A high-end Chinese seafood restaurant located in North York inside Yorkdale Shopping Centre, has been slapped with a staggering number of DineSafe health violations.
Yu Seafood, located at 3401 Dufferin St., is under scrutiny for 17 violations flagged by health inspectors on Oct. 6. The restaurant, which also has another location in Richmond Hill, received a conditional pass notice, and remains open to the public.
Since its establishment in 2020, Yu Seafood has provided an expansive dining experience, spanning over 10,000 square feet across two floors. The venue includes a main floor Tea bar and a second-floor restaurant with a patio overlooking the mall, a spacious dining area and two VIP rooms.
The violations, according to Toronto Public Health, comprise five crucial, eight significant and four minor infractions.
Crucial infractions involve hygiene lapses, such as inadequate handwashing by food handlers, unsanitary ice storage and insufficient protection against food contamination or adulteration.
Significant violations relate to equipment issues, including the use of items with cracks in contact with food and the use of a dirty towel for cleaning food contact surfaces. Minor infractions mainly pertain to cleanliness in the food-handling room.
5 Crucial Infraction(s)
- Fail to ensure food handler in food premise washes hands as necessary to prevent contamination of food – Sec. 33(1)(e)
Action: Notice to Comply - Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration – Sec. 26(1)
Action: Notice to Comply - Store ice in unsanitary manner – Sec. 26(5)
Action: Notice to Comply - Fail to ensure storage racks designed to protect against contamination – Sec. 31
Action: Notice to Comply - Store potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature between 4 C and 60 C – Sec. 27(1)
Action: Notice to Comply
8 Significant Infraction(s)
- Handwashing stations not conveniently accessible by food handlers – Sec. 7(3)(c)
Action: Notice to Comply - FAIL TO MAINTAIN HANDWASHING STATIONS (LIQUID SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS) – SEC. 7(3)(C)
Action: Notice to Comply - USE FOOD EQUIPMENT NOT OF SOUND AND TIGHT CONSTRUCTION – SEC. 8(1)(A)
Action: Notice to Comply - USE EQUIPMENT NOT FREE FROM CRACKS IN CONTACT WITH FOOD – SEC. 8(2)(B)
Action: Notice to Comply - USE UTENSILS NOT OF READILY CLEANABLE FORM – SEC. 8(1)(C)
Action: Notice to Comply - FAIL TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER IN REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT – SEC. 30(B)
Action: Notice to Comply - Use dirty towel for cleaning food contact surface – Sec. 16(b)
Action: Notice to Comply - OPERATE FOOD PREMISE – MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT NOT MAINTAINED TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT CHEMICAL SOLUTION RINSE – SEC. 20(1)(A)(II)(B)
Action: Notice to Comply
4 Minor Infraction(s)
- FOOD PREMISE NOT MAINTAINED WITH CLEAN FLOORS IN FOOD-HANDLING ROOM – SEC. 7(1)(G)
Action: Notice to Comply - FOOD PREMISE NOT MAINTAINED TO KEEP FOOD-HANDLING ROOM FREE FROM EQUIPMENT NOT REGULARLY USED – SEC. 7(1)(F)
Action: Notice to Comply - FOOD PREMISE NOT MAINTAINED WITH FOOD HANDLING ROOM IN SANITARY CONDITION – SEC. 7(1)(E)
Action: Notice to Comply - FOOD PREMISE NOT MAINTAINED WITH CLEAN CEILING IN FOOD-HANDLING ROOM – SEC. 7(1)(G)
Action: Notice to Comply
For further details, visit the DineSafe website.