DineSafe Toronto: Food safety inspectors close one local eatery and find serious health violations at 13 others (Mar. 16)

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Toronto Public Health issued one closure order and 13 conditional pass warnings to local eateries over the past week.

Overlea Halal Meat and Grocery located at 45 Overlea Blvd was ordered to close on March 9 for the following infractions:

• Fail to ensure food handler in food premise refrains from conduct that could result in contamination of food
• Fail to protect against harbouring of pests
• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration
• Food premise maintained in manner permitting health hazard (rodents)

Kothur Indian Cuisine located at 649 Yonge St was issued a conditional pass on March 9 for the following infractions:

• Fail to protect against breeding of pests
• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration

Mehrun’s Samosa’s located at 421 Nugget Ave was issued a conditional pass on March 9 for the following infractions:

• Fail to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary
• Fail to protect against harbouring of pests
• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration
• Use food equipment not of readily cleanable material

Season Six located at 188 Ossington Ave was issued a conditional pass on March 9 for the following infractions:

• Fail to maintain records of pest control measures taken
• Hot-holding potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature below 60 C
• Sanitize utensils in chlorine solution of less than 100 ppm of available chlorine
• Use food equipment not of readily cleanable form

Food Basics located at 45 Overlea Blvd was issued a conditional pass on March 10 for the following infractions:

• Fail to protect against harbouring of pests
• Fail to provide thermometer in refrigeration equipment

Hang-Outs located at 96 Rexdale Blvd was issued a conditional pass on March 10 for the following infractions:

• Handwashing stations not conveniently accessible by food handlers
• Store potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature between 4 C and 60 C

Hkg Chinese Cuisine located at 2598 Birchmount Rd was issued a conditional pass on March 10 for the following infractions:

• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration
• Use handwashing station other than for handwashing of employees

Nations Fresh Foods located at 1980 St Clair Ave W was issued a conditional pass on March 10 for the following infraction:

• Fail to protect against harbouring of pests

Number One Chinese Restaurant located at 897 Pape Ave was issued a conditional pass on March 10 for the following infraction:

• Food premise maintained in manner permitting adverse effect on food

The Original Barrio Fiesta located at 45 Overlea Blvd was issued a conditional pass on March 10 for the following infractions:

• Fail to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary
• Fail to protect against harbouring of pests
• Food premise maintained in manner to permit contamination of single-service containers

Agio Ristorante located at 1351 St Clair Ave W was issued a conditional pass on March 11 for the following infractions:

• Fail to maintain records of pest control measures taken
• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration
• Handwashing stations not conveniently accessible by food handlers

Pig Out Bbq located at 650 Spadina Ave was issued a conditional pass on March 14 for the following infractions:

• Fail to clean multi-service articles after use
• Fail to remove wastes when necessary to maintain sanitary condition
• wash water temperature thermometer not easily readable

Bagel World located at 336 Wilson Ave was issued a conditional pass on March 15 for the following infractions:

• Fail to maintain handwashing stations (liquid soap and paper towels)
• Fail to provide thermometer in refrigeration equipment
• fail to equip sanitary facility with soap or detergent

Sushi Time located at 325 Queen St W was issued a conditional pass on March 15 for the following infraction:

• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration

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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.

About This Story

This story was automatically 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 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.