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Taco Time Cantina

1-110 Hollywood Rd S Kelowna BC V1X 3S9 · Restaurant - Food Service

Inspection summary

Taco Time Cantina has been inspected 5 times by Interior Health Authority since December 28, 2018. The most recent inspection, on November 5, 2025, found no infractions.

2 of 5 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, Food temperature control 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 November 7, 2024. For example: 5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?

  • 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 December 28, 2018. For example: 3 Are proper cooling and reheating procedures followed?

  • 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 December 28, 2018. For example: 3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded once on November 7, 2024. For example: 6 Are the premises designed and equipped to ensure safe food handling?

  • 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 January 27, 2022. For example: 6 Are the FOODSAFE training requirements being met?

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.

5 inspections

  1. Monitoring

    0 infractions

  2. Monitoring

    2 infractions

    • F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
      • Observation(s): Broken sieve observed used for frying food. This may result in physical contamination of food. CDI - Operator discarded the broken sieve. Inspect cooking equipment regularly to ensure they are in good working order. Knives, probe thermometer, and knife holder observed unclean. Ensure to wash, rinse and sanitize the utensils and equipment as per the Sanitation Plan.
      • F2.5A All equipment, utensils and food contact surfaces used on the premises must be kept in good working order to ensure the sanitary handling of food.
      • F2.5K Storage of equipment, food contact surfaces and utensils must prevent contamination.
    • F2.6 Are the premises designed and equipped to ensure safe food handling?
      • Observation(s): Bare wood exposed on the shelves of the dry storage area. Wood is an absorbent material and cannot be properly cleaned and sanitized. Refinish, repair, or replace the wood and ensure a non-absorbent, easy to clean material is used.
      • F2.6F Food contact surfaces must be smooth and non-absorbent and easy to clean.
  3. Monitoring

    0 infractions

  4. Monitoring

    1 infraction

    • F3.6 Are the FOODSAFE training requirements being met?
      • Observation(s): Valid food safe certificate not available onsite for assessment. Send me a copy of a valid food safe certificate for the staff working on site. A minimum of one staff at all times of the facility's operating hours must hold a valid food safe level 1 certificate (or equivalent training).
  5. Monitoring

    2 infractions

    • F1.3 Are proper cooling and reheating procedures followed?
      • Observation(s): Observed rice cooling in a container with the lid on inside the walk-in cooler and it was unclear whether the cooling standard was being met - lid was removed at the time of inspection to assist with cooling.
    • F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
      • Observation(s): Sanitizer solutions in the 3-compartment sink and kitchen spray bottle were measured at <100ppm Quaternary Ammonia.

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