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Vina Vietnamese Gourmet

2644 - 2929 Barnet Hwy, Coquitlam · Restaurant

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Inspection summary

Vina Vietnamese Gourmet has been inspected 22 times by Fraser Health Authority since November 29, 2012. The most recent inspection, on February 24, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.

12 of 22 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control, Protecting food from contamination and Cleaning and sanitizing.

The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.

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 temperature controlHigher risk

    Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.

    Recorded 5 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on February 24, 2026. For example: 205 - Cold potentially hazardous food stored/displayed above 4 °C. [s. 14(2)]

  • 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 5 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on October 29, 2024. For example: 201 - Food contaminated or unfit for human consumption [s. 13]

  • 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 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on April 14, 2025. For example: 301 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not maintained in sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]

  • 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 February 24, 2026. For example: 305 - Conditions observed that may allow entrance/harbouring/breeding of pests [s. 26(b),(c)]

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 15, 2025. For example: 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]

About this data

These results come from Fraser 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.

22 inspections

  1. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 205 - Cold potentially hazardous food stored/displayed above 4 °C. [s. 14(2)]
      • Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Noted sprouts and soaked noodle at room temperature
      • Corrective Action(s): Keep sprouts and soaked noodle either in fridge or add ice to maintain temp < 4 oC
      • Done at time of visit
      • Violation Score: 15
    • 305 - Conditions observed that may allow entrance/harbouring/breeding of pests [s. 26(b),(c)]
      • Observation: Noted some buckets stored on floor in kitchen providing breeding and hiding place for pests
      • Corrective Action(s): Store all buckets on shelving with min clearance from floor of 6 " to aid cleaning and monitoring for pests
      • Violation Score: 3
      • 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
      • Observation: Poor cleaning noted for behind and under equipment, under sinks and in corners, counters are sticky
      • Corrective Action(s): Deep clean the facility
      • Violation Score: 3
      • 315 - Refrigeration units and hot holding equipment lack accurate thermometers [s. 19(2)]
      • Observation: Some fridges are missing thermometers ( small ones in front and upright one in kitchen)
      • Corrective Action(s): Provide accurate hanging thermometers for all coolers to monitor temperature
      • Violation Score: 1
  2. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 205 - Cold potentially hazardous food stored/displayed above 4 °C. [s. 14(2)]
      • Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Cooked noodle noted at room temperature
      • Corrective Action(s): Keep all cooked noodle in cooler or on ice to maintain temp of < 4 oC
      • Violation Score: 5
    • 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
      • Observation: Poor cleaning noted for under sink, inside microwaves behind equipment
      • Corrective Action(s): Deep clean
      • Violation Score: 3
  3. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 301 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not maintained in sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
      • Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Serving spoon ( rice) and tongs noted in stagnant water
      • Corrective Action(s): - wash and keep in iced water between uses
      • Violation Score: 5
    • 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
      • Observation: poor cleaning noted for inside freezer, counters, under/behind equipment
      • Corrective Action(s): Deep clean the facility
      • Violation Score: 9
  4. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 201 - Food contaminated or unfit for human consumption [s. 13]
      • Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Noted half eaten apple on top of noodle ( large basket of cooked noodle)
      • Corrective Action(s): Discard the contaminated food
      • Violation Score: 5
    • 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: Some mold noted inside the ice machine not at ice level
      • Corrective Action(s): - Drain the ice machine clean and sanitize it Today
      • Violation Score: 9
  5. Routine Inspection

