Bird of Paradise Pub | Saanich
#1
Posted 09 April 2013 - 09:32 PM
We've always headed here for the past 4 years or so after soccer practice primarily because they had $3 (used to be even less) bird beers and cheap wings on Tuesday and Thursday night. Nothing special, but it is nice to walk out of there after two beers and wings and pay only about $12. It's always been up and down, but lately the downward slide has been more permanent.
Anyways, we rolled up tonight to find the lights off and a sign in the door saying, "Closed for spring cleaning April 5 - 16".
It's really a shame, as this place could be so much more than it is and it is in a really convenient location at the cross roads of a few major routes.
#2
Posted 09 April 2013 - 09:38 PM
I wonder if the regulars keeps the place ticking and with a lack of immediate competition the drive to make changes and appeal to a wider audience just isn't there?
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#3
Posted 09 April 2013 - 09:55 PM
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#5
Posted 10 April 2013 - 05:34 AM
So is the "Spring cleaning" code for "We served something to someone we shouldn't have" or are they actually doing some cleaning or updates?
Yes, that's always the type of code.
#6
Posted 10 April 2013 - 06:49 AM
#7
Posted 10 April 2013 - 06:58 AM
On facebook this morning a friend posted the Health Inspection Report from March. I can see why they are closed for 'cleaning'.
Unless they have access to an area the public doesn't, there are NO REPORTS available since January, when the kitchen was closed by the inspector for having "no hot water available at any taps". It was subsequently fixed.
Online liquor reports are only available to July 2012.
#8
Posted 10 April 2013 - 07:21 AM
Unless they have access to an area the public doesn't, there are NO REPORTS available since January, when the kitchen was closed by the inspector for having "no hot water available at any taps". It was subsequently fixed.
Online liquor reports are only available to July 2012.
March of 2013 is there...
http://www.healthspace.ca/viha Click on "Food Facility Inspections"Search Bird of Paradise.... Both Bar and Restaurant. Does not look super critical after follow up
#9
Posted 10 April 2013 - 07:22 AM
On facebook this morning a friend posted the Health Inspection Report from March. I can see why they are closed for 'cleaning'.
Are you able to post that here?
#10
Posted 10 April 2013 - 07:28 AM
March of 2013 is there...
http://www.healthspace.ca/viha Click on "Food Facility Inspections"Search Bird of Paradise.... Both Bar and Restaurant. Does not look super critical after follow up
Ah, my mistake, the kitchen was on the next page. To me the critical ones are the simple ones, that ALL KITCHEN STAFF SHOULD KNOW, and that don't require the owner to spend money. Like the storage of meat next to lettuce etc. EVERYONE that works in a kitchen should know that meat stays below ready-to-eat food, so it can't get dripped on. One of the follow-ups says they want proof of foodsafe from everyone including the owner.
#11
Posted 10 April 2013 - 08:36 AM
#12
Posted 11 April 2013 - 09:34 PM
On facebook this morning a friend posted the Health Inspection Report from March.
Haha, I think I might have been the original one to post that after I started this thread.
Small world.
Still it's a shame - I mean we discovered this all because we were there to get a beer, like we do dozens and dozens of times a year, only it was closed this time.
After a practice in the pissing rain in November, it's about the only Pub I am going to grab a beer at afterwards mostly due to the ability to sit by a fire and warm up and dry up a bit. But it's tough to do that if it is closed for "cleaning." Maybe things turn around or it gets sold.
#13
Posted 20 April 2013 - 10:32 PM
Cooks Wanted (Bird of Pardise Pub)
The Bird of Paradise pub just underwent spring cleaning and we are looking for some new faces in the kitchen, preference will be given to those seeking F/T and/or Day shifts, must be capable of handling a rush solo or with a dish washer present to help, experience cooking eggs is an asset.
- Location: Bird of Pardise Pub
- Compensation: TBD
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- Phone calls about this job are ok.
- Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.
Posted: 2013-04-20, 4:25PM PDT
email to a friend
So does this mean the dishwasher will help with the cooking
Was the last cook not able to cook eggs
#14
Posted 30 April 2013 - 03:14 PM
#15
Posted 01 May 2013 - 04:20 AM
The Bird is open again.
Should have stayed closed. Went there on the weekend and it was really sad. They had a couple of really junior servers and it looked like one person in the kitchen. If you wanted a drink you had to go to the bar to get it yourself.
#16
Posted 01 May 2013 - 06:44 AM
Ive been to a number of bars were it is self serve I dont mind if its a tiny place like This place,
#17
Posted 03 May 2013 - 08:01 AM
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RE: Birds of Paradise
Do NOT apply in this company coz there ****ing boss is a ********. He is requiring us tp work, paying and issuing a cheque with no funds. So very embarassing. That ****ing ******** boss with no balls!!!! He terminate all his employee coz he doesnt want them to pay. Owing them such a huge amount of money!
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Posted: 2013-05-03, 2:01AM PDT
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#18
Posted 03 May 2013 - 02:44 PM
#19
Posted 06 June 2013 - 06:28 AM
http://www.timescolo...-wages-1.313693
Trouble in Paradise as Saanich pub owes staff $80,000 in wages
Former Bird of Paradise workers are wondering if they will ever get paid, as the pub’s owner says he is financially strapped and owes about 15 staffers a total of $80,000 in back wages.
Three former workers — two Filipinos who arrived here on temporary foreign worker permits and another from the U.S. — say they are owed a total of more than $23,000.
They had hoped for full payment while still working at the 22-year-old Sante Fe-themed pub on Glanford Avenue in Saanich. “We were giving [the owner] a chance,” said Allan Concepcion, who said he is owed $7,084.
Bird of Paradise owner Diego Trozzo said he is trying to keep the business, which remains open, afloat and to pay what’s owed. “It is my biggest desire to get them all paid off.” He said all current workers have been fully paid.
#20
Posted 06 June 2013 - 07:15 AM
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