Purple Penguin Cafe
Coffee Shop in South Riverdale · 889 Queen Street East
Health inspections
Passed inspectionLast inspected January 13, 2026. Based on 5 inspections between May 21, 2024 and January 13, 2026.
- 0
- CrucialDirectly likely to cause foodborne illness
- 3
- SignificantCould lead to unsafe conditions if uncorrected
- 5
- MinorHousekeeping and maintenance findings
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- January 13, 2026Pass
- Minor — food premise not maintained with non-absorbent floor surface where utensils cleaned - sec. 7(1)(c)(ii)
- October 20, 2025Pass
- Minor — food premise not maintained with food handling room in sanitary condition - sec. 7(1)(e)
- May 14, 2025Pass
- Noted — none
- May 12, 2025Conditional Pass
- Minor — food premise not maintained with clean floors in food-handling room - sec. 7(1)(g)
- Minor — food premise not maintained with clean walls in food-handling room - sec. 7(1)(g)
- Significant — operate food premise - fail to provide equipment for cleaning and sanitizing utensils as required - sec. 18
- Significant — fail to ensure facility surface sanitized as necessary - sec. 22
- May 21, 2024Pass
- Minor — fail to ensure equipment surface sanitized as necessary - sec. 22
- Significant — use equipment not free from crevices in contact with food - sec. 8(2)(b)
Source: City of Toronto DineSafe, reproduced under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Reflects conditions on the date of inspection only.
Opening hours
- Mo-Fr07:00-17:00
- Sa,Su08:00-17:00
Hours come from OpenStreetMap and may be out of date — call ahead.
Getting there
Nearest TTC
- Queen St East at Logan Ave21 m · 1 min walkStreetcar · 301 Queen, 501 Queen, 503 Kingston Rd
- Carlaw Ave at Queen St East188 m · 2 min walkBus · 325 Don Mills, 72 Pape
Public parking nearby
- 111 Broadview Avenue620 m · 8 min walkGreen P surface · 92 spaces
- 136 Broadview Avenue656 m · 8 min walkGreen P surface · 22 spaces
Car park locations from the City of Toronto (2019, the most recent release). Rates change — check greenp.com for current pricing.
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