The Handle Bar
501 9 Ave N Golden BC V0A 1H0 · Restaurant - Food Service
Inspection summary
The Handle Bar has been inspected 5 times by Interior Health Authority since November 8, 2021. The most recent inspection, on January 19, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.
3 of 5 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 2 infractions recorded. All recorded findings relate to upkeep, equipment or paperwork rather than direct food-handling risks.
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.
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on January 19, 2026. For example:
5 Are the FOODSAFE training requirements being met?
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on January 19, 2026. 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.
5 inspections
- Monitoring
2 infractions
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Observation(s): No test strips were available for chlorine sanitizer. Test strips ensure that chlorine sanitizer concentrations are able to be monitored and maintained at appropriate concentrations.
- F3.5 Are the FOODSAFE training requirements being met?
- Observation(s): FOODSAFE training for owner and employee was expired/unavailable. At least one person working on-site must have a valid FOODSAFE certificate/training.
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Monitoring
2 infractions
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Observation(s): Test strips must be purchased for bleach sanitizing solution.
- F2.1A Sanitizer test strips must be available for each chemical sanitizer used at the premises.
- F3.5 Are the FOODSAFE training requirements being met?
- Observation(s): Operator unable to provide proof of completed foodsafe.
- F3.6A Operator must have valid FOODSAFE certificate or equivalent training.
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
0 infractions
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