Manitoba Restaurants Closed in 2016 Due to Failed Health Inspections and Rodent Infestations

Manitoba Health has once again released list of closures, violations and infractions over the past year.

The report, which includes 25 pools and 48 restaurants, shows various restaurants and supermarkets that were forced to close due for a variety of reasons from operating without a permit to insanitary conditions and rodent infestations.

Here’s the list, Winnipeg establishments are in bold.

Establishment Closures Name and Address Reasons for closure Type of Establishment Closure date Re-open date
SUMMERLAND – Indoor Semi Public Swimming Pool
77 University Cres
Winnipeg
Operate a swimming pool with inadequate water quality. Swimming Pool Jul 22/16
DESI PIZZA & CURRIES
849 Henderson Hwy
Winnipeg
1. Fail to take effective measures against the entry of pests.
2. Handling and selling food under insanitary conditions.
Food Service Establishment Jul 18/16 Jul 22/16
SUMMER PALACE CHINESE RESTAURANT
1755 Pembina Hwy
Winnipeg
Failure to ensure the establishment is maintained in good repair and kept clean. Food Service Establishment Jul 14/16 Jul 20/16
SUSHI MARU
7-3421 Portage Ave
Winnipeg
Operator did handle/sell food under insanitary conditions. Food Service Establishment Jul 13/16 Jul 15/16
SOUTHVIEW PLAZA
2080 Pembina Hwy
Winnipeg
Operate a swimming pool with inadequate water quality. Swimming Pool Jul 8/16 Jul 8/16
BOULTON ESTATES
690 Kenaston Blvd
Winnipeg
As an operator, fail to provide a satisfactory first aid kit. Operate a pool with inadequate water recirculation and quality. Swimming Pool July 6/16 July 8/16
SOUTH OCEAN RESTAURANT
141 Scurfield Blvd
Winnipeg
As an operator, fail to maintain safe internal temperature of potentially hazardous food. As an operator, fail to ensure that a food contact surface is thoroughly washed and sanitized. Food Service Establishment Jun 29/16 Jun 30/16
FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON WPG SOUTH – Indoor Semi Public Whirlpool Operate a whirlpool with inadequate water quality. Swimming Pool Jun 16/16 Jun 14/16
FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON WPG SOUTH – Indoor Semi Public Pool Operate a swimming pool with inadequate water quality. Swimming Pool Jun 16/16 Jun 14/16
JING JING FOOD RESTAURANT
210 Pacific Ave
Winnipeg
Operate a Food Service Establishment with poor general sanitation namely, evidence of rodent infestation; Failure to sanitize utensils. Food Service Establishment Jun 13/16 Jun 30/16
JUMBO PIZZA
1-555 Balmoral St
Winnipeg
Defective refrigeration equipment and failure to maintain potentially hazardous foods below 5C at all times. Food Service Establishment Jun 10/16 Jun 13/16
HOMEWOOD SUITES – Swimming pool
1295 Ellice Ave
Winnipeg
Operate a swimming pool with inadequate water quality. Swimming Pool Jun 6/16 Jun 10/16
HOMEWOOD SUITES – Whirlpool
1295 Ellice Ave
Winnipeg
Operate a whirlpool with inadequate water quality. Swimming Pool Jun 6/16 Jun 10/16
HOLIDAY INN AIRPORT WEST – Whirlpool
2520 Portage Ave
Winnipeg
Operate a whirlpool with inadequate water quality. Swimming Pool Jun 3/16 Jun 15/16
IVORY
105-200 Main Street
Winnipeg
Preparing food under insanitary conditions. Food Service Establishment May 26/16 May 27/16
CATHAY HOUSE
1631 Regent Ave
Winnipeg
Preparing food under insanitary conditions. Food Service Establishment May 19/16 May 27/16
WELLINGTON ARMS
277 Wellington Cres
Winnipeg
Operate a whirlpool with inadequate water quality. Swimming Pool May 19/16 May 20/16
COMFORT INN & SUITES
380 Frontage Road
Virden
Operate a pool in with inadequate pH and chlorine residuals. Operate a pool with test kit that is not reliable/accurate. Swimming Pool May 17/16 Jun 8/16
FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES BY MARRIOTT – Swimming Pool
