Health inspectors hit three Toronto establishments with infractions

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Three establishments in Toronto — a restaurant, a cafe and a bakery — were slammed with 10 or more infractions by city health inspectors.

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Cafe Plus, at 3200 Dufferin St., received 11 violations, three of which were crucial, another three were significant and five were minor. The cafe serves up breakfast, sandwiches, soups, salads and other treats.

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Its three crucial infractions were for failing to protect food from contamination or adulteration, failing to ensure a food handler washed their hands to prevent contamination of food and the handling of ice in an unsanitary manner.

The three significant infractions were also of the cleanliness variety: failing to maintain handwashing stations with soap and paper towels, using utensils “not of readily cleanable form,” and sanitizing utensils in chlorine solution of “less than 100 p.p.m. (parts per million) of available chlorine.”

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Cafe Plus’ minor infractions included the food-handling room not being maintained in sanitary conditions and failing to ensure equipment surfaces were sanitized as necessary.

Meanwhile, Pelicana Chicken, located at 730 Yonge St. just south of Bloor St., received 10 infractions – two crucial, six significant, one minor and one other.

The crucial infractions against Pelicana, one of the largest food franchises in Korea, are failing to protect food from contamination or adulteration and refrigerating potentially hazardous foods at internal temperatures above 4C.

The six significant infractions included failing to provide handwashing stations with adequate supplies, including hot and cold water, soap and paper towels, failing to equip the sanitary facility with hot and cold running water and failing to ensure the cleanliness of the equipment surface.

The other infraction was its failure to ensure a food handler or supervisor was on the premises during all hours of operation.

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Lastly, Canaan Cake Centre, on 11 Spring Garden Ave. in North York, received 10 infractions.

Only one was crucial: Canaan failed to protect food from contamination or adulteration.

It also had four significant violations and five minor.

The significant infractions included failure to ensure equipment surfaces were clean and not maintaining records of pest control measures taken.

Canaan’s five minor infractions included the food handling room not being kept free from materials and equipment not regularly used, using racks that are not of readily cleanable design, and not being maintained with the ceiling in good repair and clean floors.

All three establishments remain open.

A detailed list of infractions at Toronto restaurants can be found on DineSafe.