DineSafe: Toronto health inspectors find major infractions at five restaurants on Jan. 17

Article Published January 19, 2023
Article Source: DineSafe: Toronto health inspectors find major infractions at five restaurants on Jan. 17 | The Star

Toronto Public Health issued five conditional passes to restaurants, cafés, bakeries, bars and grocery stores on Jan. 17.

Cacao 70 at 55 Mill Street received a conditional pass with two major infractions:

  • Fail to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary

  • Fail to maintain records of pest control measures taken

Dr. Laffa On The Go at 3519 Bathurst Street received a conditional pass with three major infractions:

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

  • Fail to sanitize multi-service articles after use

  • Store potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature between 4 C and 60 C

Spice Dabba at 1860 Eglinton Avenue West received a conditional pass with one major infraction:

  • Fail to protect against harbouring of pests

The Alley at 5431 Yonge Street received a conditional pass with two major infractions:

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

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

Tondou at 596 College Street received a conditional pass with five major infractions:

  • Fail to maintain records of pest control measures taken

  • Fail to protect against harbouring of pests

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

  • Mechanical equipment not constructed to maintain rinse water at 82 C

  • Mechanical equipment not maintained to provide sufficient chemical solution rinse

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.

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