Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- Health inspectors said the restaurant in this week's Dirty Dining needs a talking to. They're concerned their history of failing routine health inspections puts the public at risk.The Thai restaurant is a repeat offender. The good news? This time they don't have roaches. That's what shut them down the first time we were there. What's got health inspectors so worried now?They found enough problems to give a 37-demerit "C" grade to Ocha Cuisine on Las Vegas Boulevard near Charleston.Inspectors found employees touching ready-to-eat food with bare hands. There was also food stored on the floor, excessive sticky build-up on soda nozzles and raw meat thawing at room temperature with dirty dishes.When we paid them a visit, it was deja vu all over again. Manager Larry Xaypanya said much of the problem was due to broken equipment.The dish machine was red tagged because it wasn't sanitizing dishes. A refrigerator and the make table were also taken out of service."It seems like you guys had to throw away so much stuff, like lettuce and cabbage and sausage and fish cakes and beef and chicken," said Chief Investigative Reporter Darcy Spears."When things are broken, you know, that's when the food goes bad," Larry said.They did have to toss a ton of stuff because health inspectors found it at unsafe temperatures. They also found a condenser leaking onto food, grocery bags used to store food and mold in the ice machine, which was a problem there before."That was an ice machine that we bought. But you know, we cleared it up, cleaned it," Larry explained.Last year, the owner blamed their problems on cultural differences with the way things are done in their kitchen.Larry said that's still an issue, "We're family-owned and it's kinda hard to tell the family anything, because these ladies been cooking for like 30 years and it's a language barrier, you know? But now they understand."We've also got some closures to tell you about. 7-11 Bar on Arville and Sahara was shut down for repeat violations, including fruit flies in a whiskey bottle. There were also roaches and rodent feces. Apparently the rat traps weren't doing the trick. The last pest control receipt they could find to show inspectors was from December of 2011.Lastly, Kenya's Catering Truck No. 2 was shut down for two imminent health hazards: Lack of adequate refrigeration and no hot water. A fly on the cutting board didn't do them any favors either.As of July 16, Ocha Thai still has a C grade. Both 7-11 Bar and Kenya's Catering are back open with zero-demerit A grades.Click here for more restaurant inspections conducted by the SNHD
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