Popular sushi restaurant hit with 11 infractions from city health inspectors

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Toronto health inspectors served up 11 infractions to a major Canadian sushi chain eatery.

The chain has 39 restaurants in the GTA and Calgary – 36 locations in the GTA – six of which are express, and it’s one of those express locations that received a conditional pass notice on Friday.

Kibo Express, 555 Wilson Ave., received three crucial infractions, three significant, and five minor violations, according to Toronto Public Health.

The location received a conditional pass earlier this year but cleared its three other previous inspections. It remains open to the public.

Kibo Sushi boasts all kinds of premium rolls, sushi and sashimi, along with udon, tataki and tempura dishes.

Its three crucial violations were failing to protect food from contamination or adulteration and ensuring a food handler on the premises washed their hands as necessary to prevent the contamination of food.

Health inspectors also found that potentially hazardous foods were not stored at an internal temperature between 4C and 60C.

Health inspectors issued three significant infractions for using utensils that were “not of readily cleanable form,” nor were the utensils sanitized in the proper chlorine solution.

Kibo also failed to provide a thermometer in its refrigeration equipment.

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Three of the five minor issues were about the maintenance of the food-handling room, specifically not keeping the floors clean and keeping the space itself in sanitary condition, as well as keeping the room free from equipment not regularly used.

Kibo also failed to protect against the entry of pests and ensuring equipment surfaces were sanitized as necessary.

A detailed list of infractions at Toronto restaurants can be found on DineSafe.