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Toro Japanese Bar and Bar

708 View Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1J8 · Food Premises

Official record from Island Health →

Inspection summary

Toro Japanese Bar and Bar has been inspected once by Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority), on July 20, 2026. The most recent inspection, on July 20, 2026, recorded 5 infractions.

In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 5 infractions 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 July 20, 2026. For example: Food Not Protected - General

  • 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 4 times on July 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

  1. Routine

    5 infractions

    • Food Not Protected - General
      • Observed a container with packed frozen fish left on the counter in the kitchen.
      • Never thaw at room temperature. Please thaw in a cooler with a temperature at or below 4°C, thaw under cold running water, or use a microwave to thaw.
    • Improper Sanitary Facilities
      • Observed food waste or debris in the hand sink at the bar. Scrub crushes also observed at hand sink at the bar.
      • Please ensure handwashing sink is designated for handwashing only. No dishwasher/rinsing/dumping waste at sink.
    • Improper Sanitary Facilities
      • Paper towel dispenser at the hand sink next to ice machine was not working. Paper towel was available.
      • Replace/repair the paper towel dispenser to ensure paper towel is readily available at ease.
    • Operations and Maintenance/Other
      • No monitoring log for temperature and dishwasher sanitizer.
      • Please check cooler and freezer temperatures, and dishwasher sanitizer concentration daily. Record in a daily log. Begin today.
    • Operations and Maintenance/Other
      • QUATS sanitizer measured at 400 ppm.
      • Corrected during inspection. Please use test strips to verify sanitizer concentration and maintain it at 200 ppm QUATS. Comments Handwashing sinks at the kitchen and bar were equipped with hot and cold running water, liquid soap, and paper towel. Dishwasher measured at 100 ppm chlorine after sanitizing rinse. Test strips were available. Glasswasher measured at 12.5 ppm iodine after sanitizing rinse. Cooler temperatures measured at or below 4°C. Freezer temperatures measured at or below -18°C. Shellfish tags were retained. Pest traps were in place. QUATS sanitizer for surfaces was available. No signs of pests were identified at time of inspection. Broken tiles identified in last inspection dated April 3, 2025, were repaired. Please add sealant/glue to seal the holes/gaps between the tiles and walls.

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