1301 Ellice St
Winnipeg
Operate a swimming pool with inadequate water quality. Swimming Pool May 10/16 May 13/16
FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES BY MARRIOTT – Whirlpool
1301 Ellice St
Winnipeg
Operate a whirlpool with inadequate water quality. Swimming Pool May 10/16 May 11/16
SEVEN EVERGREEN
7 Evergreen Place
Winnipeg
Operate a whirlpool with inadequate water quality. Swimming Pool May 9/16 May 10/16
SUBWAY
39 Centre St
Gimli
Coolers above 5 degrees C. Internal temperatures of potentially hazardous foods are in the danger zone. Food Service Establishment May 4/16 May 5/16
NORTH GROCERY STORE COMPANY
1134 & 1136 Rosser Ave
Brandon
Operate a food processing plant without a permit. Handle food under insanitary conditions. Fail to ensure that potentially hazardous foods originate from an approved source. Store food in an improper manner. Operate food handling establishment with poor general sanitation namely fail to keep clean. Fail to maintain safe internal temperature of potentially hazardous foods. Permit article or operation unrelated to operation of food handling establishment to be within the establishment. Handle food/cut meat and fail to provide the required facilities for cleaning and sanitizing equipment. Fail to provide adequate lighting. As proprietor allow meat that has not been inspected and approved in a food handling establishment. Food Service Establishment Apr 25/16
THE FRESH CARROT (DELI)
2-230 Osborne St
Winnipeg
Operate a food service establishment with poor general sanitation, namely lack of hot water. As an operator, improperly sanitize utensils after cleaning. Food Service Establishment Apr 20/16 Apr 22/16
CITY HEART EAST INDIAN CUISINE
589 Sargent Ave
Winnipeg
Food Premises maintained in a manner that adversely affect sanitary conditions. Fail to maintain safe internal temperature of potentially hazardous foods. Food Service Establishment Apr 14/16 Apr 18/16
ASOYAMA SUSHI RESTAURANT
1717 Kenaston Blvd
Winnipeg
Failure to take effective measures against the entry and presence of rodents in the establishment. Store and prepare food under insanitary conditions. Food Service Establishment Apr 12/16 Apr 14/16
SANDMAN HOTEL AND SUITES AIRPORT – WHIRLPOOL
1750 Sargent Ave
Winnipeg
Operate whirlpool with inadequate water quality. Swimming Pool Apr 11/16 Apr 14/16
ARTHURS CAFE
421 Osborne St
Winnipeg
Failure to ensure the mechanical dishwasher is capable of sanitizing all utensils and tableware. Fail to maintain safe internal temperature of potentially hazardous food. Operate a food service establishment without a permit. Food Service Establishment Apr 11/16 Apr 21/16
MAINSTAY SUITES WHIRLPOOL
607 King Edward Street
Winnipeg
Operate whirlpool with inadequate water quality. Swimming Pool Apr 8/16 Apr 11/16
MINIOTA MOTOR INN
177 Miniota Road
Miniota
Operate a food handling establishment without a permit. Food Service Establishment Apr 1/16 Apr 15/16
FORMERLY NORTHBROOKE INN RESTAURANT
Grand Rapids
Failure to register and obtain permit; failure to maintain premises in good repair and sanitary conditions. Food Service Establishment Mar 22/16 Apr 1/16
GLOBAL BUBBLE TEA
1751 Pembina Hwy
Winnipeg
Operator failed to ensure the establishment is maintained in good repair and kept clean. Operator failed to ensure utensils are sanitized. Food Service Establishment Mar 16/16 Mar 22/16
EDGEWOOD ESTATES
60 Whellams Lane
Winnipeg
Operating a whirlpool without any disinfectant. Swimming Pool Mar 7/16 Mar 22/16
LOGAN CORNER RESTAURANT
247 Logan Ave
Winnipeg
Health permit suspended due to poor general sanitation and rodent activity. Food Service Establishment Mar 2/16 Mar 7/16
HOLY SPICE EAST INDIAN CUISINE
50 Selkirk Ave (pad 38)
Thompson
