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Clean & Dirty Dish Tables

Clean & Dirty Dish Tables in Toronto & Canada

Every dish pit runs in one direction — dirty dishes come in, get washed, and clean dishes go out — and a dedicated table on each side of the dishwasher keeps that flow moving instead of backing up. Our Phoenix Dirty Dish Tables give staff a spot to scrape and stack soiled dishes before they go through the machine, while the matching Phoenix Clean Dish Tables catch washed dishes on the other end so they can air-dry and get put away without piling up in the machine's path. If a kitchen is washing dishes by hand instead of running a machine, our Thorinox Single Basin, Double Basin, and Triple Basin Dish Washing Sinks cover everything from a quick rinse station up to a full wash-rinse-sanitize setup, available with the drainboard on either the left or right side to fit how the line is laid out. A Phoenix DDT-PRB Stainless Steel Pre-Rinse Basket drops into either table to catch food scraps before they clog a drain. Phoenix Food Equipment is based right here in Vaughan and ships dish tables and sinks across the GTA — Toronto, Mississauga, Markham, and Brampton included — plus nationwide across Canada.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions from operators buying this kind of equipment.

What's the difference between a clean dish table and a dirty dish table?

A dirty dish table sits on the loading side of the dishwasher, giving staff room to scrape food waste and stack soiled dishes before they go through a wash cycle — our Phoenix Dirty Dish Tables handle that job. A clean dish table sits on the unloading side instead, catching washed dishes as they come out so they can air-dry and get stacked for put-away without crowding the machine's exit, which our Phoenix Clean Dish Tables cover. Most three-compartment or under-counter dishwasher setups need both — without a dirty table, soiled dishes pile up waiting to go in; without a clean table, washed dishes have nowhere to land and staff end up handling them wet.

Do I need a dish washing sink if I already have a commercial dishwasher?

Most kitchens with a dishwasher still keep a dish washing sink nearby, and health codes in many jurisdictions require one regardless — for oversized pots and pans that won't fit through a machine, for washing items by hand during a dishwasher breakdown, and as the required three-compartment wash-rinse-sanitize setup in kitchens without a mechanical dishwasher at all. Our Thorinox Single Basin, Double Basin, and Triple Basin Dish Washing Sinks cover each of those cases, from a single basin for quick rinsing up to a full triple-basin setup that meets manual dishwashing code on its own. Check with your local health authority on which setup your kitchen specifically needs.

What is a pre-rinse basket used for?

A pre-rinse basket sits inside the dish table's sink or bowl and catches food scraps, bones, and other solid waste before they wash down the drain — without one, a dish pit generates a steady stream of clogs and a grease trap that fills up faster than it should. Our Phoenix DDT-PRB Stainless Steel Pre-Rinse Basket drops into either a clean or dirty dish table and lifts out for a quick dump into the garbage between rushes, rather than staff having to reach into standing water to fish out scraps by hand. It's a small add-on, but most health inspectors expect to see one in an active dish pit.