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Closed 2 two restaurants ago Cornerstone took over followed by Leopolds.
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AlphaLackey
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Dairi Wip was a staple among my extended family here in Winnipeg, and when I moved my family back in '07 it was one of the first places we went. Still a sucker for the hot dogs even though they use the skinnier sandwich slice pickles instead of the quarter wedges, and an order of chili cheese fries hits the spot. And stays on the spot for like 24-36 hours 
but damn is it good.
but damn is it good.
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Heath Inspectors paid them a visit a little while back, preparing food under insanitary conditions is an instant red flag for me.Dairi Wip was a staple among my extended family here in Winnipeg, and when I moved my family back in '07 it was one of the first places we went. Still a sucker for the hot dogs even though they use the skinnier sandwich slice pickles instead of the quarter wedges, and an order of chili cheese fries hits the spot. And stays on the spot for like 24-36 hours
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Health inspectors routinely visit all restaurants. Depending on the inspector you get they can reg flag very well run clean Kitchens with proper food safe practices for improvements or tweaks they want to see.
Health inspector's are a good resource for operators. Its been a long time but back in the day if we ever had a guest complaint about getting food poisoned (very rare) at one of our establishments we would usually call the health inspector right away and have them come down to do a thorough visit to help us look for issues. If the guest identified the item they ate we would do our best to quarantine any ingredients used in that dish to be inspected (if any where still around).
It’s not an easy business to be 100% compliant at all times, every day, being held to pretty exacting standards, in a highly dynamic work place but it’s certainly the standard you wake up working to hit. As operators we hired Steritec who provide food safety best practices auditing service. They have very exacting standards and do random visits on all our operations and it is one of our most important KPI’s for our teams. Its a pain in the ass and they are way tougher than health inspectors but it does force great best practices onto teams.
Ironically I just visited Dairy Whip this past week and as usual the place was totally spotless and the owner was working as always. I will let @John Agar read the link below and give his more qualified opinion on the incident as reported. Just to be clear I feel totally safe going to Dairy whip as far as health safety standards. Heart condition maybe not so much
But that is more of a self inflicted wound.
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What a great post. Having never been in the restaurant business at all, I never give a thought to the cleanliness processes that must be involved. I just go and eat!Health inspectors routinely visit all restaurants. Depending on the inspector you get they can reg flag very well run clean Kitchens with proper food safe practices for improvements or tweaks they want to see.
Health inspector's are a good resource for operators. Its been a long time but back in the day if we ever had a guest complaint about getting food poisoned (very rare) at one of our establishments we would usually call the health inspector right away and have them come down to do a thorough visit to help us look for issues. If the guest identified the item they ate we would do our best to quarantine any ingredients used in that dish to be inspected (if any where still around).
It’s not an easy business to be 100% compliant in at all times, every day, being held to pretty exacting standards, in a highly dynamic work place but it’s certainly the standard you wake up working to hit. As operators we hired Steritec who provide food safety best practices auditing service. They have very exacting standards and do random visits on all our operations and it is one of our most important KPI’s for our teams. Its a pain in the ass and they are way tougher than health inspectors but it does force great best practices onto teams.
Ironically I just visited Dairy Whip this past week and as usual the place has been totally spotless and the owner was working as always. I will let @John Agar read the link below and give opinion on the incident as reported. Just to be clear I feel totally safe going to Dairy whip as far as health safety standards. Heart condition maybe not so much
Thanks for a little insight into the daily expectations.
BattleLevel
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Last time I was in Wpg I went to La Creperie Ker Breizh for breakfast and it was pretty darn good.
Mud Turtle
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- Jul 26, 2013
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As a very naive 19 year old, I have to say I had a fantastic experience with health inspectors, specifically Dean Sargeant.Health inspectors routinely visit all restaurants. Depending on the inspector you get they can reg flag very well run clean Kitchens with proper food safe practices for improvements or tweaks they want to see.
Health inspector's are a good resource for operators. Its been a long time but back in the day if we ever had a guest complaint about getting food poisoned (very rare) at one of our establishments we would usually call the health inspector right away and have them come down to do a thorough visit to help us look for issues. If the guest identified the item they ate we would do our best to quarantine any ingredients used in that dish to be inspected (if any where still around).
It’s not an easy business to be 100% compliant at all times, every day, being held to pretty exacting standards, in a highly dynamic work place but it’s certainly the standard you wake up working to hit. As operators we hired Steritec who provide food safety best practices auditing service. They have very exacting standards and do random visits on all our operations and it is one of our most important KPI’s for our teams. Its a pain in the ass and they are way tougher than health inspectors but it does force great best practices onto teams.
Ironically I just visited Dairy Whip this past week and as usual the place was totally spotless and the owner was working as always. I will let @John Agar read the link below and give his more qualified opinion on the incident as reported. Just to be clear I feel totally safe going to Dairy whip as far as health safety standards. Heart condition maybe not so much
Back in 1984, before hot dog carts were dotting every corner of the city, I decided to modify an old Dickee Dee ice cream bike into my first hot dog cart. It was crude and there weren’t really many rules yet, but Dean Sargeant worked with me to make it work. I’ll say he was very patient with me.
Great memories from those days and I always found them very easy to work with, even as they rightfully started to upgrade the health requirements in the following couple years.
Mud Turtle
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- Jul 26, 2013
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Dairy Whip and Venice House next door were my two staples growing up. Glad one of them is still around to give me that chili burger fix.
Really wish Sonya’s on Henderson by the Disraeli bridge didn’t close down. That was the best burger in town.
Really wish Sonya’s on Henderson by the Disraeli bridge didn’t close down. That was the best burger in town.
Buffdog
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- Feb 13, 2019
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We always called Dairy Whip "Johnny's"... my grandma used to talk about how the owner tried to sell it to her back in the day
Now I'm craving a double Fat Boy, fries, and a vanilla milkshake lol
Now I'm craving a double Fat Boy, fries, and a vanilla milkshake lol
The Blue Baron
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Johnny’s is across the street from “the Whip”. 2 different restaurants.
2 different Greeks own them.
I’d like to try the updated Le Croissant on Taché.
Best pizza I have tasted anywhere. The restaurant had larter's golf course also make a very good pizza