Operate a food handling establishment without a permit. Food Service Establishment Dec 10/15 Feb 16/16
KETTLE RIVER INN
119 Railway Ave
Gillam
Fail to ensure where grease laden vapours are produced that exhaust equipment complies with all requirements/fail to maintain equipment to prevent grease build-up. Food Service Establishment Feb 11/16 Feb 26/16
QUALITY INN
851 Main Street
Winkler
Operate a pool with inadequate water quality. Swimming Pool Feb 11/16 Feb 12/16

Establishment Closures Name and Address Reasons for closure Type of Establishment Closure date Re-open date
ROBERTS FARM
51073 Rd 8 E
RM of MacDonald
Operate a food handling establishment without a valid permit, sell uninspected meat. Food Service Establishment Feb 6/16
THE COLONNADE
77 Edmonton Street
Winnipeg
The telephone is not operational. Swimming Pool Feb 5/16 Feb 12/16
TOKYO SUSHI
2-3140 Portage Ave
Winnipeg
Handle and sell food under insanitary conditions. Food Service Establishment Feb 3/16 Feb 9/16
ING SUPERMARKET
1873 Pembina Hwy
Winnipeg
Process and handle foods under insanitary conditions. Food Service Establishment Jan 26/16 Jan 27/16
ING SUPERMARKET
1873 Pembina Hwy
Winnipeg
Handle and sell foods under insanitary conditions. Operate a food service establishment without a permit. Food Service Establishment Jan 26/16 Jan 27/16
SAWNEY BEANS
340 Main Street
Steinbach
Not hot water. Food Service Establishment Jan 19/16 Jan 19/16
STERLING TOWERS – whirlpool
76 Plaza Drive
Winnipeg
Operate a pool with inadequate water quality. Swimming Pool Jan 9/16 Jan 21/16
THE STAR GRILL
2069 Portage Ave
Winnipeg
Failed to ensure dishwasher is capable of sanitizing all utensils and tableware and sewer backup. Food Service Establishment Jan 4/16 Mar 2/16
IMPERIAL HOTEL
209 Mackenzie Ave
Ochre River
Operate a food handling establishment with poor general sanitation, namely operate without running water. Food Service Establishment Dec 29/15 Dec 31/15
GIANT PIZZA
794 Sargent Ave
Winnipeg
Rodent infestation and poor general sanitization. Food Service Establishment Dec 26/15 Jan 5/16
MAXIM BAKERY
285 Alexander Ave
Winnipeg
Operating an establishment with lack of water. Food Service Establishment Dec 22/15 Dec 24/15
NATURAL VALLEY PRODUCTS
100 James Valley Road
Elie
Fail to ensure that potentially hazardous foods originate from an approved source; As the owner, allow meat that has not been inspected and approved in a food handling establishment; Utilize for food in a food handling establishment, meat that is not inspected and approved; Operate a meat processing plant which processes uninspected meat and fail to be in possession of a valid permit. Food Service Establishment Dec 18/15
KUNG PO RESTAURANT
63 Euclid Ave
Winnipeg
Fail to maintain a food service establishment in clean and sanitary conditions Food Service Establishment Dec 16/15 Jan 12/15
SURA RESTAURANT
1-2795 Pembina Hwy
Winnipeg
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. Food Service Establishment Dec 11/15 Dec 16/15
HOMEWOOD SUITES by HILTON POOL & HOT TUB
1295 Ellice Ave
Winnipeg
The combined chlorine levels in the pool and hot tub were above the maximum prescribed level of 1.5 ppm. Inadequate water quality, testing and maintenance contrary to Section 16 of Manitoba Regulation 132/97. Swimming Pool Dec 9/15 Dec 11/15
SUNRISE TOWERS
225 Arby Bay
Winnipeg
Failure to maintain disinfectant levels between 1 and 5mg/L Swimming Pool Dec 7/15 Dec 8/15
TANDOOR HOUSE
1-675 Weatherdon Ave
Winnipeg
Operating a food service establishment with no running water. Food Service Establishment Nov 17/15 Nov 17/15
PAPA JOHNS PIZZA
2-675 Weatherdon Ave
Winnipeg
Operating a food service establishment with no running water. Food Service Establishment Nov 17/15 Nov 17/15
KUB BAKERY
850 Eric Steet
Winnipeg
Insanitary conditions and pest control issues. Food Service Establishment Nov 17/15 Nov 18/15
