Dirty dining at HK Star, Vegas

Posted: January 21st, 2011 - 7:11am by Doug Powell

HK Star, a Chinatown restaurant in Las Vegas, recently received 32 demerits and a "C" grade after a visit from the Southern Nevada Health District.

Violations included raw pork stored over raw fish; packaged crab found thawing at room temperature; a sink missing a thermometer for measuring proper water temperature when washing dishes; and dirty pans found in a hand sink.

Inspectors also noted improper hand washing by several employees, and a number of areas were cited for their dirty conditions, including the walls and the floor.

The Southern Nevada Health District confirms that HK Star is now operating under a four demerit "A" grade.

Channel 13 did some digging into the restaurant's history and found that it received a "C" grade every year of operation since opening in 2009.
 

Your rating: None (1 vote)
Bookmark and Share
Categories: Restaurant Inspection
Tags: food safety, handwashing, HK star, inspection, las vegas

Comments

Craig says:

Hi Doug, Can you explain why storing raw pork above raw fish is a violation? I expact that both raw foods will be cooked before service. I can understand that raw flesh foods should be stored below ready-to-eat foods, so that potential for cross contamination of raw meat microbes (E. coli/Salmonella/Campylobacter/Yersinia/Vibrio) is minimised. I know that historically red meat and fish were expected to be kept in separate storage areas, but was not this to keep strong fish odour out of other food? If the fish was destined to be used in sushi I can also understand the issue, but this is not clear from the article.

Posted on January 21st, 2011 - 4:09pm

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.