    0 infractions

  6. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 301 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not maintained in sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
      • Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): No surface sanitizer in front and kitchen
      • Corrective Action(s): No sanitizer detected in spray bottle an not in kitchen- it was made a time of visit-
      • Ensure surface sanitizer is available at all time in front ( spray and bucket) and in third sink
      • Violation Score: 5
      • 302 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not properly washed and sanitized [s. 17(2)]
      • Observation: Noted staff are not following proper manual dishwashing steps
      • Corrective Action(s): -Follow the 4 steps 1 wash 2. rinse 3 soak in sanitizer 4 air dry
      • *** Repeated violation- ticket will be considered
      • Violation Score: 5
      • 402 - Employee does not wash hands properly or at adequate frequency [s. 21(3)]
      • Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Noted food handler in back wearing gloves- making foods and touching dirty dishware- washing dishes and back to food handling
      • Corrective Action(s): Food handler must wash /change gloves when gloves gets contaminated by touching dirty dishware or changing job -
      • Violation Score: 5
    • 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: Noted foods not fully covered in kitchen and cooler
      • Corrective Action(s): Cover all foods
      • Violation Score: 3
  7. Routine Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 308 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces are not in good working order [s. 16(b)]
      • Observation: Prep cooler with vegetable and shrimp- Temp is elevated - not working
      • Ice is being used to supplement
      • Corrective Action(s): -Only vegetable in this cooler with more ice or fix it to maintain temp of <4 oC
      • -Do not store any PHF such as shrimp roll in this unit.
      • Violation Score: 3
  8. Follow-Up Inspection

    0 infractions

  9. Follow-Up Inspection

    0 infractions

  10. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 205 - Cold potentially hazardous food stored/displayed above 4 °C. [s. 14(2)]
      • Observation: Cooked noodles are noted at room temp.
      • Corrective Action(s): Keep all cooked foods either cold in fridge <4 oC or hot >60 oC
      • Violation Score: 5
      • 206 - Hot potentially hazardous food stored/displayed below 60 °C. [s. 14(2)]
      • Observation: Hot fried pork noted at room temp 36 oC
      • Corrective Action(s): -Keep all hot foods hot >60 oC
      • -Use a timer to use those in less then 1 hr
      • Violation Score: 5
      • 301 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not maintained in sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
      • Observation: - No surface sanitizer is being used, staff using wiping rags with water??
      • Corrective Action(s): - Proper surface sanitizer (ie: bleach solution 1 oz in 1 gallon) to be used for wiping counters.
      • Instructed the staff to make a solution at time of visit.
      • Violation Score: 15
      • 402 - Employee does not wash hands properly or at adequate frequency [s. 21(3)]
      • Observation: Noted staff handling raw chicken, without hand washing went to the front to serve a customer. (stopped her before serving the customer)
      • Corrective Action(s): -Staff to be fully trained in personal hygiene and food safety. After handling any raw meat wash hands with soap, water dry with paper towel ......
      • Violation Score: 15
    • 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: -Foods are without proper cover in coolers.
      • -Staff was about to contaminate foods - cross contamination- cutting raw meat and was about to serve foods without proper hand washing.
      • Corrective Action(s): -Cover all foods in coolers
      • -Staff to follow proper hygiene during food prep
      • Violation Score: 9
      • 304 - Premises not free of pests [s. 26(a)]
      • Observation: Rodent dropping noted in several area (floor, behind equipment, under sink, corner of the floor beside ice machine...
      • Corrective Action(s): Clean and put more traps and monitoring devices (sticky traps, snap traps) .
      • Violation Score: 3
      • 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
      • Observation: Poor cleaning noted in entire facility behind/under beside cooking equipment, inside coolers in kitchen, walls , floor, sinks, under sinks...
      • Corrective Action(s): Deep clean the facility.
      • Violation Score: 9
      • 502 - In operator’s absence, no staff on duty has FOODSAFE Level 1 or equivalent [s. 10(2)]
      • Observation: No one with FS training on duty at time of visit.
      • Corrective Action(s): There must be at least one person with FS training on duty at all time.
      • -Ensure to send staff for FS level 1 training so there is enough back up.
      • Violation Score: 1
  11. Follow-Up Inspection

