Las Vegas (KTNV) – This week’s dirty food, four food trucks and two restaurants, have one thing in common: cooling issues.
This is common during this time as restaurant facilities struggle to keep things cold in extreme heat.
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Wiley, the owner and chef of Veggie House, learned a tough lesson on June 1 when his restaurants on Spring Mountain Road and Decatur Boulevard closed for insufficient cooling. I can not. “
“When there is a heat wave, everyone is in a hurry to find a technician. Air conditioners, houses, retailers, everyone is crying out for help. “
While waiting for Chef Lee to call back, “A health check came in the next day,” Lee reminded him to close because of the imminent health threat. ..
“Then I say it’s okay, I’ll take a few days and only change my equipment once.”
Inspectors found that both the Veggie House refrigerator and freezer were in the Fritz – as a result of repeated violations, they had to throw away a lot of food due to dangerous temperatures.
Other problems resulted in up to 26 drawbacks including dirty ceilings, dirty floors, and overly greasy equipment.
“It depends on how you want to see the level of pollution,” Lee said. “When it’s dirty, it gets dirty, but I always use the equipment.”
Accessible double-stacked foods such as eggplants, carrots and celery had to be thrown away due to possible contamination.
The ice cream scoop was stored in still water at 78 degrees.
The can opener blade was covered in a layer of fat and stale food.
And there was mold on the ice machine.
“There are hundreds of things that go wrong in restaurants,” Lee said, adding that he would be extra careful with future maintenance.
“In a way, it’s good. It’s good to see how bad you are, ”he said with a self-deprecating laugh. “That means with this report you can see what is missing and what is missing, and so you can improve.”
He notes that employee turnover is a major obstacle.
“You continued to train them, trained them and the next day they left. So there is laziness. There is no doubt about it. “
His claim is confirmed when we enter the kitchen and find that workers are leaving the back door open and letting the outside heat into the kitchen.
Lee found that they had also turned off the fly fan – another breach of health law – and were unable to fully close the walk-through radiator door.
However, he continues to value the call for the Health District Awakening.
“I’ll tell you, put it on me. Let’s do this! So I think it’s a good thing. “
Back at the restaurant, Daniel Karlsson, a regular at the Veggie House, speaks for his favorite vegan restaurant.
“Health checks generally make sense, but I don’t think there’s anything shocking about it.”
There are no immediate health risks or disadvantages.
“When you walk into a restaurant and see a ‘C’ note on the wall, is that important to you? “Dark Sea Spears asked.
“I think it’s a special place, but it’s not. Since it’s vegan, the vegan food won’t rot. Most of the places are dried, rehydrated, and fried. Permanent. It is a specific food. ”
Veggie House returned to the grade “A” on June 9th with 3 disadvantages.
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In the Premium Outlets on Grand Central Parkway and Bonneville Avenue, the filthy Campao Wok food repeater was closed on June 4th due to a multigenerational cockroach epidemic.
There were also 25 disadvantages.
The inspectors saw about 30 cockroaches nesting on floors such as wok stations, under prep stations, sinks and trash cans.
The greasy floors and equipment, as well as the water in the pool, were what attracted the roach.
Dishes and cutting boards washed with excessively dirty water, holes in the walls, and a broken refrigerator closed the breach.
I couldn’t contact anyone who asked for a comment.
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The Tacos La Chapis on Las Vegas Boulevard and Las Palmas Indoor Swap Meet on Las Vegas Boulevard and Pecos Road closed on June 1st with 44 drawbacks.
According to inspectors, this is currently being done under the new name of Camacho Tacos.
The operator served and prepared food with no immediate access to the toilet.
One employee handled ready-to-eat tortillas with bare hands, another employee received cash and continued to prepare meals without washing their hands. There were several other hand washing violations.
Several foods were in the temperature hazard zone.
A dry cloth that does not contain disinfectants was used to clean the cutting board.
The radish bag was kept in a hand wash basin and the lime was not washed before use.
The inspectors pointed out that there is no active control of risk factors for food poisoning.
I contacted the owner but couldn’t comment because of the language barrier.
The food truck was inspected again on June 4th and received three disadvantages with an “A” rating.
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Carefree Catering, a recurring dirty food criminal, noted on the 4th. It posed three immediate health threats: Proper refrigeration.
After treating the lid of the sewage tank, the grocer got back into the truck, touched the counter, raged without washing his hands, cleaned utensils and other surfaces that came into contact with food.
The wastewater flowed directly into the ground.
Pico de Gallo, cheese, raw beef, raw pork and chicken wings had to be thrown away due to unsafe temperatures.
Disinfection bucket set up with no detectable disinfectant.
The refrigerator had a red label.
And there was no knowledgeable person in charge.
The health check note states: “It has been confirmed that several mobile marketing licenses operated by owner Gerrie Aguirre are no longer in line with food safety risk factors. The owners are with the Food Safety Assessment Council. Must attend. “
When I spoke to Gerry Aguirre, she said she was fighting the fever and changing the fridge, but “the inspectors are doing everything they can”. She disagrees with some of the violations and says that she is now doing her best.
“The process is a little crazy because we fail and can get things back on track within hours. It’s embarrassing and difficult to keep working. We do a good job and have good food. We are doing our best. In no case, as far as we know, are all sick. We don’t serve bad food or miss any opportunities. We fight the heat. Go out early, don’t stay long. The heat makes it difficult. We do everything we can to keep people safe. “
The carefree catering truck was inspected again on June 7th and received an “A” rating without any disadvantages.
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On June 2, inspectors visited Tio Chuey’s taco truck to review complaints that it was operating on unpaved land. This violates the health district ordinance of cell phone providers.
The truck was parked outside Commerce Center Drive near Oso Blanca Road and Centennial Parkway.
After investigating complaints, they carried out regular checks and led to the closure of imminent health hazards due to insufficient cooling.
Salsa, guacamole, sour cream, beans and grated cheese had to be thrown away.
Tio Chuey’s tacos were inspected again on June 9th and received an “A” rating without any disadvantages.
Owner Alex Garindo said it was a fairly new food truck and learned quite a bit from the inspectors. He had to reprogram the defrost cycle in one of the refrigerators and the problem was resolved. “Some operators suffer from health districts, but they help a lot,” said Garindo, emphasizing that he was particularly struggling with food trucks.
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Wild meat is no longer available in the Food Truck Frenzy in Mountains Edge Park.
It was closed on June 4th for insufficient cooling and had 22 disadvantages.
The inspectors discovered an ice chest rupture where different open packs of different types of meat were mixed into separate packs, spilling open containers and contaminating other meat products. Owner Kurt Zetsch says he’s about to throw away the meat because of the blood in the bottom of the cooler.
There was no food at the correct temperature on the dressing table and all food had to be thrown away.
The onion net bag on the trailer floor was in direct contact with the battery.
Zetch said his refrigerator was 38 degrees when they left the commission, but the temperature rose during the drive to the crime scene and the health inspectors didn’t give them time to start the generator. ..
“This is a brand new refrigerator, but the man didn’t give me 15 minutes to cool things down because it was so hot and the trip was too long and the temperature was rising. The inspector now hits the food truck hard. I usually don’t work in the summer because of these problems. “
Meats Gone Wild will be re-examined from early to mid-July.
Click Here View Tacos la Chapis Health Report.
click here See Carefree Catering # 12 health report.
Click here View the VeggieHouse Restaurant Health Report.
Click Here View Kung Pao Chicken Health Report.
Click Here to View Meats Gone Wild’s Health Report.
Click here to review Tio Chuy’s complaints about tacos.
Click Here View Tacos Health Reviews For Tio Chuy.
