1220 9 Avenue SW
Not in Compliance
1 violation was found at the most recent inspection.
Source: Alberta Health Services Environmental Public Health
August 16, 2025
Not in ComplianceMost of the vendors were not ready at the given time. There were delays with chafing dishes, steam table, electrical issue. One of the Vendor "Bahama Wave" was not onsite during the first day during the inspection and inspection was conducted next day, still there were issues with hot water.
Carifest is in the DOWNTOWN WEST END neighbourhood. DOWNTOWN WEST END, Calgary has 61 restaurants tracked on Pass or Fail, inspected by Alberta Health Services Environmental Public Health. As of July 23, 2026, there are 35 (57%) In Compliance on their most recent inspection, with none Not in Compliance or Closed.
This restaurant has been inspected 4 times since August 18, 2023, with 0 in compliance, 4 not in compliance, and 0 closures on record.
1 violation
Most of the vendors were not ready at the given time. There were delays with chafing dishes, steam table, electrical issue. One of the Vendor "Bahama Wave" was not onsite during the first day during the inspection and inspection was conducted next day, still there were issues with hot water.
This record comes from Alberta Health Services Environmental Public Health, which inspects food premises across Alberta. Inspectors record any violations of applicable health regulations on each visit. The result above is the most recent inspection on file.
In Compliance means no violations were outstanding at that visit. Not in Compliance means one or more violations were found that weren't corrected on site. Closed means the inspector ordered the premises to stop serving customers until the issues were corrected.
Afro Caribbean Festival
DOWNTOWN WEST END
4 violations
VIP catered area did not have any sinks planned for food handling., -Ensure that each food vendor has an adequate number of sinks available, -Other staff found a sink for the operator
Most vendors did not have hot running water at beginning of setup., -Ensure hot and running water is available to all food vendors before they begin to prepare food
Multiple vendors had wastewater pipes from hand washing/dishwashing sinks that did not end in a wastewater tank, instead ending directly on the ground., -Ensure all wastewater is collected in a sanitary manner
**Repeat violation**, Updated Aug 17, 2024, Multiple vendors not on submitted list, -----------, Multiple food vendors present that operator did not submit to health prior to event. , -Ensure all vendors and contact information is provided prior to AHS for review., ----------, There were several food vendors that were noted as present during the inspection, but were not included in the list of food vendors provided on the Special Event Organizer Notification Form. The inspector informed the organizer and coordinator that the office of Environmental Public Health should be notified of any changes (including last minute changes) regarding the food vendors and other aspect of the event. In this case, the organizer did not notify Alberta Health Services of the updated vendors list, as the organizers must also notify all operators/food vendors to notify Alberta Health Services of their attendance to the event.
2 violations
VIP area - perishable foods were not temperature controlled, -Maintain cold foods <4C and hot foods >60C
Updated Aug 19, 2023, Multiple food vendors present that operator did not submit to health prior to event. , -Ensure all vendors and contact information is provided prior to AHS for review., ----------, There were several food vendors that were noted as present during the inspection, but were not included in the list of food vendors provided on the Special Event Organizer Notification Form. The inspector informed the organizer and coordinator that the office of Environmental Public Health should be notified of any changes (including last minute changes) regarding the food vendors and other aspect of the event. In this case, the organizer did not notify Alberta Health Services of the updated vendors list, as the organizers must also notify all operators/food vendors to notify Alberta Health Services of their attendance to the event.
2 violations
Several food vendors were not fully set up at least one hour prior to the event. The inspector informed the event coordinator and organizer that all food vendors must be fully set up and ready for the approval inspection at least one hour prior to the event. The organizer mentioned to the inspector that the vendors were notified to be ready by 2:00 pm. However, the food vendors mentioned to the inspector that such a requirement was not communicated to them by the organizers. Thus, moving forward, please ensure that there is a clear communication between the event organizers and food vendors regarding this requirement. The food vendors that were not fully setup during the inspection were not permitted to attend the event on the first day.
There were several food vendors that were noted as present during the inspection, but were not included in the list of food vendors provided on the Special Event Organizer Notification Form. The inspector informed the organizer and coordinator that the office of Environmental Public Health should be notified of any changes (including last minute changes) regarding the food vendors and other aspect of the event. In this case, the organizer did not notify Alberta Health Services of the updated vendors list, as the organizers must also notify all operators/food vendors to notify Alberta Health Services of their attendance to the event.