    0 infractions

  12. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 205 - Cold potentially hazardous food stored/displayed above 4 °C. [s. 14(2)]
      • Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): cut vegetables and sprouts submerged in water at 18C. Cut vegetables and sprouts must be stored <4C. Operator moved the cut vegetables to the fridge. Added ice to sprouts in water tested at <4C. All items were prepared 30 min ago
      • Corrective Action(s):
      • Violation Score: 5
    • 212 - Operator has not provided acceptable written food handling procedures [s. 23]
      • Observation: Operator placing rice noodle rolls and mixed salad at room temperature. Plans to discard after 2 hours. Operator does not ahve approved plan in place
      • Corrective Action(s): Provide the local health inspector a food handling procedure for this action for approval. In the meantime store food in the fridge to keep at <4C
      • Violation Score: 3
  13. Follow-Up Inspection

    0 infractions

  14. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 205 - Cold potentially hazardous food stored/displayed above 4 °C. [s. 14(2)]
      • Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Noted cooked noodle stored in bucket at room temp ( <2 hrs ).
      • Corrective Action(s): Cold foods must be kept at temp of =< 4 oC at all time. Staff transferred it to cooler at time of visit.
      • Violation Score: 5
      • 301 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not maintained in sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
      • Observation: -Mold noted in ice machine
      • - ice scoop noted inside ice machine.
      • Corrective Action(s): -Discard all ice, clean and sanitize the ice machine.
      • -Keep ice scoop out of ice machine in a clean container.
      • Violation Score: 5
      • 401 - Adequate handwashing stations not available for employees [s. 21(4)]
      • Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Noted container in the hand washing sink in kitchen.
      • Corrective Action(s): Hand washing sink must be available for hand washing at all time. Violation ticket will be considered for repeated violation.
      • Violation Score: 5
    • 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Noted shredded carrot and cooked wild black rice stored in garbage back .
      • Corrective Action(s): Discard the foods. NEVER use garbage bags to store ANY food products, only food grade packaging and containers to be used.
      • Violation Score: 3
      • 304 - Premises not free of pests [s. 26(a)]
      • Observation: -Lots of fruit flies noted in the facility
      • -Not able to verify pest free condition due to dirt build up and clutters.
      • Corrective Action(s): -Clean the facility and fix fruit flies issues , consult with pest control professional.
      • Violation Score: 3
      • 306 - Food premises not maintained in a sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
      • Observation: Poor cleaning noted in entire facility including the back under/behind equipment and in front under/behind cooking equipment, floor ...all cabinets...
      • Corrective Action(s): Deep clean the facility.
      • Violation Score: 9
      • 502 - In operator’s absence, no staff on duty has FOODSAFE Level 1 or equivalent [s. 10(2)]
      • Observation: Staff on duty does not have a valid FS training. Expired on 2018
      • Corrective Action(s): There must be at least on person with Valid foodsafe training on duty at all time.
      • FS certificates expired in 5 years.
      • Violation Score:
  15. Routine Inspection

    0 infractions

  16. Routine Inspection

    0 infractions

  17. Routine Inspection

    0 infractions

  18. Routine Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 308 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces are not in good working order [s. 16(b)]
      • Observation: Sylvania mini cooler is currently not maintaining a satisfactory temperature for safe storage of potentially hazardous foods (~11-12 degrees Celsius). Ice buildup noted inside the unit, which may be inhibiting the cooling mechanism inside the cooler.
      • Corrective Action(s): Discontinue use of this cooler until the temperature issues have been corrected (ie. unit must hold temperatures at or below 4 Celsius for food safety). Defrost the cooler, then monitor temperatures to see if the unit is capable of maintiaining adequate temperature. If not, repairs may be necessary by a service technician prior to using the unit for food storage.
      • Violation Score: 9
  19. Routine Inspection

    0 infractions

  20. Routine Inspection

    0 infractions

  21. Follow-Up Inspection

    0 infractions

  22. Routine Inspection

    0 infractions

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