DineSafe Toronto: Food safety inspectors find serious health violations at 14 local eateries (Mar. 23)

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Toronto Public Health issued conditional pass warnings to 14 local eateries over the past week.

Grounded. Coffeebar located at 3454 Yonge St was issued a conditional pass on March 16 for the following infraction:

• fail to provide equipment for cleaning and sanitizing utensils as required

Midtown Gastro Hub located at 1535 Yonge St was issued a conditional pass on March 16 for the following infractions:

• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration
• Fail to remove wastes when necessary to maintain sanitary condition
• Store potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature between 4 C and 60 C

My Roti Place/My Dosa Place located at 3334 Yonge St was issued a conditional pass on March 16 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 food from contamination or adulteration
• Use handwashing station other than for handwashing of employees
• Use utensils not in good repair

On The Run (Esso) located at 241 Church St was issued a conditional pass on March 16 for the following infraction:

• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration

Sushi Supreme located at 1995 Yonge St was issued a conditional pass on March 16 for the following infraction:

• Handwashing stations not conveniently accessible by food handlers

Caldense Bakery And Pastries Iii located at 337 Symington Ave was issued a conditional pass on March 17 for the following infractions:

• fail to provide mechanical equipment with rinse water temperature thermometer
• fail to provide mechanical equipment with wash water temperature thermometer
• mechanical equipment not designed to maintain rinse water at 82 C

Canton Kitchen located at 2301 Brimley Rd was issued a conditional pass on March 17 for the following infractions:

• Fail to maintain handwashing stations (liquid soap and paper towels)
• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration
• Food premise maintained in manner to permit contamination of single-service containers
• Maintain potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature between 4 C and 60 C

Canton Noodle located at 2301 Brimley Rd was issued a conditional pass on March 17 for the following infractions:

• Fail to maintain handwashing stations (liquid soap and paper towels)
• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration
• Food premise maintained in manner to permit contamination of single-service containers

Lahore Kabab House located at 3867 Lawrence Ave E was issued a conditional pass on March 17 for the following infractions:

• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration
• Fail to sanitize multi-service articles after use

Wok And Roast Chinese located at 349 Broadview Ave was issued a conditional pass on March 17 for the following infractions:

• Maintain potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature between 4 C and 60 C
• mechanical equipment not maintained to provide sufficient chemical solution rinse

Torch located at 507 Church St was issued a conditional pass on March 18 for the following infraction:

• Food premise maintained in manner permitting adverse effect on food

Chowon Family Restaurant located at 17 Drewry Ave was issued a conditional pass on March 21 for the following infractions:

• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration
• fail to equip sanitary facility with single service towels or dryer
• fail to equip sanitary facility with toilet paper

Dosa Twist located at 827 Albion Rd was issued a conditional pass on March 21 for the following infractions:

• Fail to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary
• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration

Milestones Stc located at 300 Borough Dr was issued a conditional pass on March 21 for the following infractions:

• Sanitize utensils using agent for which test reagent not readily available
• Store ice in unsanitary manner
• Store potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature between 4 C and 60 C

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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.

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