Masala Express and Vegan Bros on Dirty Dining

For the second week in a row, Dirty Dining is on the strip.

This time at a place that had so much expired food, it's a wonder they had anything left to serve once health inspectors left.

That, plus a vegan eatery shut down for gross, unsanitary conditions.

ROW...."DIRTY DINING" IS ON THESTRIP THIS TIME.....AT A PLACE.....SERVE.....ONCE HEALTH INSPECTORS LEFT.THAT..PLUS A VEGAN EATERY SHUT DOWNFOR GROSS, UNSANITARYCONDITIONS.13 CHIEF INVESTIGATOR DARCYSPEARS TAKES US DIRTY DINING.BEFORE THEY KNEW WHY WE WERETHERE, THE EMPLOYEES AT MASALAEXPRESS WERE HAMMING IT UP FOROUR CAMERA.4:58:07 DARCY: GOT A LOT OFCHARACTERS BACK THERE.BUT THEN, THEY DISAPPEARED SOTHE PERSON IN CHARGE--WHOEVERTHAT IS--COULD TAKE THE HEAT.WHEN INSPECTORS ARRIVED ON FEB.20, THERE WAS NOBODY IN CHARGEAND FOOD HANDLERS COULD NOTANSWER BASIC QUESTIONS ABOUTFOOD SAFETY.5:00:01 DARCY: WE'RE HEREBECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE ON DIRTYDINING THIS WEEK FOR THE CGRADE THAT YOU HAD FROM THEHEALTH DISTRICT.A 28-DEMERIT C GRADE FOR THEKITCHEN AT MASALA EXPRESS,WHICH IS IN THE BOULEVARD FOODCOURT ON LAS VEGAS BLVD.NEAR HARMON.VIOLATIONS INCLUDED HEAVILYSOILED FLOORS, WALLS AND DOORHANDLES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER.SPILLED FOOD HUNG FROM FRIDGERACKS.SAUCES, CHICKEN, BATTER ANDCHIPS WERE UNCOVERED ANDSUBJECT TO CONTAMINATION.THAWING MEAT WAS DRIPPING ONTOTHE FLOOR AND SPLASHING WALLS.AND TAKE A LOOK AT THISCONTAINER OF UTENSILS.BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THEY WERESTORED AS CLEAN!

2:55 AKSHAYKAMBLE/PIC: I THINK IT WAS LIKEWE HAD SOME EQUIPMENT THAT WASNOT IN USE, LIKE THIS MACHINEWAS NOT IN USE SO THERE'S NOTAGS ON THAT.THAT WAS THE REASON THAT THEYHAD, THAT WE GOT THE C GRADE.OTHER THAN THAT MY FOOD ANDEVERYTHING WAS IN THETEMPERATURE SO WE WERE NOTABOUT--THERE WAS NOTHINGPROBLEM WITH THE FOOD, ONLYSOME OF MY EQUIPMENT THEY WERENOT IN PLACE.DARCY: WELL THAT'S ACTUALLY...THAT'S NOT WHAT THE HEALTHINSPECTION SAYS.THE HEALTH INSPECTION FOUNDMOLDY FOOD, A TON OF EXPIREDFOOD GOING BACK TO JANUARY ANDEARLY FEBRUARY AND REALLY DIRTYCONDITIONS IN THE KITCHEN.THAT'S ALL LISTED IN THE HEALTHINSPECTION SO THERE ACTUALLYWERE PROBLEMS WITH THE FOOD.AKSHAY: UH...THEY WERE LIKE NOT BECAUSE MYKITCHEN IS SOMEWHERE ELSE SOYOU KNOW WE HAVE ALL THE STUFFGOING ON BUT WE DON'T HAVEANYTHING BECAUSE OF THAT.ACTUALLY YOU CAN CHECKEVERYTHING.EVERYTHING IS GOOD.THE HEALTH DISTRICT DID CHECKEVERYTHING ON FEB.26 AND HE'S RIGHT!

MASALAEXPRESS'S KITCHEN GOT A ZERO-DEMERIT A GRADE UPONRE-INSPECTION.3:50 DARCY: IT'S GOOD NOW, YES,BUT WHY WAS THERE SO MUCHEXPIRED FOOD IN THE FRIDGE?THEY HAD TO THROW OUT YOGURT,YOGURT DRINK MIXTURE, COOKEDARTICHOKES, HEAVY CREAM, COOKEDCHICKEN WINGS, SPINACH, CHEESEMIXTURE--ALL OF THAT WASEXPIRED.AKSHAY: I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUTTHAT MA'M.DARCY: WHAT ABOUT MOLDY ONIONSAND MOLDY JALAPENOS?

THEYHAVE PICTURES OF MOLD ON THEFOOD.HE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THATEITHER.OTHER VIOLATIONS INCLUDEDFILTHY CONTAINERS, SCOOPSWITHOUT HANDLESLAYING IN SAUCES AND MOLD INTHE ICE MACHINE.LOTS OF FOOD WAS UNLABELED ANDBECAUSE STAFF DIDN'T KNOW HOWOLD IT WAS, IT HAD TO BE TOSSEDIN THE GARBAGE.RICE, PICO DE GALLO ANDGUACAMOLE IN THE TEMPERATUREDANGER ZONE HAD TO GO INTO THETRASH TOO.DISHES WEREN'T PROPERLY CLEANEDAND SANITIZED.AND HAND SINK FAUCET HANDLESWERE HEAVILY SOILED WITH FOODDEBRIS.4:29 AKSHAY: WE ARE WORKING ONTHAT MA'M.EVERYTHING IS LIKE WE CHECKEVERYTHING FOOD AND EVERYTHING./NAT SWISH/ THERE WAS ONEIMMINENT HEALTH HAZARD CLOSUREAT VEGAN BROS MOBILE UNIT WHICHWAS OUTSIDE A GROCERY STORE ONSIMMONS AND CENTENNIAL.IT WAS SHUT DOWN FEB.21.SOMEONE COMPLAINED ANDINSPECTORS CONFIRMED GROSS,UNSANITARY CONDITIONS AFTERFINDING OLD FOOD EVERYWHERE ANDNO WATER IN THE TRAILER.THERE WAS OLD, HARDENED FOOD ONTHE FLOOR, INSIDE THE FRIDGE,ON THE STEAM TABLE, ON UTENSILSAND ON COOKING EQUIPMENT.INSPECTORS SAY FOOD SPILLS WERENOT CLEANED ON A DAILY BASIS.AND THE FACILITY'S CONDITIONSWERE LIKELY TO ATTRACT A PESTINFESTATION.DARCY TAG: VEGAN BROS IS STILLCLOSED.THEY HAVEN'T SCHEDULEDREINSPECTION AND THE OWNER DIDNOT RETURN OUR CALL FORCOMMENT.AN EMPLOYEE TOLD ME THEY WERECLOSING DOWN FOR GOOD.DARCY SPEARS, 13INVESTIGATES.ADLIBS TOSS TO DANI.OVERNIGHT LOWS DROP BACK TO THEUPPER 40S AND LOW 50S AHEAD OFTHURSDAY MORNING WITH CALMCONDITIONS.