DineSafe Toronto: Food safety inspectors find serious health violations at 22 local eateries (Mar. 9)
Article Published March 9, 2022
Article Source: https://www.thestar.com/news/food-inspections/toronto/2022/03/09/dinesafe-toronto-food-safety-inspectors-find-serious-health-violations-at-22-local-eateries-mar-9.html
Toronto Public Health issued conditional pass warnings to 22 local eateries over the past week.
955 Chinese Food located at 2252 Queen St E was issued a conditional pass on March 2 for the following infraction:
mechanical equipment not constructed to provide sufficient chemical solution rinse
Belle’s Bakery And Baked Goodies located at 262 Dupont St was issued a conditional pass on March 2 for the following infractions:
Offer for sale potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature between 4 C and 60 C
Use handwashing station other than for handwashing of employees
Gardenia House located at 712 Scarlett Rd was issued a conditional pass on March 2 for the following infractions:
Fail to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary
Fail to maintain handwashing stations (liquid soap and paper towels)
Fail to protect against breeding of pests
Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration
Huh Ga Ne located at 19a Finch Ave W was issued a conditional pass on March 2 for the following infractions:
Fail to maintain handwashing stations (liquid soap and paper towels)
Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration
Yyds Ktv located at 3560 Victoria Park Ave was issued a conditional pass on March 2 for the following infractions:
Refrigerate potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature above 4 C
mechanical equipment not designed to maintain rinse water at 82 C
Cibo located at 133 Yorkville Ave was issued a conditional pass on March 3 for the following infractions:
mechanical equipment not constructed to maintain rinse water at 82 C
mechanical equipment not maintained to provide sufficient chemical solution rinse
Lakay Kusina located at 80 Ellesmere Rd was issued a conditional pass on March 3 for the following infractions:
Fail to protect against harbouring of pests
Fail to provide adequate number of handwashing stations
Food premise maintained in manner to permit contamination of single-service containers
Mayur Fine Indian Cuisine located at 80 Ellesmere Rd was issued a conditional pass on March 3 for the following infractions:
Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration
Fail to sanitize utensils as often as necessary
Miss Fu In Chengdu located at 5441 Yonge St was issued a conditional pass on March 3 for the following infractions:
Fail to provide thermometer in refrigeration equipment
Sanitize utensils in chlorine solution of less than 100 ppm of available chlorine
Use food equipment not of sound and tight construction
Pizza Pizza located at 6114 Yonge St was issued a conditional pass on March 3 for the following infraction:
Store potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature between 4 C and 60 C
Skcookks located at 133 Jefferson Ave was issued a conditional pass on March 3 for the following infraction:
Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration
Swopnobazar located at 3466 Danforth Ave was issued a conditional pass on March 3 for the following infractions:
Fail to protect against harbouring of pests
Fail to remove garbage when necessary to maintain sanitary condition
Food premise maintained in manner permitting adverse effect on food
Offer uninspected meat for sale
Use utensils not in good repair
The Bridges Ribs located at 15 Northtown Way was issued a conditional pass on March 3 for the following infraction:
three-sink equipment not of sufficient size
Afghan Kabob Restaurant located at 4379 Kingston Rd was issued a conditional pass on March 4 for the following infraction:
mechanical equipment not maintained to provide sufficient chemical solution rinse
Il Fresco located at 3081 Kingston Rd was issued a conditional pass on March 4 for the following infractions:
Fail to protect against harbouring of pests
Maintain potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature between 4 C and 60 C
Little Caesars located at 2065 Lawrence Ave E was issued a conditional pass on March 4 for the following infractions:
Fail to clean utensils as often as necessary
Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration
Fail to provide thermometer in refrigeration equipment
Al-Mani Grill And Biryani located at 2658 Danforth Ave was issued a conditional pass on March 7 for the following infractions:
Fail to protect against harbouring of pests
Food premise maintained in manner to permit contamination of single-service containers
Use utensils not in good repair
Blue Sky Supermarket located at 1611 Wilson Ave was issued a conditional pass on March 7 for the following infractions:
Fail to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary
Fail to remove wastes when necessary to maintain sanitary condition
G-B Hand-Pulled Noodles located at 1024 Gerrard St E was issued a conditional pass on March 7 for the following infraction:
mechanical equipment not maintained to provide sufficient chemical solution rinse
Makkah Restaurant located at 1020 Danforth Ave was issued a conditional pass on March 7 for the following infractions:
Fail to sanitize utensils as often as necessary
Store potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature between 4 C and 60 C
Use utensils not of sound and tight construction
North Of Brooklyn Pizzeria located at 229 Geary Ave was issued a conditional pass on March 7 for the following infraction:
Fail to protect against harbouring of pests
Venus Bakery and Cake located at 80 Ellesmere Rd was issued a conditional pass on March 7 for the following infractions:
Fail to provide adequate number of handwashing stations
Fail to sanitize utensils as often as necessary
About DineSafe
All establishments in the City of Toronto that serve or prepare food are subject to Toronto Public Health’s DineSafe program — including restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries, bars, nightclubs, convenience stores, grocery stores, cafeterias, mobile food vendors and more — and each establishment must display their most recent inspection results prominently and without alteration.
A DineSafe inspection can result in a “pass,” a “conditional pass” or a “closed” notice. A pass is issued if no infractions or only minor infractions are observed, a conditional pass if at least one infraction poses a potential health risk, and a closed notice if at least one infraction presents an immediate health hazard.
Conditional passes and closure notices, which are only issued if at least one major infraction is not corrected at the time of the initial inspection, trigger a follow-up inspection within 48 hours. Failure to correct major infractions upon re-inspection can result in fines, summons to court and other punitive measures