A BURGER bar in Frankston fined for several food handling offences last year has closed its doors for good.
Big Dog Diner, an America-themed fast food outlet, on Cranbourne Road closed down last month.
A Big Dog Diner burger joint in Bendigo has also shut up shop.
Frankston Council took the business proprietor to court in February last year after council inspectors were “obstructed” from carrying out food safety inspections (“‘Dirty’ diner fined”, The Times 13/6/17).
The state government’s Food Convictions Register listed multiple hygiene offences at Big Dog Diner.
Business owner Kris Stephens claimed on Facebook the company “made the top 6 per cent of company’s [sic] (in the worlds [sic] history) based on turnover”.
He posted the company was “two [sic] big and very vulnerable” and he admitted he “had not done enough homework and created better management systems”.
“Lastly I will say to anyone who is in business well done! It’s not easy but I hope you all find it as worth while [sic] as I do and will continue to learn grow and improve as I will.”
A sign on a window at the Frankston diner said the landlord is owed rent for sublease of the premises.
Food handling offences last year included a failure “to store food in such a way that it was protected from the likelihood of contamination”, failure “to maintain the food premises to a standard of cleanliness where there was no accumulation of garbage, food waste, dirt, grease or other visible matter” and a failure “to maintain easily accessible hand washing facilities”.
The diner’s owner was also fined $50,000 in Bendigo for multiple food standards code breaches at its restaurant.
