DineSafe Toronto Public Health

This week on DineSafe: Amaya, Copper Chimney, Indian Flavour, Jamrock Family Restaurant, Karbouzi, Mangia Mangia Mangia, Rabba, St. Louis

This week on Dinesafe, another two Toronto restaurants were deemed unfit to serve food. The first — Amaya Bread Bar — was closed after an inspection revealed a whopping 18 infractions, all of which amounted to "gross unsanitary conditions." Jamrock Family Restaurant and Bar was the other red-marked spot this week, found to be operating amidst a sewage backup, improper ventilation, and other alarming conditions. Indeed, Dinesafe can be one of the most terrifying websites on the Internet if you're fussy about hygiene.

Other, slightly less dire situations merited conditional passes handed out throughout the city, including a York University frequent offender, a downtown 24-hour grocery, and a chain spot for beer and wings. Here are some of the poor performers on Dinesafe this week.

Amaya Bread Bar
Inspected on: March 12
Inspection finding: Red (Closed)
Number of infractions: 18 (Minor: 3, Significant: 10, Crucial: 4)
Condition(s) for closure: Operator fail to prevent gross unsanitary conditions

Jamrock Family Restaurant & Bar
Inspected on: March 12
Inspection finding: Red (Closed)
Number of infractions: 3 (Minor: 0, Significant: 0, Crucial: 3)
Condition(s) for closure: Operator fail to prevent gross unsanitary conditions, operator fail to maintain premises free of sewage back-up, operator fail to maintain ventilation requirements

Indian Flavour
Inspected on: March 14
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional Pass)
Number of infractions: 9 (Minor: 3, Significant: 4, Crucial: 2)
Condition(s) for closure: Inadequate food temperature control

Karbouzi
Inspected on: March 13
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional Pass)
Number of infractions: 7 (Minor: 3, Significant: 4, Crucial: 0)
Crucial infractions include: N/A

Mangia Mangia Mangia
Inspected on: March 14
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional Pass)
Number of infractions: 5 (Minor: 1, Significant: 3, Crucial: 0)
Crucial infractions include: N/A

Rabba (Front St W)
Inspected on: March 12
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional Pass)
Number of infractions: 7 (Minor: 1, Significant: 4, Crucial: 2)
Crucial infractions include: Inadequate food temperature control, improper maintenance/sanitation of non-food contact surfaces/equipment

St. Louis Bar and Grill (Queen E)
Inspected on: March 13
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional Pass)
Number of infractions: 6 (Minor: 2, Significant: 2, Crucial: 1)
Crucial infractions include: Inadequate food temperature control

The Copper Chimney
Inspected on: March 13
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional Pass)
Number of infractions: 9 (Minor: 3, Significant: 5, Crucial: 1)
Crucial infractions include: Failure to protect food form contamination


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