Plant-based Italian restaurant Osteria Du has been recommended as a Covid-safe restaurant in Toronto, Ontario Canada. Here’s why Osteria Du has been recommended:
Osteria Du has confirmed that they continue to follow all of the Covid-safety precautions that are on their site; in fact they are quite proud of them, even including a video demonstrating their air filtration’s effectiveness. Here’s what they say on their site:
Keeping our guests safe is a top priority! The challenge with indoor vs outdoor dining is that aerosols accumulate indoors, and if someone nearby has covid, you would be breathing it in. In the same way that smoke can be cleared, aerosols can also be minimized by opening windows and doors, having a high quality filter on an HVAC system, and with HEPA air purifiers.
To demonstrate this, we used a smoke machine at a table at Osteria Du. It was flicked on every 15 seconds (this video is sped up 10x). Without ventilation, the smoke builds up quickly. With the HEPA air purifiers and HVAC on, the smoke is continuously cleared.
There’s an acrylic wall separating the tables, with an air purifier on each side. Exhaled air is kept separate from adjacent tables.
In addition to ventilation and air filtration, we minimize risk with:
1) Reduced capacity – Even though government regulations may allow full capacity, we prefer to continue with a comfortable amount of space for our guests.
2) All staff have at least 2 vaccine doses.
3) Masks – All staff wear masks at all times. Guests are required to wear masks when away from their table.
4) Ventilation – In addition to the HEPA air purifiers, the central HVAC system also continuously brings in fresh air, as well as filtering the air from inside the building.
Osteria Du Restaurant
536 Queen W
Toronto, ON M5V 2B5
osteriadu.ca
647-655-7451
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Sadly Osteria Du closed earlier this year. They have folded into their parent restaurant as an upstairs more casual dining experience. Have not yet been to the new location to assess safety but they said they planned to carry over precautions.