Dirty dining in Vegas: Hot N Juicy Crawfish

Posted: October 29th, 2010 - 4:28pm
Source: barfblog

I’m not sure I understand the difference between crayfish and crawfish (wiki gives it a shot) but after posting about vibrio from crayfish, a devoted barfblogger sent this story from Las Vegas about the Hot and Juicy Crawfish.
KTNV reports the Southern Nevada Health District recently paid a visit to the restaurant and slapped it with 49 demerits, prompting its closure.
Inspectors found cooked crawfish being stored at the wrong temperature, live crawfish in a sink next to dirty dishes, dirty floors – including dead crawfish on the floor of a walk-in freezer - and dried food debris caked to shelves and "clean" kitchen knives.
Inspectors also say three employees were working without valid health cards, a requirement for anyone working with or around food, and a kitchen worker was cited for not properly washing his hands after handling the trash.
Open once again with an "A" grade after re-inspection, Channel 13 Action News stopped by Hot and Juicy Crawfish to speak with the manager about the restaurant's high number of demerits.
An employee interviewed by KTNV -- Channel 13 Action News -- said the owner was not available but subsequently added, “We're not the dirtiest restaurant in Las Vegas. It was a lot of little technicalities. “
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crayfish
http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/blog/144827/10/10/28/crayfish-cross-contamination-sickens-four-vibrio-spokane
http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=13360581

 

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28.oct.10
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Doug Powell
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