Some rats with that>>>>?

Question

Ill never eat at a taco bell or KFC after reading this. .

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It's swing time for Village rat pack.


Former worker Marcus Bonner said some were 'this big!'


The rats took over W. Fourth St. Taco Bell/KFC early yesterday. And they didn't care who was watching.


It was enough to make you choke on your chalupa.
To the disgust of millions who watched on TV or in person, a gang of brazen rats took over a Taco Bell/KFC restaurant in Greenwich Village yesterday - scampering across tables like they owned the joint.

The vermin slid down the backs of chairs, left trails of droppings on the floor and glared at passersby through the window until health inspectors shut down the eatery on Sixth Ave. near W. Fourth St.

"I just ate there last night - I think I'm going to be sick," said Earl Heffintrayer, 29. "I'll never come back here again."

The invasion began a little after midnight, while the restaurant was closed, creating a public relations nightmare for Taco Bell just two months after an E.Coli outbreak at the chain.

Photographers and TV crews descended on the scene - and it almost seemed like the 20-odd rodents were playing to the crowd.

At one point, as a Daily News reporter pressed close to the window, a rat hopped over, stood on its hind legs, put its paws against the glass and stared back.

"He's coming for his close-up," a spectator quipped.

The stomach-churning images were soon flashed across the nation on the Internet and TV news shows, leaving Americans a little queasy over breakfast.

Those familiar with the location said the rat pack was not a surprise.

"It's the dirtiest place in the neighborhood," said Joel Cohen, whose apartment overlooks the restaurant. "It's a blight."

Marcus Bonner, 19, who had just finished his night shift at the McDonald's across the street, said he had been fired by Taco Bell because he complained about sanitary conditions at the eatery.

"There's a hole in the wall behind the grill," he said. "The rats come through the back of the building where the trash is kept."

By 10:30 a.m., a city Health Department inspector had arrived and quickly taped two yellow "Closed" notices on the windows.

The operator of the franchise, ADF Fifth Operating Corp., did not return calls, but the parent company was quick to respond.

"This is an isolated incident at a single restaurant ... and it is totally unacceptable," Taco Bell said in a statement. "The restaurant is closed and we will not allow it to be reopened until it has been sanitized and given a complete clean bill of health."

The company blamed "construction in the basement" of the two-story building.

The location was cited for a rat infestation Dec. 11 and the problem was remedied, said Mayor Bloomberg's spokesman Stu Loeser, who added that most city restaurants face health code violations at some point, correct them and reopen.

The number of rodent complaints has just about doubled since Mayor Bloomberg took office in 2002, climbing to 32,200 in the fiscal year ending June30. But a report this month showed a drop of 13% from last year.

The Village franchise is likely to be closed for days, but the fallout could linger longer.

Taco Bell has barely recovered from last year's E. Coli disaster, which was blamed on lettuce and made 70 people ill.

And it seems like investors lost their appetite a little. On a down day on the market, stock for Yum Brands Inc., which owns Taco Bell, fell 55 cents to $60.51.




Former worker Marcus Bonner said some were 'this big!'


The rats took over W. Fourth St. Taco Bell/KFC early yesterday. And they didn't care who was watching.


It was enough to make you choke on your chalupa.
To the disgust of millions who watched on TV or in person, a gang of brazen rats took over a Taco Bell/KFC restaurant in Greenwich Village yesterday - scampering across tables like they owned the joint.

The vermin slid down the backs of chairs, left trails of droppings on the floor and glared at passersby through the window until health inspectors shut down the eatery on Sixth Ave. near W. Fourth St.

"I just ate there last night - I think I'm going to be sick," said Earl Heffintrayer, 29. "I'll never come back here again."

The invasion began a little after midnight, while the restaurant was closed, creating a public relations nightmare for Taco

Answer 1

you may want to start thinking twice about eating in restaurants these days. I have a friend who does restaurant inspections and he said that the restaurant business is pretty dirty, and that they cannot be there all the time to inspect and insure safety to the public. Believe me, restaurant inspectors eat and cook their own food. They see first hand what goes on behind the scenes, and it is quite discusting. Maybe we all need to start growing and cooking our own food from now on.

Answer 2

I have a power shot camera that makes videos that can be downloaded. Making a video of myself would be good because being lazy is corroded. Alas I have other priorities to accomplish first,one of which is to buy a memory card uh oh how can I rhyme this verse. The cam ought to go to someone who will use it and not let it sit who also can jump in the air like James Brown and do a split. If you enter the contest under another name you will win because you are the best poet this side of Notredame.Heeheehehee

Answer 3

I saw film footage of the rats on TV yesterday. This on top of that recent salmonella or whatever that was, not too long ago.

I think I'm glad I don't own stock in Taco Bell.

On the other hand, that doesn't mean that there's any rats in those restaurants in the city I live in.

Answer 4

That fast food joint was on top of the subway station. Like other food establishments located near or on top of subway stations, there will be rats. The rats crawl up the sewer system in the subways to get to the smell of food. Once there they have a field day eating all of the food garbage.

Answer 5

NASTY...I will never eat at THAT establishment EVER but I will eat at the ones by my house in Virginia.
That, however is beyond Nasty!!!!!! The people who work there should never be allowed to work in the food industry EVER again.

Answer 6

Save your money, don't eat that junk ever again, save your own life, and cook. You have been warned!

Answer 7

Yuck! Never ever again!

Answer 8

Save your money and your health.....eat at home!

Answer 9

o i just dont think about it

Answer 10

I don't blame you.