Famous Dave's does quick about-face after health hazard closure

Just as coronavirus concerns were ramping up in Clark County, some restaurants were still not making the grade with the Health District.

Dirty Dining focuses on the imminent hazards that could endanger us all in this time of hyper focus on hygiene.

RAMPING UP IN CLARK COUNTY..SOME RESTAURANTS WERE STILLNOT MAKING THE GRADE WITH THEHEALTH DISTRICT...DARCY SPEARS TONIGHT..TAKING A DIFFERENT TWIST ONDIRTY DINING..NOW FOCUSING ON THE IMMINENTHAZARDS POSING A RISK TOHEALTH...DURING THIS TIME OF HEIGHTENEDAWARENESS..6:04 DARCY STAND-UP LEAD: WE'REIN AN EMPTY DINING ROOMBECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GOTINSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON WHATWENT WRONG HERE, WE'RE LOOKINGAT HOW THEY TURNED A WRONG INTOA RIGHT.FAMOUS DAVE'S NEVER THOUGHT ITWOULDWIND UP ON DIRTY DINING.50:01 TINO RODRIGUEZ/AREADIRECTOR: MORE THAN ANYTHINGIT REALLY WAS BAD TIMING.THE BARBECUE RESTAURANT ON BLUEDIAMOND AND ARVILLE WAS SHUTDOWN MARCH 9 AFTER INSPECTORSVALIDATED A COMPLAINT THAT THEYWERE OPERATING WITHOUT ADEQUATEHOT WATER, WHICH REQUIRES SELFCLOSURE AND NOTIFYING THEHEALTH DISTRICT.48:40 TINO: EVERYBODY DIDN'TGET THE MEMO THAT WE'RESUPPOSED TO NOTIFY, BUT WE DIDTHE RESPONSIBLE THING WITH THESHUTDOWN.WITHOUT HOT WATER, NEITHERHANDS NOR DISHES CAN BEPROPERLY WASHED AND SANITIZEDPER THE HEALTH CODE.FAMOUS DAVE'S DID SELF-CLOSEBUT THEN REOPENED WHEN THEYTHOUGHT THEY WERE GOOD TO GO.49:19 DARCY: THEY WOULDN'T HAVEORDERED YOU TO SHUT DOWN FOR ANIMMINENT HEALTH HAZARD IF THEREWASN'T ANY FOOD PREP GOING ONDURING THAT TIME.SO WHAT'S THE DISCONNECT THERE?TINO: SO THE DISCONNECT WAS WEWERE TOLD BY OUR MAINTENANCECREW THAT WE WERE GOING TO BEFULLY OPERATIONAL BY 11:00 AMSO WE WENT BASED OFF THAT.A PLUMBER WAS ON SITE WHEN THEINSPECTOR ARRIVED BUT THERE WASNO HOT WATER IN THE KITCHEN.FAMOUS DAVE'S WAS RE-OPENEDLATER THAT SAME DAY WITH AN8-DEMERIT A GRADE.BUT JUST OVER A WEEK LATER.../NAT TAKEOUT/ EVERYTHINGCHANGED./NAT SAYING HI TO CHEF INKITCHEN/ LIKE MANY RESTAURANTSSTRUGGLING TO SURVIVE, FAMOUSDAVE'S IS NOW ALL TAKE-OUT ALLTHE TIME./NAT/ THAT PLUS CURBSIDE PICKUP AND DELIVERY WITH ALASER-FOCUS ON DEEP CLEANING INTHE KITCHEN.THIS BOARD KEEP TRACKS OF ALLTHOSE TASKS.AREA DIRECTOR TINO RODRIGUEZSAYS THOUGH EMPLOYEES HAVE BEENFURLOUGHED, THERE WILL BE NOLAYOFFS.THOSE WHO CAN'T SERVE OR COOKAND WANT TO KEEP MAKING MONEYDURING THE FURLOUGH AREWELCOMED IN TO HELP CLEAN.54:24 D: IF NOTHING ELSE, WHENYOU ARE ALLOWED TO BRING THEPUBLIC BACK IN, YOU FEELCOMFORTABLE TELLING THEMTHEY'RE COMING IN TO ABOUT THECLEANEST ENVIRONMENT SINCE YOUOPENED YOUR DOORS?

TINO:ABSOLUTELY!

AND NOT JUST MYRESTAURANT.HE HOPES EVERYONE IS TAKINGADVANTAGE OF THIS UNFORTUNATETIME TO DEEP CLEAN.AND WITH THAT IN MIND, HERE AREA FEW PLACES THAT NEED TO HEEDTHAT ADVICE./NAT SWISH/ COLD STONE CREAMERYON NORTH DURANGO AND THE 215WAS SHUT DOWN MARCH 10 AFTER AVALIDATED COMPLAINT THATEMPLOYEES WERE NOT WASHINGHANDS BEFORE SERVING AND THATTHERE WAS NO PERSON IN CHARGETO ENFORCE THE HEALTH CODE.THE ONLY RESTROOM ACCESSIBLE TOEMPLOYEES STUNK AND COULDN'TFLUSH.AND EQUIPMENT, COOLERS, FOODCONTACT SURFACES, SHELVES,FLOORS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT THEFACILITY WERE EXCESSIVELYDIRTY.THERE WAS ALSO NO EMPLOYEEHEALTH POLICY ABOUT WHEN NOT TOCOME TO WORK.DESPITE ALL THAT, COLD STONEDOWN MARCH 13 FOR AMULTI-GENERATIONAL COCKROACHINFESTATION.INSPECTORS FOUND BUGS INFESTINGAN OUTLET, ON WALLS, INSIDEWOODEN CABINETS AND BENEATHMETAL SHELVING WHERE BULKSEASONINGS MINGLED WITH TRASHTHE FREEZER AND ON WALLS.SHOWS THAI PLACE IS STILLCLOSED./NAT SWISH/ AND FINALLY, CHINASTAR ON CRAIG BETWEEN REVEREAND MARTIN LUTHER KING GOT A39-DEMERIT C GRADE ON ITS MARCHNOT CLEANING AND SANITIZINGEQUIPMENT OR WORK SURFACESBETWEEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF RAWMEAT AND A REPEAT MAJORVIOLATION FOR THE DISH MACHINENOT SANITIZING.THERE WERE ALSO FLY STRIPSHANGING OVER THE PREP SINK,TONGS STORED ON A GAS PIPE ANDTHE INTERIOR FREEZER DOOR ANDWALLS WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED.CHINA STAR WAS BACK TO AZERO-DEMERIT A ON MARCH 13.7:43 DARCY STAND-UP TAG: WE DIDREACH OUT TO COLD STONE, CHINASTAR AND THAI PLACE TO GETTHEIR EXPLANATION FOR THEVIOLATIONS BUT NONE OF THEMANSWERED THE PHONE.DARCY SPEARS, 13 INVESTIGATES.ADLIBS TOSS TO DANIA WIND ADVISORY IN PLACE ACROSSSOUTHERN NEVADA THROUGH 5