El Herradero lands on Dirty Dining

El Herradero lands on Dirty Dining, plus, closures at a Chick-fil-A, Rally's and more.

AND COFFEE...ARE ON THE MENU...BEFORE YOU DINE OUT...LISTEN IN TO "13 CHIEFINVESTIGATOR"...DARCY SPEARS..MASK UP, BACK UP, WASH UP.THAT'S THE HEALTH DISTRICT'SNEW MOTTO AND THEY'RE PRINTINGIT IN HEALTH INSPECTIONS, BUTIT'S CLEAR NOT EVERY RESTAURANTIS GETTING THEMESSAGE--ESPECIALLY WHEN ITCOMES TO HANDWASHING.WE ALL KNOW BY NOW THAT WE MUSTWASH OUR HANDS FOR AT LEAST 20SECONDS.BUT HEALTH INSPECTORS SAYWORKERS AT EL HERRADERO WEREJUST DOING A QUICK RINSE.ONE FOOD HANDLER DIDN'T WASH ATALL AFTER HANDLING RAW MEAT.THE MEXICAN RESTAURANT ON WARMSPRINGS AND SPENCER GOT A39-DEMERIT "C" GRADE ON ITSJAN.12 INSPECTION./NATS DOOR OPENING/ AND THE"C"...ARE YOU STILL WORKING TO FIXEVERYTHING?YEAH, WE'RE STILL WORKING ONIT.

... IS STILL THERE.I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GETYOUR PERSPECTIVE ON WHATHAPPENED WITH ALL THOSEVIOLATIONS AND THE CONDITIONSIN THE KICHEN THAT THE HEALTHDISTRICT FOUND TO BEUNSANITARY, AND THE ISSUES WITHTHE HANDWASHING...HANDWASHING VIOLATIONS TOPPEDTHE LIST AT EL HERRADERO, BUTTHERE WERE ALSO MULTIPLE FOODSIN THE TEMPERATURE DANGER ZONEINCLUDING MILK AND TWO KINDS OFDISHWASHING AT THE SAME TIME.DIRTY KITCHENWARE WAS STORED ASCLEAN.FOOD CONTANERS WERE DIRTY WITHOLD FOOD.UNWASHED AVOCADOS WERE TOUCHINGSLICED BELL PEPPERS.AND FRIDGE AND FREEZER ANDFLOORS AND WALLS WEREEXCESSIVELY DIRTY WITH BUILD-UPAND OLD FOOD REQUIRING A DEEPCLEAN.THAT HAPPENED BECAUSE WE ARE INCOVID SITUATION.OUR WORKERS ARE AT HOME.THEY DIDN'T COME TO...YOU HAD A PROBLEM WITH STAFFINGTHAT DAY OR HAS IT BEEN APROBLEM FOR YOU FOR A LONGTIME?WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH WORKERS.OWNER AVELINA RAMIREZ MORALESSAYS SHE'S HAD TO TAKE ON A LOTOF DUTIES HERSELF.SO, IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO WORKWITH THE CUSTOMERS AND WORK INTHE KITCHEN AND WORK WITHEVERYTHING.INSPECTORS SAY KITCHEN STAFFTHE CUSTOMERS AND WORK IN THEKITCHEN AND WORK WITHEVERYTHING.INSPECTORS SAY KITCHEN STAFFWERE NOT KNOWLEDGEABLE IN BASICFOOD SAFETY.FOOD WAS NOT DATE-LABELED.SALT AND CHILIES WERE INUNCOVERED BINS SUBJECT TOCONTAMINATION.AND RAW BEEF WAS STORED ABOVEREADY-TO-EATCACTUS.THERE WAS ALSO AN OPEN CUP OFEMPLOYEE COFFEE NEXT TOREADY-TO-EATCUSTOMER FOOD.WE KNOW THIS IS A REALLY HARDTIME FOR RESTAURANTS AND YOU'RESO LIMITED IN WHAT YOU CAN DO.SO, WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TOHEAR FROM YOU AS YOU RECOVERFROM THIS?THE CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN OURCUSTOMERS FOR A LONG TIME, SOTHEY KNOW US.YOUR LONG-TERM CUSTOMERS KNOWYOU AND THEY KNOW YOU'RECOMMITTED TO FIXING THIS?YES./NAT SWISH/ ALL THREE CLOSURESTHIS WEEK HAD THE SAME IMMINENTHEALTH HAZARD: NO HOT WATER.THAT LED TO TEMPORARY SHUTDOWNAT RALLY'S ON DESERT INN ANDBOULDER HIGHWAY, PUBLIC WORKSCOFFEE SHOP ON WATER STREET INHENDERSON, AND CHICK-FIL-A ONRANCHO AND SAHARA WHERE THEGENERAL MANAGER SAYS THEY WERETHE VICTIM OF MURPHY'SLAW--EVERYTHING THAT COULD GOWRONG DID GO WRONG WITH THEIRHOT WATER HEATER AT EXACTLY THEWRONG TIME.INSPECTORS ARRIVED ATCHICK-FIL-A ON JANUARY 12 TOAPPROVE A NEWLY INSTALLEDDISHWASHER AND FOUND THERESTAURANT OPERATING WITHOUTHOT WATER.THAT CREATED MULTIPLEHANDWASHING VIOLATIONS THAT LEDTO IMMEDIATE SHUTDOWN.THE GENERAL MANAGER SAYS ANEW WATER HEATER AND AN "A"GRADE THE NEXT DAY./NAT SWISH/ PUBLIC WORKS COFFEESHOP'S CLOSURE WAS ON THE SAMEDAY FOR THE SAME REASON.THOUGH THE CLOSURE THERE ONLYLASTED A FEW HOURS, INSPECTORSHAD TO EDUCATE THEM ON PROPERHANDWASHING AFTER SEEING FOODHANDLERS RING UP CUSTOMERS,HANDLE MONEY, THEN PREPARECOFFEE BEVERAGES WITH NOHANDWASHING WHATSOEVER.THE MANAGER AT PUBLIC WORKSSAID TWO NEW EMPLOYEES WEREHELPING EACH OTHER OUT AND ARENOW FULLY AWARE OF JUST HOWMUCH HANDWASHING THEY MUST DO.THE COFFEE BAR IS BACK TO A 3-DEMERIT "A" GRADE.KTNV.COM.DARCY SPEARS, 13INVESTIGATES.LIVE AT 11 CONTINUES WITH"VERIFYING THE NEWS.."HOW YOU CAN MAKE FACT-CHECKING