Thursday, October 17, 2013

Montréal Thanksgiving Road Trip - October 13, 2013

October 13, 2013 - Marché Jean-Talon

12:30 pm - A late trip to Montréal's Kensington Market





Best croissant in Montréal?
Bought croissant and chocolatine from the wrong store. Let the hunt for the best Montréal croissant begin, or not.

L'avenue du plateau





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Location: 922 Avenue du Mont-Royal Est, Montréal, H2J 1X1‎

Time: 1:30 pm

Party Size: 4

Food consumed:
- Tout le monde à poêle! (2 poached Omega 3 eggs, wild mushrooms, bacon, garlic, arugula with hollandaise sauce) - $14.94

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Review of Restaurant:
First of all, what is a DJ doing in a breakfast/brunch place? The food was too good. Eating 3 croissants before my Egg Benedict was a bad idea. I couldn't even finish my plate.

Fairmount Bagel - Last stop before Toronto


Why are all my bagels burnt?

Home Stretch at Dong Kee Restaurant



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Location: 3838 Midland Ave Toronto, ON M1V 5K5

Time: 11:00 pm

Party Size: 4

Price: $48.35, before tax and tips

Pictures of food consumed: (Click on images to enlarge)






Review of Restaurant:
After 3 straights days of Montréal food, we wanted some Chinese food back in our home. Not much to say besides that it is your typical Chinese restaurant. Bad service, cheap food.

City of Toronto Inspection Report

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Source: http://www.toronto.ca/health/dinesafe/index.htm?show=detail&id=100007
Here are just the SIGNIFICANT AND CRUCIAL infractions:

August 27, 2012 - CONDITIONAL PASS - 5 significant infractions and 1 crucial infraction

1. Operator fail to maintain hazardous food at 4 C or colder
2. Operator fail to clean washroom fixtures
3. Operator fail to use proper procedures to ensure food safety
4. Operator fail to properly maintain equipment
5. Operator fail to properly wash multi-use utensils
6. Operator fail to provide adequate pest control


April 23, 2013 - CONDITIONAL PASS - 2 significant infractions

1. Operator fail to use proper utensils to ensure food safety
2. Operator fail to provide accurate indicating thermometer


August 7, 2013 - CONDITIONAL PASS - 4 significant infractions

1. Operator fail to use proper procedures to ensure food safety
2. Operator fail to use proper utensils to ensure food safety
3. Operator fail to properly maintain mechanical washer
4. Operator fail to properly maintain equipment

Am I surprised? No. The conditional passes seems to happen in a cycle. My prediction is that the next conditional pass will occur around April 7, 2014. 

VERDICT: Banned, just too many infractions to justify a second visit.

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