Manitoba Health has released its annual list of closures, violations and infractions. The report shows various restaurants and supermarkets that were forced to close due for a variety of reasons from a lack of hot water and operating without a permit to insanitary conditions and rodent infestations.
The biggest closure was Ban Tree Coffee on Isabel Street. It’s been closed since October 30, 2015, due to “mouse infestation, no certified food handler, insanitary condition and poor food handling practices.
Restaurant Closures:
LOGAN CORNER RESTAURANT (247 Logan Ave)
- Closed Mar 2/16. Reopened Mar 7/16.
Health permit suspended due to poor general sanitation and rodent activity.
TOKYO SUSHI (2-3140 Portage Ave)
- Closed Feb 3/16. Reopened Feb 9/16.
Handle and sell food under insanitary conditions
ING SUPERMARKET (1873 Pembina Hwy)
- Closed Jan 26/16. Reopened Jan 27/16.
Process and handle foods under insanitary conditions.
Handle and sell foods under insanitary conditions.
Operate a food service establishment without a permit.
THE STAR GRILL (2069 Portage Ave)
- Closed Jan 4/16. Reopened Mar 2/16.
Failed to ensure dishwasher is capable of sanitizing all utensils and tableware and sewer backup.
GIANT PIZZA (794 Sargent Ave)
- Closed Dec 26/15. Reopened Jan 5/16 .
Rodent infestation and poor general sanitization.
MAXIM BAKERY (285 Alexander Ave)
- Closed Dec 22/15. Reopened Dec 24/15.
Operating an establishment with lack of water.
KUNG PO RESTAURANT (63 Euclid Ave)
- Closed Dec 16/15. Reopened Jan 12/15.
Fail to maintain a food service establishment in clean and sanitary conditions.
SURA RESTAURANT (1-2795 Pembina Hwy)
- Closed Dec 11/15. Reopened Dec 16/15.
As the operator of a food service establishment, fail, when using a mechanical washer, to ensure that the machine is capable of sanitizing all utensils and tableware.
TANDOOR HOUSE (1-675 Weatherdon Ave)
- Closed Nov 17/15. Reopened Nov 17/15.
Operating a food service establishment with no running water.
PAPA JOHN’S PIZZA (2-675 Weatherdon Ave)
- Closed Nov 17/15. Reopened Nov 17/15.
Operating a food service establishment with no running water.
KUB BAKERY (850 Eric Steet)
- Closed Nov 17/15. Reopened Nov 18/15.
Insanitary conditions and pest control issues.
SALISBURY HOUSE (959 Henderson Hwy)
- Closed Nov 5/15. Reopened Nov 6/15.
Failure to ensure the mechanical dishwasher is capable of raising the surface temperature of utensils or tableware to a temperature of 71 degrees Celsius for at least 10 seconds.
BAN TREE COFFEE (4-164 Isabel Street)
- Closed Oct 30/15. Has not reopened.
Mouse infestation, no certified food handler, insanitary condition and poor food handling practices.
GIZZY’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE (O-3025 Ness Ave)
- Closed Oct 27/15. Reopened Oct 28/15.
No hot water, inoperable glass washer, inoperable high temperature dishwasher.
WATT FAMILY FOODS (DELI DEPARTMENT) (724 Watt Street)
- Closed Oct 19/15. Reopened Oct 21/15.
Fail to provide an adequate supply of hot and cold potable water.
DOWON RESTAURANT (A-1480 Pembina Hwy)
- Closed Oct 6/15. Reopened Oct 14/15.
Food premises maintained in a manner that adversely affect sanitary conditions.
KENKO SUSHI (788 Corydon Ave)
- Closed Sept 29/15. Reopened Oct 1/15.
Failed to ensure dishwasher is in good repair and capable of sanitizing all utensils and tableware at 50 ppm chlorine.
RICKY’S FOOD MART AND RICKY’S PIZZA (330 Kennedy Street)
- Closed Sept 15/15. Reopened Sept 16/15.
Preparing food under insanitary conditions.
VARIETY TASTE (613 Sargent Ave)
- Closed Sept 14/15. Reopened Sept 17/15.
Lack of general sanitation, failure to protect food from contamination, temperature abuse of potentially hazardous food.
DESEO BISTRO (696 Osborne Street)
- Closed Aug 31/15. Reopened Sept 1/15.
Dishwasher not sanitizing dishes to 50ppm chlorine. 3-compartment sink not equipped/maintained for manual dishwashing. - Closed Aug 25/15. Reopened Aug 28/15.
Numerous critical violations including inoperable plumbing, inability to dishwash, improper storage temperatures of potentially hazardous foods, obstructed hand wash sink at the food preparation area and poor general sanitation.
MOOSHIRO JAPANESE CUISINE (708 Portage Ave)
- Closed Aug 21/15. Reopened Aug 26/15.
Dishwasher failed to sanitize tableware and equipment food and non-food contact surfaces not clean and sanitized. Poor general sanitation. No sanitizing agent detected on the wiping cloths.
IGI BBQ & SUSHI BISTRO (10-1875 Pembina Hwy)
- Closed Aug 21/15. Reopened Aug 24/15.
Stored food under insanitary conditions and failed to ensure dishwasher is capable of sanitizing all utensils and tableware.
ASIAN CABANA (A-1393 Pembina Hwy)
- Closed Jul 9/15. Reopened July 16/15.
Fail to prevent the entrance and presence of rodents.
KENKO SUSHI (788 Corydon Ave)
- Closed Jul 7/15. Reopened Jul 15/15.
Failed to ensure dishwasher is sanitizing dishes to 50 ppm chlorine, failed to take effective measures against the entry and presence of rodents in the establishment, and stored food under insanitary conditions.
GOOD FORTUNE (110-1100 Concordia Ave)
- Closed Jul 6/15. Reopened Jul 9/15.
Insanitary conditions, rodents.
SHERBROOK STREET DELICATESSEN (Mobile Unit) (Pembina Hwy and McGillivray Blvd)
- Closed Jun 15/15. Reopened Jun 16/15.
Food premises maintained in a manner that affect sanitary conditions.
THE ROUND TABLE STEAKHOUSE & PUB (800 Pembina Hwy)
- Closed Jun 8/15. Reopened Jun 17/15.
Failure to take effective measures against the entry and presence of rodents in the establishment. Store and prepare food under insanitary conditions.
7-ELEVEN (815 Ellice Ave)
- Closed Jun 7/15. Reopened Jun 8/15.
Water leaking from the ceiling of store.
MARIGOLD RESTAURANT (2591 Portage Ave)
- Closed Apr 21/15. Reopened Apr 22/15.
Failure to ensure mechanical dishwasher is capable of sanitizing all utensils.
CHINA CITY (1811 Portage Ave)
- Closed Apr 13/15. Reopened Apr 17/15.
Rodent infestation and failure to provide 50ppm chlorine to sanitize dishes in the mechanical dishwasher.
LISBON BAKERY (717 Sargent Ave)
- Closed Mar 23/15. Reopened Mar 27/15.
Rodent infestation.
For a list of convictions, visit http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/publichealth/environmentalhealth/protection/report.html.
