As of September 4, 2026 · Data from Island Health (VIHA)
Most recent result for each of 349 restaurants
Nanaimo is Vancouver Island's second-largest city, on the island's east coast about 100 km north of Victoria. The city is the main ferry port connecting the island to mainland BC, via Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay and Duke Point to Tsawwassen. The neighbourhoods with the most restaurants on Pass or Fail are Downtown, Harewood, Newcastle + Brechin, Chase River, and Hospital Area.
Island Health (VIHA) inspects food premises across Vancouver Island and surrounding coastal communities. Pass or Fail covers 431 restaurants in Nanaimo across 9 neighbourhoods. Inspection records date back to January 1, 2023, with the most recent on September 4, 2026 and 49 visits in the last 30 days. VIHA assigns each premise a hazard rating (Low, Moderate, or High) reflecting the inherent risk of its operation.
82 restaurants have no inspection on record yet.
478 inspections so far this year
All 1,457 inspections on record
Average infractions recorded, grouped by the inspection's result
Distribution across all 1,457 inspections
When each of 431 restaurants was last inspected
Inspection frequency is risk-based, so some restaurants are due less often than others.
Inspection records for restaurants in Nanaimo come from Island Health (VIHA). VIHA assigns each premise a hazard rating (Low, Moderate, or High) reflecting the inherent risk of its operation rather than the result of a single visit. Click any restaurant to see specific violations from the most recent visit.
Figures are updated weekly and cover active, publicly listed restaurants. Current-status counts use the most recent result per restaurant, while inspection-outcome and infraction figures count individual inspections and the infractions noted on them.
Nanaimo restaurant health inspection statistics, Island Health (VIHA), as of September 4, 2026. Pass or Fail (passorfail.ca/nanaimo).