King Taps and Marbl offer no apologies after being closed by Toronto health officials
MARBLandKing Tapsrestaurants have put out statements after they wereshut down by Toronto health officialsdue to COVID-19 concerns.
On Friday, city officials closed four businesses — three of which were confirmed as MARBL, King Taps andCasa Mezcal, on King Street — for different specific reasons, according to a release from the City of Toronto.
MARBL, located on 455 King St. W posted on Instagram saying, “Due to unforeseen circumstances, Marbl will not be open this evening for service and will remain closed or the remainder of the weekend.”
A video of a birthday party with tens of people at the closely packed restaurant was posted on Twitter in early July.
MARBL on King St. has once again shown they don’t give a damn about physical distancing.
— Jake Kivanç (@JakeKivanc)July 11, 2020
这里有一个给我寄来一个birthd Instagram的故事ay party last night: legit dozens of people shoulder to shoulder. It ends with a conspiracy image which implies the virus isn’t real.pic.twitter.com/qanaYT592T
Toronto Public Health said they found a concerning link involving the locations where many people are connected to more than one of the businesses. In some cases, people infected with COVID-19 were employed at more than one of these locations.
Negative reviews for MARBL, which was shut down by Toronto Public Health yesterday for safety violations, are pretty telling.pic.twitter.com/feZpKSxei7
— Olivia Bowden (@OliviaBowden__)September 26, 2020
One business has served food buffet style, which is prohibited under existing provincial regulations to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Another business has been uncooperative with investigators, significantly impeding investigation efforts. Staff have also been found to be working while ill or pressured to work while ill.
King Taps on 100 King St. W took to Instagram to notify customers of their closure. “The wellbeing of our guests and staff is our highest possible priority and we are cooperating fully with Toronto Public Health,” they said in a post.
“A deep clean of the restaurant is being conducted and a review of onsite practices and protocols is underway. We will work with Toronto Public Health to determine our re-opening date.”
King Taps also said that customers who visited on Sept. 6,9,10 and 11 may want to contact TPH.
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The identity of the fourth restaurant is not yet publicly known as it's in the process of being served.
Yonge Street Warehouse,Regulars barand a number ofChurch St. bars and restaurantshave also recently been sighted as other sources for COVID-19 outbreaks.
Fareen Karim
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