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This Week on DineSafe: Amaya, Cafe du Lac, Eduarda's BBQ, Obama Cafe, Remy's, River Tai, Supermarket

Posted by Robyn Urback / December 20, 2011

DineSafe TorontoThis week on DineSafe, we learned that some yellow signs appeared (albeit briefly) in Kensington Market. First off, Supermarket, everyone's favourite place to line up out in the cold on a Friday night, garnered four Toronto Public Health visits in five days, only to shed its conditional pass on the last. Then there's Salsas Mexican Grill, which was going strong with six straight passes since 2010, nabbed with improper maintenance of food surfaces, utensils, and/or equipment. Bummer to ruin the record.

Speaking of record, Amaya is here on DineSafe again, but this time it's the express outlet in Leslieville that is charged with a variety of infractions. Out in Etobicoke, it's our Quebec-style bistro now under the microscope, along with a café on the Danforth in ode to America's 44th president, and a spot in Yorkville that's buzzing in the summertime.

Here are a few notable spots that made DineSafe's conditional list this week.

Amaya Express
Inspected on: December 12
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional Pass)
Number of infractions: 6 (Minor: 2, Significant: 3, Crucial: 0)
Crucial infractions include: N/A

Café du Lac
Inspected on: December 13
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional Pass)
Number of infractions: 5 (Minor: 3, Significant: 1, Crucial: 1)
Crucial infractions include: Failure to protect food from contamination

Eduarda's BBQ
Inspected on: December 12
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional Pass)
Number of infractions: 7 (Minor: 2, Significant: 3, Crucial: 1)
Crucial infractions include: Inadequate food temperature control

Obama Cafe
Inspected on: December 15
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional Pass)
Number of infractions: 2 (Minor: 1, Significant: 1, Crucial: 0)
Crucial infractions include: N/A

Remy's
Inspected on: December 15
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional Pass)
Number of infractions: 4 (Minor: 2, Significant: 2, Crucial: 0)
Crucial infractions include: N/A

River Tai
Inspected on: December 14
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional Pass)
Number of infractions: 3 (Minor: 0, Significant: 1, Crucial: 2)
Crucial infractions include: Failure to ensure/provide for proper employee hygiene/ handwashing, failure to protect food from contamination

Salsas
Inspected on: December 14
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional Pass)
Number of infractions: 2 (Minor: 0, Significant: 2, Crucial: 0)
Crucial infractions include: N/A

Supermarket
Inspected on: December 13
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional Pass)
Number of infractions: 1 (Minor: 0, Significant: 0, Crucial: 1)
Crucial infractions include: Inadequate pest control

Discussion

9 Comments

Syncros / December 20, 2011 at 01:41 pm
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Whew, haven't eaten at any of these places lately.
erin / December 20, 2011 at 01:46 pm
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wow really surprised and disappointed about Remy's.
max / December 20, 2011 at 01:51 pm
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"First off, Supermarket, everyone's favourite place to line up out in the cold on a Friday night"

bwah ha ha ha. I've seen those suckers. Waiting in line to party with the rats?
Tits / December 20, 2011 at 02:26 pm
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This is a great idea, let's have this every week!
Sean / December 20, 2011 at 02:34 pm
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With a name like Obama Cafe, well, it's not that trustworthy these days. lol

I agree with 'T', let's have weekly DineSafe updates. Better still, blogto fans should email those businesses and let them know that they know they've been bad.
Jill / December 20, 2011 at 02:53 pm
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I live down the road from Cafe du Lac and they also have "Inadequate pest control" checked off; apparently they have been reported for rodent problems several times. Also, be wary of them -- the take the Conditional Pass out of their window when they're open!
maharaja / December 20, 2011 at 02:57 pm
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supermarket - improper pest control = john kong involved
Shawn replying to a comment from Tits / December 20, 2011 at 07:43 pm
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I think they are doing this weekly; its probably the 4th one they've had this month and I think its a great feature.......Regarding the Obama cafe, yes we can give you food poisoning?
MJ / March 22, 2012 at 09:08 pm
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It was interesting to find that an employee of Dine safe, lives above one of the restaurants and is using Dine safe comment boards, to slag said restaurant, on this board. Landlord tenant issues should not be taken up with slander Dine Safe folks, just saying.

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