Keep in fridge to thaw or under cool running water.
  - Operator placed back in fridge. Thank you.
  - Violation Score: 5
  - 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Operator does not have sanitizer made up. 0ppm in spray bottle that looks like soap water.
  - Cloths in use are stored outside of sanitizer.
  - Corrective Action(s): Store cloths in sanitizer when not in use.
  - Make sanitizer with bleach available on regular basis (once daily or 2x per week).
  - Demonstrated making sanitizer in bucket during the inspection.
  - Operator added some in the spray bottle.
  - Tested at 100ppm.
  - Operator also changed new cloths. Thank you.
  - Violation Score: 9
Routine InspectionApr 28, 2022
1 infraction
- 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
  - Observation: Backsplash behind 3 comp is moldy, large patch of mold.
  - Corrective Action(s): Please scrub with soap and water (and with personal protective equipment). Only use bleach sanitizer as necessary.
  - Seal any water leaks and maintain clean to prevent mold from coming back.
  - Date to be completed by: this week.
  - Violation Score: 3
Follow-Up InspectionJul 15, 2021
0 infractions
Routine InspectionJul 13, 2021
2 infractions
- 205 - Cold potentially hazardous food stored/displayed above 4 °C. [s. 14(2)]
  - Observation: Potentially hazardous foods (meat, cheese, milk, etc.) in coolers (two door clooer and one door cooler) measured >7C internally. The coolers themselves measured >10C. It is uncertain how long the foods have been temperature abused.
  - Corrective Action(s): Discard all potentially hazardous foods.
  - Violation Score: 15
  - 302 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not properly washed and sanitized [s. 17(2)]
  - Observation: Only one sanitizer bottle present at the store front. There was no sanitizer in the kitchen.
  - Corrective Action(s): Store all cloths in a bucket of 100ppm chlorine sanitizer in the kitchen. Recommend obtaining a chlorine test strip.
  - Violation Score: 5
  - 303 - Equipment/facilities/hot & cold water for sanitary maintenance not adequate [s. 17(3); s. 4(1)(f)]
  - Observation: Hot water had been turned off at the handwashing sink due to leaky facuet.
  - Corrective Action(s): Hanswashing sink must always be readily equipped with hot & cold running water. Do not turn off the hot water valve. Repair the leaky faucet.
  - Violation Score: 5
- 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
  - Observation: Bread were stored on top of counter, unprotected from contamination. Operator wiped the counter with dirty cloth (not sanitized), constantly touching the bread.
  - Corrective Action(s): Store foods in a proper container.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 308 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces are not in good working order [s. 16(b)]
  - Observation: All coolers are not able to maintain 4C.
  - Corrective Action(s): Repair coolers. Do not store potentially hazardous foods until they are fully functioing at or below 4C. Ensure that thermometers are accurate. Keep a temperature log for both coolers.
  - Violation Score: 9
  - 309 - Chemicals, cleansers, & similar agents stored or labeled improperly [s. 27]
  - Observation: Sanitizer bottle is not labelled.
  - Corrective Action(s): Properly label sanitizer bottle.
  - Violation Score: 3
Follow-Up InspectionFeb 28, 2020
0 infractions
Follow-Up InspectionFeb 14, 2020
1 infraction
- 302 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not properly washed and sanitized [s. 17(2)]
  - Observation: Dishwasher is only reaching 140F
  - Corrective Action(s): Must reach 180F (82C)
  - Repair or replace dishwasher. As temporary measure, use 3-comp sink. Wash, rinse and sanitize. Date to be corrected by 02/28/2020
  - Violation Score: 5
Routine InspectionJan 3, 2020
2 infractions
- 205 - Cold potentially hazardous food stored/displayed above 4 °C. [s. 14(2)]
  - Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Stainless refridgerator = 7C.
  - Corrective Action(s): Please monitor and adjust as required to store food at 4C or lower.
  - Violation Score: 5
  - 302 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not properly washed and sanitized [s. 17(2)]
  - Observation: Dishwasher rinse must reach 82C currently 55C.
  - Corrective Action(s): Please adjust or repair as required.
  - Date to be corrected by: Jan 10 2020
  - Violation Score: 15
- 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
  - Observation:
  - Corrective Action(s): Do not store scoop in ice.
  - Violation Score: 3
  - 311 - Premises not maintained as per approved plans [s. 6(1)(b)]
  - Observation:
  - Corrective Action(s): Cover lights with shatter proof covers or sleeves - Date to be corrected by: 01-10-2020
  - Violation Score: 1
  - 312 - Items not required for food premises operation being stored on the premises [s. 18]
  - Observation:
  - Corrective Action(s): Removed unused supplies and equipment - Date to be corrected by: 06-01-2020 (june)
  - Violation Score: 1
  - 315 - Refrigeration units and hot holding equipment lack accurate thermometers [s. 19(2)]
  - Observation:
  - Corrective Action(s): White refrigerator requires a thermometer - Date to be corrected by: 01-10-2020
  - Violation Score: 1
Routine InspectionFeb 5, 2019
0 infractions
Routine InspectionAug 13, 2018
0 infractions
Routine InspectionFeb 20, 2018
0 infractions
Routine InspectionAug 11, 2017
0 infractions
Routine InspectionOct 1, 2012
0 infractions