Dine Safe: Queens Quay safe to eat in?

You've probably read about the restaurants and food establishments that have closed recently throughout the city. There's the block of restaurants in nearby Spadina Chinatown, Sushi on Bloor, and even a grocery store at Bloor and Christie.

We've been looking at the city's Dine Safe site, putting some of our restaurants through the system. And yes, while a few of the restaurants have been given conditional passes due to a variety of issues (like keeping food at the proper temperature or cleaning -- we'll provide a full list at a later date) only one establishment has been closed (briefly, but yes, closed) since Jan. 1, 2007.

Yep, it's Captain John's, at 1 Queens Quay West, that big ship.... (August, 2008).



See the inspection history here. NOTE that yes, it has been reopened and has been given a green light. You can't, however, dismiss the fact that it was closed.



Some of the infractions.

INADEQUATE FOOD TEMPERATURE CONTROL     Operator fail to maintain hazardous food(s) at 4C (40F) or colder.     C     Notice to Comply                

FAILURE TO PROTECT FOOD FROM CONTAMINATION

IMPROPER MAINTENANCE / SANITATION OF FOOD CONTACT SURFACES / UTENSILS /EQUIPMENT


IMPROPER MAINTENANCE / SANITATION OF NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES / EQUIPMENT

IMPROPER STORAGE / REMOVAL OF WASTE    

CONDITION(S) FOR CLOSURE     Operator fail to maintain premises free of sewage back-up

In the spirit of Eat Local, we were going to try this place, then we read some reviews on a few sites like this one. Suffice it to say, we think there are plenty of other  restaurants we can try on the strip. Any one try eating there?