DineSafe Toronto: Food Safety Inspectors Find Serious Health Violations at 27 Restaurants (Aug 24)

DineSafe Toronto: Food Safety Inspectors Find Serious Health Violations at 27 Restaurants (Aug 24)

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Toronto Public Health inspectors reported critical violations at 27 restaurants and food establishments over the past week.

Bonnick’s West Indian Grocery at 1368 Weston Road received a conditional pass on August 17 with the following violations:

  • Do not protect against host pests.
  • Failure to protect food from contamination or adulteration.

Bourbon St Grill at 260 Yonge Street received a conditional pass on August 17 with the following infractions:

  • Do not protect against host pests.
  • Failure to protect food from contamination or adulteration.
  • Failing to provide hot and cold running water in the food preparation area

Bubby’s New York Bagels at 970 Lawrence Avenue West received a conditional pass on August 17 with the following violations:

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

Coffee Island at 925 Bay Street received a conditional pass on August 17 with the following infractions:

  • Store potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature between 4 C and 60 C
  • Using food equipment that is not in good condition

Pavillion Pastries at 2554 Danforth Avenue received a conditional pass on August 17 with the following infractions:

  • Do not protect against host pests.
  • Store potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature between 4 C and 60 C

Pure Spirits Oyster House at 17 Tank House Lane received a conditional pass on August 17 with the following infractions:

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

St Clair Bakery at 1656 St. Clair Avenue West received a conditional pass on August 17 with the following infractions:

  • Not maintaining handwashing stations (liquid soap and paper towels)
  • Do not protect against host pests.
  • Do not equip toilet facilities with soap or detergent.

Star Biryani House at 3216 Eglinton Avenue East received a conditional pass on August 17 with the following infractions:

  • Not providing thermometer in refrigeration equipment
  • Failure to dispose of waste when necessary to maintain sanitary conditions.
  • Hand washing stations not conveniently accessible to food handlers

A Bing-Chinese Crepe at 879 Bay Street received a conditional pass on August 18 with the following violations:

  • Does not ensure that the installation surface is cleaned as needed
  • Do not protect against host pests.

Butter Chicken Roti at 427 Kennedy Road received a conditional pass on August 18 with the following violations:

  • Not ensuring that the equipment surface is cleaned as needed
  • Failing to ensure that the food handler in the food establishment washes their hands as needed to prevent food contamination.
  • Not maintaining handwashing stations (liquid soap and paper towels)
  • Use multi-service items that are not in good condition

Central Bar and Grill on 2007 Lawrence Avenue West received a conditional pass on August 18 with the following infractions:

  • Not ensuring that the equipment surface is cleaned as needed
  • Do not protect against host pests.
  • Not equipping sanitary facilities with hot and cold running water

Christina’s at 492 Danforth Avenue received a conditional pass on August 18 with the following infractions:

  • Not maintaining handwashing stations (liquid soap and paper towels)
  • Mechanical equipment is not maintained to provide sufficient chemical solution rinsing

Francobollo at 1959 Avenue Road received a conditional pass on August 18 with the following infractions:

  • Failing to provide handwashing stations with adequate supplies (hot and cold water)
  • Not providing thermometer in refrigeration equipment
  • Store potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature between 4 C and 60 C
  • Mechanical equipment is not maintained to provide sufficient chemical solution rinsing

Ghandill Food Industry at 1939 Victoria Park Avenue received a conditional pass on August 18 with the following violations:

  • Failing to provide an adequate number of handwashing stations
  • Failure to maintain sanitary facilities hygienic

Steak and Cheese Factory Quick Pita at 335 Yonge Street received a conditional pass on August 18 with the following infractions:

  • Not maintaining handwashing stations (liquid soap and paper towels)
  • Failing to provide hot and cold running water in the food preparation area

Sushi Box On Bay at 891 Bay Street received a conditional pass on August 18 with the following infractions:

  • Do not protect against host pests.
  • Failure to protect food from contamination or adulteration.

Woody’s Burger Bar and Grill at 3795 Lake Shore Boulevard West received a conditional pass on August 18 with the following violations:

  • Not maintaining handwashing stations (liquid soap and paper towels)
  • Using utensils that are not easy to clean
  • Do not equip toilet facilities with soap or detergent.

5 Spice Dining at 2826 Markham Road received a conditional pass on August 19 with the following infractions:

  • Food facilities maintained in a manner that allows for adverse effects on food
  • Store potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature between 4 C and 60 C
  • Using utensils that are not in good condition

Alzahraa Halal Meat at 2032 Lawrence Avenue East received a conditional pass on August 19 with the following violations:

  • Not ensuring that the equipment surface is cleaned as needed

McDonald’s at 1045 Pape Avenue received a conditional pass on August 19 with the following violations:

  • Not ensuring that the equipment surface is cleaned as needed
  • Failure to remove trash when necessary to maintain sanitary conditions

The Friendship Restaurant at 2912 Sheppard Avenue East received a conditional pass on August 22 with the following violations:

  • Failure to protect food from contamination or adulteration.

George’s Food Store at 1834 Jane Street received a conditional pass on August 22 with the following violations:

  • Store potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature between 4 C and 60 C
  • Using food equipment that is not in good condition

Skyline Pizza Inc. at 1 Bonis Avenue received a conditional pass on August 22 with the following violations:

  • Refrigerate potentially hazardous foods to an internal temperature above 4 C
  • Thermometer in refrigeration equipment that is difficult to read

Tandoori Time at 1727 Albion Road received a conditional pass on August 22 with the following infractions:

  • Not ensuring that the equipment surface is cleaned as needed
  • Failure to protect food from contamination or adulteration.

The Belsize Public House at 535 Mount Pleasant Road received a conditional pass on August 22 with the following infractions:

  • Do not protect against host pests.
  • Failure to protect food from contamination or adulteration.
  • Failure to remove trash when necessary to maintain sanitary conditions
  • Storing ice unhygienic

Wild Wing at 675 King Street West received a conditional pass on August 22 with the following infractions:

  • Not maintaining handwashing stations (liquid soap and paper towels)
  • Sanitize utensils in a bleach solution of less than 100 ppm available chlorine
  • Store potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature between 4 C and 60 C

Healthy Sushi at 3027 Bathurst Street received a conditional pass on August 23 with the following violations:

  • Failure to protect food from contamination or adulteration.
  • Sanitize utensils in a bleach solution of less than 100 ppm available chlorine
  • Use a handwashing station other than for employee handwashing

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About DineSafe

All establishments that prepare and serve food in the City of Toronto are subject to Toronto Public Health’s DineSafe program. Such businesses must display the results of their most recent inspections prominently and unaltered.

Inspections may result in a “pass,” “conditional pass,” or “closed” notice. Conditional passes are issued when at least one violation poses a potential health risk, while a shutdown order is issued when there is an immediate health hazard.

Both conditional passes and closure notices trigger a follow-up inspection within 48 hours. If major violations are not corrected at re-inspection, fines, court citations, and other punitive measures may apply.

about this story

This story was auto-generated using data from the City of Toronto and is intended to provide readers with the publicly available results of municipal food inspections. The Toronto Star has no role in the collection, review, or analysis of this data, and makes no representations or endorsements about any food facility, or the products or services offered by a food facility. Readers should review any municipal disclaimers located on the open data portal.


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