The Hidden Gem
337 Cook Street, B, Victoria, BC, V8V 3X5 · Food Premises
Inspection summary
The Hidden Gem has been inspected once by Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority), on June 5, 2026. The most recent inspection, on June 5, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination.
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 June 5, 2026. For example:
Food Not Protected - General
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
- Food Not Protected - General
- Observed dark coloured deposits in hard-to-reach areas of the ice machine
- Empty ice, clean and sanitize ice machine. Comments Routine inspection. Dishwasher >71C at plate level in rinse cycle. Surface sanitizer 200-400ppm QUAT. Hand sinks fully supplied. Temperatures meeting regulatory requirements. Temperature records maintained. Permit prominently displayed.
- Food Not Protected - General
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