Here’s where DineSafe inspectors found major food safety violations this week

Article Published May 3, 2024
Article Source: Here’s where health inspectors found food safety violations (thestar.com)

Subway and was ordered to close and 16 conditional passes were issued to restaurants, bars, cafés, bakeries and grocery stores between April 26 and May 1

Bantama Supermarket at 2300 Finch Avenue West received a conditional pass on May 1 with five major infractions:

·         Fail to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary

·         Fail to maintain handwashing stations (liquid soap and paper towels)

·         Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration

·         Use handwashing station other than for handwashing of employees

·         Fail to provide equipment for cleaning and sanitizing utensils as required

Basil Box- Ryerson at 351 Yonge Street received a conditional pass on April 25 with one major infraction:

·         Fail to provide handwashing stations with adequate supplies (hot and cold water)

Fat Bastard Burrito at 366 Bloor Street East received a conditional pass on April 29 with one major infraction:

·         Mechanical equipment not maintained to provide sufficient chemical solution rinse

Grandeur Palace at 2301 Brimley Road received a conditional pass on April 25 with three major infractions:

• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration

• Use food equipment not of sound and tight construction

• Use utensils not in good repair

Hokkaido Ramen Santouka at 2057 Yonge Street received a conditional pass on April 30 with two major infractions:

• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration

• Store ice in unsanitary manner

Houndstooth at 818 College Street received a conditional pass on April 25 with one major infraction:

• Fail to collect garbage when necessary to maintain sanitary condition

New Quality Bakery at 1415 Kennedy Road received a conditional pass on April 30 with four major infractions:

• Fail to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary

• Fail to maintain handwashing stations (liquid soap and paper towels)

• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration

• Sanitize utensils in chlorine solution of less than 100 ppm of available chlorine

Pizza Pizza at 1601 Eglinton Avenue West received a conditional pass on April 30 with two major infractions:

• Fail to provide handwashing stations with adequate supplies (hot and cold water)

• Fail to provide hot and cold running water in utensil washing area

Pizza Tazza at 878A Weston Road received a conditional pass on April 30 with three major infractions:

• Fail to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary

• Fail to maintain handwashing stations (liquid soap and paper towels)

• Fail to protect against harbouring of pests

Pizzaiolo at 366 Bloor Street East received a conditional pass on April 29 with three major infractions:

• Fail to maintain records of pest control measures taken

• Fail to provide adequate number of handwashing stations

• Sanitize utensils in quaternary ammonium compound solution of less than 200 ppm

Royal Cake House at 3480 Mcnicoll Avenue received a conditional pass on April 26 with one major infraction:

• Fail to protect against breeding of pests

Subway at 209 Victoria Street was ordered to close on April 26 with one major infraction:

• Food premise maintained in manner permitting health hazard

The Friendly Greek at 494 Danforth Avenue received a conditional pass on April 25 with five major infractions:

• Fail to maintain handwashing stations (liquid soap and paper towels)

• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration

• Fail to remove garbage when necessary to maintain sanitary condition

• Handle ice in unsanitary manner

• Handwashing stations not conveniently accessible by food handlers

The Riviera at 102 Lakeshore Avenue received a conditional pass on April 25 with four major infractions:

• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration

• Fail to sanitize utensils as often as necessary

• Store ice in unsanitary manner

• Use food equipment not in good repair

Tim Hortons at 2625 Weston Road received a conditional pass on April 26 with one major infraction:

• Fail to protect against breeding of pests

Tung Hing Bakery at 1700 Wilson Avenue received a conditional pass on April 25 with five major infractions:

• Fail to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary

• Fail to ensure food handler in food premise washes hands as necessary to prevent contamination of food

• Handwashing stations not conveniently accessible by food handlers

• Offer for sale potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature between 4 C and 60 C

• Store ice in unsanitary manner

Yummy Bbq Korean Food at 16 Mallard Road received a conditional pass on April 25 with three major infractions:

• Fail to ensure food handler in food premise washes hands as necessary to prevent contamination of food areas

• Handwashing stations not conveniently accessible by food handlers

• Use dirty cloth for cleaning food contact surface

Miss a DineSafe report? See which restaurants recently made the list.

A conditional pass is issued when at least one infraction presents a significant health risk, and a closure is ordered when at least one infraction presents an immediate health hazard. Both outcomes trigger an additional inspection within 48 hours. Failure to comply with Toronto’s DineSafe program can result in fines, court summons and other enforcement action.

About this story

This story was automatically generated using open data from the City of Toronto. The Toronto Star has no role in collecting, reviewing or analyzing this data, and makes no representations or endorsements about any food premises, or the products or services offered by a food premise. Readers should review any municipal disclaimers located at the city’s open data portal.