Holy mother of dumplings were there a lot of yellow-carded eateries to sort through in order to find the top offenders this week on DineSafe. Speaking of which, Mother's Dumplings, everyone's favourite Chinatown lunch go-to graces this week's list with eight infractions. None of them are crucial, so that's what you can tell your co-workers when you try to convince them to still have your Friday office lunch there. Ottoman on Bloor got yellow-carded not once but twice, two days in a row!
The first day they had three crucial infractions, and the next they managed to shave that down to two - both of which were difficulties maintaining proper food temperatures. We've also got Bryan's BBQ racking up nine demerit points, which is a little freaky if you ask me, especially at a place where you cook your own meat. And there's more, like Golden Griddle, Korea House, and Oliver & Bonacini -- all drawn and quartered below.
Bryan's BBQ (606 Bloor St W)
Inspected on: December 6
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
Number of infractions: 9 (Minor: 3, Significant: 5, Crucial: 1)
Crucial infractions include: Operator fail to ensure food is not contaminated/adulterated.
Da Fu Seafood Cuisine (5631 Steeles Ave E)
Inspected on: December 3
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
Number of infractions: 7 (Minor: 5, Significant: 1, Crucial: 1)
Crucial infractions include: Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration.
Dumpling King (442 Dundas St W)
Inspected on: December 2
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
Number of infractions: 10 (Minor: 2, Significant: 8)
Crucial infractions include: N/A
Golden Griddle Family Restaurant (1110 Finch Ave W)
Inspected on: December 3
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
Number of infractions: 8 (Minor: 2, Significant: 4, Crucial: 2)
Crucial infractions include: Operator fail to ensure food is not contaminated/adulterated, operator fail to maintain hazardous food(s) at 4C (40F) or colder.
Korea House (666 Bloor St W)
Inspected on: December 4
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
Number of infractions: 7 (Minor: 1, Significant: 4, Crucial: 2)
Crucial infractions include: Employee fail to wash hands when required, operator fail to maintain hazardous foods at 60C (140F) or hotter.
Mother's Dumplings (421 Spadina Ave)
Inspected on: December 6
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
Number of infractions: 8 (Minor: 4, Significant: 4)
Crucial infractions include: N/A
Oliver & Bonacini (2901 Bayview Ave)
Inspected on: December 3
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
Number of infractions: 5 (Minor: 1, Significant: 2, Crucial: 2)
Crucial infractions include: Operator fail to ensure food is not contaminated/adulterated, operator fail to maintain hazardous food(s) at 4C (40F) or colder.
Ottoman (664 Bloor St W)
Inspected on: December 2
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
Number of infractions: 6 (Minor: 1, Significant: 2, Crucial: 3)
Crucial infractions include: Employee fail to wash hands when required, operator fail to maintain hazardous food(s) at 4C (40F) or colder, operator fail to maintain hazardous foods at 60C (140F) or hotter.