The Butchart Gardens - Gelateria
800 Benvenuto Avenue, Brentwood Bay, BC, V8M 1J8 · Food Premises
Inspection summary
The Butchart Gardens - Gelateria has been inspected once by Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority), on May 20, 2026. The most recent inspection, on May 20, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 1 infraction recorded. All recorded findings relate to upkeep, equipment or paperwork rather than direct food-handling risks.
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.
Other findingsLower risk
Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.
Recorded once on May 20, 2026. For example:
Improper Sanitary Facilities
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
- Improper Sanitary Facilities
- Observed a fan blocking the handwash station
- Corrected on site, operator moved the fan to allow access to the handwash station. Do not block or limit access to the handwash station to allow for regular handwashing. Comments Routine Inspection Conducted Today - Hand sink fully stocked with soap, paper towel, hot and cold water - Used dishes are rinsed and separated from clean dish ware, ware washing is performed at the blue poppy - QUAT sanitizer available for surfaces, measured 300 ppm - All coolers measured less than or equal to 4C, freezers measured less than or equal to -18C - Received list of all food safe staff; all supervisors, managers, and food handlers have a valid food safe level 1 or equivalent certificate - Ice scoops are stored in running water dipper wells - Overall facility was clean and well maintained with no signs of pests at time of inspection
- Improper Sanitary Facilities
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