Denny's on the Strip, 7-11 land on Dirty Dining

IT ALSO HAS.....A DOCUMENTED HISTORY.....OF FAILING HEALTH INSPECTIONS.THAT PLUS A CONVENIENCE STORESHUT DOWN FOR RATS!

13 CHIEFINVESTIGATOR DARCY SPEARSDISHES IT UP.WALKING INTO DENNY'S ON THESTRIP, WE'RE GREETED BY THESMELL OF MAPLE SYRUP AND A SEAOF CUSTOMERS.BUT EMPLOYEES MAKE THEMSELVESSCARCE AS SOON AS THEY SEE OURCAMERA.6:52:09 DARCY: NO ONE'S COME TOTALK TO US YET.PEOPLE KEEP COMING TO PEEK ATUS BUT THE HOST STAND IS KINDOF VACATED.WE'RE WAITING...AND WAITING...52:59 DARCY: MAYBE IF WE STANDCLOSER THEY'LL COME TALK TOUS.OR...MAYBE NOT.NO ONE WANTED TO TALK, BUTWHILE CUSTOMERS WAITED UP TO 40MINUTES FOR THEIR FOOD, THISEMPLOYEE TOOK THE TIME TO STOPWORKINGAND VIDEOTAPE US WITH HIS CELLPHONE./NAT/ THIS BUSY DENNY'S IS INTHE SHOWCASE MALL ON LAS VEGASBOULEVARD BETWEEN HARMON ANDTROPICANA.IT GOT A 38-DEMERIT C GRADE ONITS FEB.12 INSPECTION.THE PERSON IN CHARGE WASHEDHANDS WITHOUT USING SOAP AND AFOOD HANDLER WIPED THEIR FACETHEN BEGAN FLIPPING PANCAKES.AND THOUGH IMPROPER HANDWASHINGIS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUSTHINGS IN A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN,IT'S THIS STUFF THAT REALLYSTANDS OUT: SPOILED LETTUCE ANDA MOLDY CUCUMBER IN THE MAKETABLE, READY FOR CUSTOMERSERVICE.PLUS, TWO BAGS OF MOLDY LETTUCEIN THE FRIDGE THAT HAD EXPIREDON JAN.11.LETTUCE, HASH BROWNS, COOKEDCHICKEN, HAM AND SAUSAGE,COOKED GRITS AND OATMEAL ANDWAFFLE MIX WEREALL IN THE TEMPERATURE DANGERZONE AND HAD TO BE THROWN OUT.CROSS CONTAMINATION WAS IN FULLSWING AS A FOOD HANDLER COOKINGCHICKEN AND BEEF ON THE SAMEGRILL USED THE SAME UTENSIL FORBOTH MEATS.CUTTING BOARDS WERE DIRTY.THE ICE MACHINE WAS MOLDY.REFRIGERATORS WERE SOILEDINSIDE AND OUT.EVEN THE CEILING WAS SPLATTEREDWITH OLD FOOD.55:33 DARCY: YOU KNOW WE'REHERE BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE ONDIRTY DINING FOR THE C GRADETHAT THE RESTAURANT HAS?EMPLOYEE: I'M NOT ALLOWED TOSAY ANYTHING.

I'M SORRY.DARCY: OK.I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT'SCLEAR WHY WE'RE HERE.THERE'S NO PERSON IN CHARGE ATTHE RESTAURANT?

APPARENTLYNOT ONE WHO'S AUTHORIZED TOTALK TO US.BUT WE DID GET A CALL FROM ADISTRICT MANAGER SHORTLY AFTERWE LEFT.WE ASKED HIM ABOUT THIS NOTE INTHE HEALTH INSPECTION, WHICHSAYS DENNY'S HAS "A DOCUMENTEDHISTORY OF NON-COMPLIANCE" WITHTHE HEALTH CODE AND HAS TO HAVEINTERVENTION TRAINING WITH THEHEALTH DISTRICT.HE ACKNOWLEDGED THERESTAURANT'S ONGOING TROUBLESAND SAID HE'S EMBARRASSED BYIT.ADDING THAT HE WAS RECENTLYBROUGHT IN TO TURN THINGSAROUND AND MAKE SURE EMPLOYEESARE BETTER TRAINED./NAT SWISH/ 7-ELEVEN ON BOSTONAVE., NEAR LAS VEGAS BLVD.AND SAHARA WAS SHUT DOWN FEB.12 FOR RODENTS.A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT SAID: "IFOUND RAT MANURE AND MOLD INTHE COOLER." THE INSPECTORFOUND A "LARGE AMOUNT OF STICKYRESIDUE IN THE COOLER." SHEALSO SAW RODENT DROPPINGS AND ADEAD MOUSE ON AN OPEN STICKYTRAP NEAR THE MOP SINK.THAT RESULTED IN IMMINENTHEALTH HAZARD CLOSURE.THE PERSON IN CHARGE AT7-ELEVEN SAID THIS IS NOT THEFIRST MOUSE THEY'VE RECENTLYCAUGHT.THEY KNEW OF THE HAZARD BUTFAILED TO NOTIFY THE HEALTHDISTRICT OR SELF-CLOSE.MORE RODENT DROPPINGS AND URINEWERE DISCOVERED IN THE BACKROOM.WHEN THE INSPECTOR TRIED TOFIND MORE RODENTS, SHE NOTEDTOO MUCH TRASH, STICKY RESIDUEAND DEBRIS TO SEE WHAT'S BEHINDKICK PLATES--WHICH ISANOTHER PLACE RODENTS LIKE TOHIDE.OTHER VIOLATIONS INCLUDED NOSANITIZER DURING ACTIVE FOODPREP AND BLACK AND GRAY FROTHYBUILD-UP ON THE SODA MACHINE'SICE DISPENSER.DARCY TAG: OUR CALL TO 7-ELEVENFOR COMMENT WAS NOT RETURNED,BUT THE STORE WAS BACK OPEN ONFEB.14 WITH A ZERO-DEMERIT A.DENNY'S STILL HAS A C GRADE.DARCY SPEARS, 13 INVESTIGATES.DEVELOPING TONIGHT..A CORONA VIRUS PATIENT IN