The Full Circle Cafe
101-402 Baker St Nelson BC V1L 4H8 · Restaurant - Food Service
Inspection summary
The Full Circle Cafe has been inspected 8 times by Interior Health Authority since November 13, 2014. The most recent inspection, on September 22, 2025, found no infractions.
5 of 8 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Cleaning and sanitizing and Pests.
The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions. Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 14, 2022. For example:
5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
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 February 18, 2020. For example:
3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
PestsHigher risk
Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.
Recorded once on November 16, 2015. For example:
7 - Is the premises free from a pest infestation?
Permits, records and postingLower risk
Operating permits, required signage, written procedures and logs. These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 14, 2022. For example:
4 Are written sanitation procedures (Sanitation Plan) current and available on site?
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 February 18, 2020. For example:
1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
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.
8 inspections
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
2 infractions
- F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
- Observation(s): Mouse observed in trap inside basement cooler.
- F2.5B The premises must be properly constructed and maintained in good, clean and sanitary condition.
- F3.4 Are written sanitation procedures (Sanitation Plan) current and available on site?
- Observation(s): Operator was unsure of status of written Sanitation Plan.
- F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
- Monitoring
4 infractions
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Observation(s): Quaternary Ammonia (AKA "Quats") sanitizer is used on site. Please acquire corresponding tests strips for verification of 200 ppm. Please consult with your chemicals supplier.
- F2.1A Sanitizer test strips must be available for each chemical sanitizer used at the premises.
- F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Observation(s): Quat sanitizer solution was below 200 ppm. Please acquire test strips to verify concentrations. Please ensure that concentrations of Quats are at minimum 200 ppm.
- F2.3D Sanitizer solution must be available and kept at the correct levels for adequate sanitizing action.
- F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
- Observation(s): Please provide light covers or shatterproof lighting.
- F2.5J Artificial lighting must have shatterproof covers or shatterproof bulbs.
- F3.3 Are written food handling procedures (Food Safety Plan) current and available on site?
- Observation(s): Please include Veggie Patties into current Food Safety Plan. Identification of critical control points, how to monitor them, and corrective actions to take should all be included into plan.
- F3.3A Operator must have written food handling procedures that includes all potentially hazardous foods on site.
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- 7 - Is the premises free from a pest infestation?
- Observation(s): Evidence of pests was found in the dry storage cabinet. No contaminated food was found at the time of inspection.
- 7.1 - The premises must be maintained free of pests.
- 7 - Is the premises free from a pest infestation?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
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