Broadway Pizzeria lands on Dirty Dining

Broadway Pizzeria lands on Dirty Dining

In the time of coronavirus, following the health code about wearing gloves is of utmost importance in food handling.

Darcy Spears takes us to a pizzeria where the owners say customers are right to be concerned.

FOLLOWING THE HEALTH CODE....ABOUT WEARING GLOVES...IS OF THE UTMOSTIMPORTANCE....IN FOOD HANDLING.BARE-HAND CONTACT WITH CUSTOMERFOOD AND IMPROPER HANDWASHINGARE THE BIG ISSUES IN TONIGHT'SDIRTY DINING.DARCY SPEARS TAKES US TO APIZZERIA WHERE THE OWNERS SAYCUSTOMERS ARE RIGHT TO BECONCERNED.45:14 ANTHONY ROSSI: BECONCERNED.AND YOU SHOULD BE CONCERNEDABOUT WHO'S MAKING YOUR FOODAND THIS IS WHY WE'RE TALKINGTO YOU.I MEAN, WE'RE NOT RUNNING AWAY.ANTONY ROSSI AND MARIOPERDICHIZZI CO-OWN BROADWAYPIZZERIA.IT'S THE LATEST IN A STRING OFRESTAURANTS THAT HAVE BEEN ONDIRTY DINING IN THIS SHOPPINGCENTER ON RANCHO NEARTHAT'S ONE MAJOR VIOLATION AWAYFROM BEING SHUT DOWN.37:40 ANTHONY: THIS IS THERESTAURANT BUSINESS.THIS IS HOW IT GOES.AND ANTHONY IS HAPPY TOEXPLAIN.37:27 ANTHONY: WE'RE NOTRUNNING FROM ANYBODY.WE'RE HERE TALKING TO YOU.ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WEASKED ABOUT WAS A FOOD HANDLERWHO INSPECTORS SAW TOUCHINGCOOKED PIZZA WITH BARE HANDSMULTIPLE TIMES.ANTHONY SAYS THE VIOLATIONLOOKS WORSE ON PAPER THAN ITREALLY IS.39:31 DARCY: EVERYONE'SFREAKING OUT ABOUT HANDWASHINGRIGHT NOW.IT'S THE NUMBER ONE THING YOUNEED TO DO RIGHT.ANTHONY: YEAH.WE DO WASH OUR HANDSFREQUENTLY.WE HAVE A SINK AVAILABLE INEVERY STATION.WHAT THEY OBSERVED--AND THIS ISWHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED BECAUSEI WAS HERE--THEY HAD TWO SLICESOF PIZZA ON A PLATE AND THEIRTHUMB WAS ON THE EDGE OF THEPIZZA TO KEEP IT FROM FALLINGOFF THE DISH WHILE THEY WERECUTTING IT.THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN WEARINGGLOVES.AND ANTHONY SAYS THEY'REWORKING WITH THE HEALTHDISTRICT ON THAT.OTHER VIOLATIONS INCLUDED TWOLARGE CONTAINERS OF MARINARASAUCE AND SEVEN CONTAINERS OFCOOKED PASTA THAT WEREIMPROPERLY COOLED AND HAD TO BETHROWN OUT.38:11 ANTHONY: WE TEND TO TRYAND STUFF TOO MANY THINGS INTHE REFRIGERATOR WHEN WESHOULDN'T DO THAT.THE MAKE TABLE WAS FULL OF FOODIN THE TEMPERATURE DANGER ZONEINCLUDING HAM, CHEESE, PIZZASAUCE AND COOKED BROCCOLI.ALL OF IT WENT INTO THE TRASH.AND THEN, THERE'S THIS...41:20 DARCY: A CARDBOARD BOXPREVIOUSLY USED FOR RAW CHICKENWAS BEING RE-USED TO STORE BELLPEPPERS.YOU NEVER WANT TO RE-USESOMETHING WITH RAW CHICKEN INIT.

ANTHONY: NO, OF COURSE.HE SAID A STAFF MEMBER PUT SOMEPEPPERS THEY HADN'T YET WASHEDIN A CARDBOARD BOX THAT HADHELD CHICKEN TENDERS.41:47 ANTHONY: THAT ARE RAW BUTTHEY'RE FROZEN IN A PLASTIC BAGIN THE BOX.WHICH HE SAYS A PREVIOUS HEALTHINSPECTOR DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEMCORRECT.IS IT WAY OUT?

MAYBE NOTBECAUSE LIKE I SAID WE HAD ANINSPECTOR PREVIOUS TO THIS WHOSAID IT WAS OKAY.DARCY: ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE'NOT AS BAD AS IT SEEMS WHENYOU READ IT' VIOLATIONS?I MEAN, IF I'M READING THATREPORT I'M GONNA BE JUST LIKEYOU.I'M GONNA THINK, OH MY GOD!INSPECTORS ALSO FOUND OLD FOODON THE CAN OPENER BLADE AND AMIXING BOWL.THE DISH WASHER WASHED ANDRINSED DISHES WITH NOSANITIZER.44:05 DARCY: THEY TALKED ABOUTEXCESS DUST AND GREASE ON HOODSABOVE THE FRYERS, CLEAN DISHESSTORED ON DIRTY SHELVES.SO OBVIOUSLY SOME CLEANING WASNEEDED BACK THERE.MAJOR CLEANING.THIS IS AN ONGOINGTHING--CLEANING A RESTAURANT.WHEN YOU'RE BUSY 12 HOURS A DAYYOU NEED TO SCHEDULE TIME TO DOTHIS.AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WEFAILED TO DO IN RECENT MONTHS.HE SAYS THEY'RE DOING IT BEFOREAND AFTER HOURS NOW.44:55 ANTHONY: YOU DON'T WANTTO BE DEEP CLEANING WHILE YOUGOT ALL THISFOOD PREPARATION GOING ON.BROADWAY JUST HAD ANINTERVENTION TRAINING WITH THEHEALTH DISTRICT.THE OWNERS SAY THE FRESHPERSPECTIVE HAS BEEN A BIG HELPAND THEY HOPE TO KEEP THEPUBLIC'S TRUST.45:29 ANTHONY: AND YOU SHOULDSAFETY.BUT WE'RE HERE 23 YEARS.WE ARE EMBEDDED IN THECOMMUNITY.WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO SERVEGOOD FOOD, SAFE FOOD AND WE'REHAPPY TO DO IT./NAT SWISH/ THIS WEEK'SIMMINENT HEALTH HAZARD CLOSURECAME AT MARISCOS EL BIGOTON.A FOOD TRUCK THAT WAS SHUTDOWN NEAR WASHINGTON AND NELLISON FEB.24.THERE WAS NO HOT WATER ANDEMPLOYEES COULDN'T PROPERLYWASH THEIR HANDS AS JUST ATRICKLE WAS COMING OUT OF THEHANDSINK.IT ALSO GOT 32 DEMERITS FORVIOLATIONS INCLUDING UNSAFEFOOD TEMPERATURES, RAW OYSTERSSTORED OVER SALSA AND THAWINGOCTOPUS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE INTHE HAND SINK.ALSO, NO ONE ON THE TRUCK HAD AFOOD HANDLER CARD.DARCY TAG: MARISCOS EL BIGOTONDID NOT RETURN A CALL FORCOMMENT.IT RE-OPENED WITH AZERO-DEMERIT A GRADE ON FEB.25.BROADWAY PIZZERIA IS HOPING TOGET RE-INSPECTED THIS WEEK ANDANTICIPATES GETTING ITS A BACKAS WELL.DARCY SPEARS, 13 INVESTIGATES.U-N-L-V LEADERS SAY...