Restaurant Closures on Denman Street

In my search for more information about the restaurants on Denman Street, I did a lot of searched online. To my surprise, I kept finding in my search results links to temporary establishment closure notices as ordered by the VCH Public Health Protection department.

I debated whether or not these closures should be disclosed on this blog. On one hand, knowledge is power. On the other hand, these closures may not reflect the current situation of the establishment and may tarnish its image. Indeed, although some of these closure reasons do not appear to be quite alarming, others are not making me look forward to eating at the offending establishment in questions. Even when the closure occurred a few years back, the knowledge of these breaches in food safety regulations are leaving me uneasy.

Because of this, and because this information is readily available online, I have decided to tally the Denman Street establishment closures by year and post them here. This way, you get to decide for yourself how you would like to view this information. Please note that this information was taken from the Vancouver Coastal Health website.

2002

• Gen-Ki * 792 Denman St * Mouse Infestation.
• Tanpopo Japanese Restaurant * 1122 Denman St * Cockroach infestation, poor general maintenance, poor food handling.
• Milestones * 1210 Denman St * Unsanitary conditions, food not protected from contamination.
• Bud's Fish & Chips * 1007 Denman St * Unsanitary conditions, poor food handling.
• Grove Inn * 1047 Denman St * Mouse & roach infestations.
• Ocean Inn Restaurant * 1037 Denman St * Unsanitary conditions, rodent infestation, dishwasher not operational, structural deficiencies.

2003

• Shima Sushi * 1088 Denman St * Unsanitary conditions.
• Oasis Mongolian BBQ * 825 Denman St * Unsanitary conditions, dishwasher not working.
• Kintaro Ramen * 788 Denman St * Dishwasher not working.

2004

• Chicago's Deep Dish Pizza * 721 Denman St * Unsanitary conditions.
• Café La Cantina * 1152 Denman St * Poor maintenance & organization, poor food-handling practices, dishwasher not operating at correct temperatures.
• Banana Leaf * 1096 Denman St * Unsanitary conditions.

2005

• Dover Arms Neighbourhood Public House * 957 Denman St * Inadequate cooling and/or refrigerating storage of potentially hazardous foods.
• Musashi Japanese Restaurant * 780 Denman St * Unsanitary conditions.
• Thai Coconut Restaurant * 835 Denman St * Improper dishwashing, unsanitary conditions.
• Fresco Juice * 1187 Denman St * No hot water.
• Bay View Café * 103-1184 Denman St * Insufficient supply of hot water.

2006 (as of July 2006)

• Thai Coconut Restaurant * 835 Denman St * Lack of hot water.