Banned Restaurants

1. Twins Seafood Restaurant
Location: 240 Alton Towers Circle Toronto, ON M1V 4P1
Banned as at August 2007
Reason: Got stomach flu from this place along with 5-6 others
Status: Restaurant is Closed

2. Grand Electric
Location: 1330 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6K 1L4
Banned as at October 21, 2012
Times Frequented: Once

3. Made in China
Location: 3280 Midland Ave, Toronto, ON M1V 3Z9
Banned as at 2011
Times Frequented: Three
Reason: Served me instant upset stomachs three times. Good track record.

4. Star King Viet Thai Cuisine
Location: 7050 Warden Avenue, Markham, ON L3R 5Y3
Banned as at 2011
Times Frequented: Twice
(To be updated for a third visit)

5. Chinese Dumpling House
Location: 4188 Finch Ave East, Unit 12-13, Toronto, ON M1S 5C2
Banned as at October 14, 2012
Reason: Failed two City of Toronto Inspections on Feb 2011 and Aug 2012. I failed to perform my due diligence and actually ate there.

6. Sweet Sugar Cafe
Location: 4911 Steeles Ave E, Unit 2, Scarborough, ON M1V 4J2
Banned as at 2008/2009
Times Frequented: Many
Reason: Food poisoned around 2008/2009

7. Szechuan Legend Restaurant
Location: 91-92 - 505 Highway 7 East, Markham, ON L3T 7T1
Banned as at November 15, 2012
Times Frequented: Once
Reason: For serving fortune cookies at an authentic Chinese restaurant

8. Akina Japanese Cuisine
39 - 1661 Denison Street Markham, ON L3R 6E5
Banned as at December 23, 2012
Times Frequented: Many
Reason: Inspection reports did not produce a clean record. Once a criminal, always perceived as one.

9. Kim Po Vietnamese Restaurant
58 Redlea Ave Scarborough, ON M1V 4S3
Banned as at March 30, 2013
Times Frequented: Many
Reason: Explosive diarrhea within 4 hours of eating.

10. Zakkushi on Carlton
193 Carlton St Toronto, ON M5A 2K9
Banned as at March 24, 2013
Times Frequented: Once
Reason: Two following mornings of diarrhea, not the pleasant ones, not that diarrhea is pleasant at all. I have probably experienced all types of diarrhea but I'll spare the details for the faint of heart.

11. The Gabardine
372 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5H 2W9
Banned as at May 29, 2013
Times Frequented: Once
Reason: Gave me a stomach ache a few mins after dining there and the service was subpar.

12. Congee Town
1571 Sandhurst Circle, Toronto, ON M1V 1V2
Banned as at July 22, 2013
Times Frequented: Many
Reason: 3 conditional passes in about 1 year

13. Dong Kee Restaurant
3838 Midland Ave Toronto, ON M1V 5K5
Banned as at October 13, 2013
Times Frequented: Once
Reason: 3 conditional passes in about 1 year. The next one appears to be predictable.