ONTARIO: Troubled eatery Ruby said to be closing for good

19.oct.09
TheStar.com

Word is spreading in north Scarborough's Chinese community that the
immensely popular Ruby Chinese Restaurant will not reopen after a recent
salmonella outbreak.
At an emergency meeting on Sunday, according to a source, the
restaurant's three owners are said to have decided to file for
bankruptcy on Monday, and have hired an accountant to prepare for
auctioning off furniture and equipment.
The 17-year-old restaurant was closed by Toronto Public Health in early
October after inspectors identified it as the source of 22 salmonella
infections, one of which may have led to the death of a senior. It
failed another inspection two days later, with health officials citing
cockroaches and a very dirty floor.
The owners were told by a pest control firm that ending the cockroach
problem would require treating the entire single-storey strip mall at
1571 Sandhurst Circle, near Finch Ave. E. and McCowan Rd. As well,
customers were cancelling the multi-course banquets that made up the
bulk of its business.