I've been there. It's got the "charm" of Chinatown - dirt and garbage - packaged into a mall. That whole mall is a disgrace. It's like they've never heard of a cleaning service.
City closes Spadina food court
In an unprecedented move, Toronto Public Health slapped red "Closed" signs on six restaurants in the downtown food court of the Chinatown Centre at 222 Spadina Ave., near Dundas St. W.
Inspectors cited the Chinese-food eateries for a range of violations, including sanitation problems, rodent droppings, rat and cockroach infestations and food safety issues, said Jim Chan, a food safety manager with Toronto Public Health.
"This is the first time we've closed a whole food court," Chan said. "The places have been warned before, and some of the establishments have been charged before. Today, the inspectors found the sanitation was way too bad."
The restaurants are Dragonball Deli, Dragon Pearl Restaurant, Golden Bull, Cantonese Seafood Stir Fry, Chu Kwong Restaurant and Jan Bao Delight.
Inspectors destroyed about 500 pounds of food deemed a health hazard due to improper temperatures, cross-contamination and unsanitary conditions, he said.
Among the other problems discovered behind kitchen doors were "heavy mouse infestations," "mouse droppings in kitchens," "live cockroaches in kitchens" and a "rat infestation in the garbage room," including one live rat spotted by an inspector during the inspection, Chan said.
"I come two or three times a week," said one woman, tugging at a locked door to the food court.
"It's cheap � $2.99 for five items. But there are some problems. Sometimes the food is not cooked and it's not very clean."
City closes Spadina food court
In an unprecedented move, Toronto Public Health slapped red "Closed" signs on six restaurants in the downtown food court of the Chinatown Centre at 222 Spadina Ave., near Dundas St. W.
Inspectors cited the Chinese-food eateries for a range of violations, including sanitation problems, rodent droppings, rat and cockroach infestations and food safety issues, said Jim Chan, a food safety manager with Toronto Public Health.
"This is the first time we've closed a whole food court," Chan said. "The places have been warned before, and some of the establishments have been charged before. Today, the inspectors found the sanitation was way too bad."
The restaurants are Dragonball Deli, Dragon Pearl Restaurant, Golden Bull, Cantonese Seafood Stir Fry, Chu Kwong Restaurant and Jan Bao Delight.
Inspectors destroyed about 500 pounds of food deemed a health hazard due to improper temperatures, cross-contamination and unsanitary conditions, he said.
Among the other problems discovered behind kitchen doors were "heavy mouse infestations," "mouse droppings in kitchens," "live cockroaches in kitchens" and a "rat infestation in the garbage room," including one live rat spotted by an inspector during the inspection, Chan said.
"I come two or three times a week," said one woman, tugging at a locked door to the food court.
"It's cheap � $2.99 for five items. But there are some problems. Sometimes the food is not cooked and it's not very clean."