SALISBURY HOUSE
959 Henderson Hwy
Winnipeg
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. Food Service Establishment Nov 5/15 Nov 6/15
BAN TREE COFFEE
4-164 Isabel Street
Winnipeg
Mouse infestation, no certified food handler, insanitary condition and poor food handling practices. Food Service Establishment Oct 30/15
GIZZYS RESTAURANT & LOUNGE
O-3025 Ness Ave
Winnipeg
No hot water, inoperable glass washer, inoperable high temperature dishwasher. Food Service Establishment Oct 27/15 Oct 28/15
WATT FAMILY FOODS (DELI DEPARTMENT)
724 Watt Street
Winnipeg
Fail to provide an adequate supply of hot and cold potable water. Food Service Establishment Oct 19/15 Oct 21/15
DOWON RESTAURANT
A-1480 Pembina Hwy
Winnipeg
Food premises maintained in a manner that adversely affect sanitary conditions. Food Service Establishment Oct 6/15 Oct 14/15
KENKO SUSHI
788 Corydon Ave
Winnipeg
Failed to ensure dishwasher is in good repair and capable of sanitizing all utensils and tableware at 50 ppm chlorine. Food Service Establishment Sept 29/15 Oct 1/15
PEAK PERFORMANCE & ATHLETICS
863 10th Street
Brandon
Inadequate water recirculation or quality. Specifically the automatic disinfection system had failed, there was no disinfectant present in the whirlpool and the bacteriological quality of the water was found to be unacceptable. Swimming Pool Sept 28/15
EDGEWOOD ESTATES
60 Whellams Lane
Winnipeg
Operating a whirlpool without any disinfectant. Swimming Pool Sept 23/15 Oct 13/15
RICKYS FOOD MART AND RICKYS PIZZA
330 Kennedy Street
Winnipeg
Preparing food under insanitary conditions. Food Service Establishment Sept 15/15 Sept 16/15
VARIETY TASTE
613 Sargent Ave
Winnipeg
Lack of general sanitation, failure to protect food from contamination, temperature abuse of potentially hazardous food. Food Service Establishment Sept 14/15 Sept 17/15
DESEO BISTRO
696 Osborne Street
Winnipeg
Dishwasher not sanitizing dishes to 50ppm chlorine. 3-compartment sink not equipped/maintained for manual dishwashing. Food Service Establishment Aug 31/15 Sept 1/15
DESEO BISTRO
696 Osborne Street
Winnipeg
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. Food Service Establishment Aug 25/15 Aug 28/15
MOOSHIRO JAPANESE CUISINE
708 Portage Ave
Winnipeg
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. Food Service Establishment Aug 21/15 Aug 26/15
IGI BBQ & SUSHI BISTRO
10-1875 Pembina Hwy
Winnipeg
Stored food under insanitary conditions and failed to ensure dishwasher is capable of sanitizing all utensils and tableware. Food Service Establishment Aug 21/15 Aug 24/15
BUFFALO RESORT SWIMMING POOL
116 Ta-Wa-Pit Drive
Riding Mountain National Park
Inadequate water quality, testing and maintenance contrary to Section 16 of Manitoba Regulation 132/97. Swimming Pool Jul 28/15 Jul 30/15
COTTAGES ON CLEAR LAKE
109 Ta-Wa-Pit Drive
Riding Mountain National Park
Inadequate water quality, testing and maintenance contrary to Section 16 of Manitoba Regulation 132/97. Swimming Pool Jul 28/15 Jul 30/15
CROMER CAFE
160 Main Street
Cromer
Handle food in an improper manner, namely, fail to use utensils to handle food. Operate a food handling establishment with poor general sanitation. Fail to maintain safe internal temperature of potentially hazardous food. Fail to provide a refrigerator with an accurate thermometer. Fail to provide and use a probe immersion thermometer. Fail to avoid contamination namely fail to keep cutting boards/food contact surfaces clean and sanitized. Fail to clean and sanitize food contact surfaces at suitable intervals. Fail to sanitize utensils after cleaning. Fail to provide and maintain sanitary hand washing facilities. Food Service Establishment Jul 24/15 Aug 7/15

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