We received word this afternoon that the Avenue and Lawrence location of fancy food institution Pusateri’s is set to reopen Monday morning at 8 a.m. after passing an inspection by Toronto Public Health. As we reported on Thursday afternoon, the store was shut down when inspectors found evidence of a pest infestation. (Over at The Grid, Karon Liu offers some perspective on the situation by rounding up other recent health violations.) A representative of the company later told us a shipment of wicker baskets might have been to blame.
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Be VERy scared of going here….. dont…. why would you ?
October 24, 2011 at 10:28 am | by CeeI’m not setting foot in this place ever again. Do a little googling and read some of the comments posted by current and former employees – their practice of recycling spoiled/expired food is shocking.
October 24, 2011 at 12:32 pm | by cathieWhy is this news?
October 24, 2011 at 6:00 pm | by DerpPlease give a break to pusatri’s. Why do not look around and check their compatetor which I know most of the shoppers know. They are not better than pusi. Their store is dirty, their basement is filty and they shit on their employees.So please leave pusatris alone and look around yourself cause no one is perfect.
October 27, 2011 at 12:07 pm | by honestHow about the lives and livelihoods of their staff? Customer service has been one of Pusateri’s greatest strengths. Personally, I wouldn’t want to shake the apple cart any more.
How much vermin would you find in a typical Food Basics, Price Chopper, Sobeys, Metro, Fresh Co. store? A crapload, that’s what. When you have offshore suppliers delivering goods in containers, you never know what’s nesting inside. The most stringent dilligence won’t prevent all of it. And that’s a fact.
October 31, 2011 at 8:42 pm | by Tom E