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This week on DineSafe: Brick Street Bakery, Casey's, Castro's Fiestahan, MBCO Cafe, Miller Tavern, New Orleans Fast Food, Not Just Dim Sum, Spotted Dick

This week on DineSafe, The Spotted Dick was caught with an infestation (that's certainly a sentence you never want to hear). Sources say roaches were the main culprit for the two-day pub closure, though the DineSafe report indicates a handful of other health violations. Joining the Spotted Dick on the list of delinquents this week is New Orleans Fast Food (which has yet to accomplish a two-green-pass streak), Miller Tavern up at Yonge and Lawrence (with a surprisingly poor show), and Brick Street Bakery in the Distillery District (with an almost-equally poor report). Here are some of the DineSafe highlights this week.

Brick Street Bakery (Distillery)
Inspected on: August 15
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional Pass)
Number of infractions: 9 (Minor: 4, Significant: 3, Crucial: 3)
Crucial infractions include: Failure to protect food from contamination, failure to ensure/provide for proper employee hygiene/handwashing

Casey's Bar & Grill (Dundas)
Inspected on: August 15
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
Number of infractions: 7 (Minor: 3, Significant: 3, Crucial: 1)
Crucial infractions include: Failure to protect food from contamination

Castro's Fiestahan
Inspected on: August 15
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional Pass)
Number of infractions: 10 (Minor: 4, Significant: 5, Crucial: 1)
Crucial infractions include: Inadequate food temperature control

MBCO Cafe
Inspected on: August 16
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional)
Number of infractions: 11 (Minor: 1, Significant: 6, Crucial: 2)
Crucial infractions include: Inadequate temperature control, failure to ensure/provide for proper employee hygiene/handwashing

Miller Tavern (North York)
Inspected on: August 14
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional Pass)
Number of infractions: 11 (Minor: 5, Significant: 5, Crucial: 1)
Crucial infractions include: Failure to protect food from contamination

New Orleans Fast Food & Donuts
Inspected on: August 16
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional Pass)
Number of infractions: 6 (Minor: 3, Significant: 2, Crucial: 1)
Crucial infractions include: Inadequate food temperature control

Not Just Dim Sum
Inspected on: August 13
Inspection finding: Yellow (Conditional Pass)
Number of infractions: 9 (Minor: 4, Significant: 3, Crucial: 1)
Crucial infractions include: Failure to protect food from contamination

The Spotted Dick
Inspected on: August 14
Inspection finding: Red (Closed)
Number of infractions: 5 (Minor: 1, Significant: 1, Crucial: 3)
Condition(s) for closure: Operator fail to prevent a rodent infestation


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