potholder Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Rats Assume Control Of Greenwich Village KFC Feb 23, 2007 10:07 pm US/Eastern (CBS) NEW YORK They're fat, furry, dirty and very busy searching for a midnight snack inside a KFC/Taco Bell restaurant in Greenwich Village, and on the street. "They are not afraid at all of people," Margo McGuire said. "They own this sidewalk, it would seem." Caught on CBS 2 cameras early Friday morning were over a dozen rats scurrying across the tile floor, leaping between chairs and onto the same tables customers eat on. One was even perched on the ATM right by the front door. "I've seen a lot of disgusting rats in the KFC. I love to eat at KFC, but this is disgusting," Tameeka St. Jean said. According to people at the scene, the popular restaurant at Sixth Avenue and West 4th Street was open until 11 p.m. Thursday night. Others told CBS 2 that the problem has been going on for weeks. "It's disgusting, and I am so glad you all are here to do something about it," neighbor Susan Quimbyn said. "Obviously things fall through the cracks. I'd like to interview the employees to see if they are aware of the situation." Added Eddie Rue, a now former customer: "I will never eat in there again. Definitely lost me as a customer." And countless more are sure to bail now that the city's Health Department inspected the premises and shut it down until its violations are corrected. "The infestation is in the restaurant," Health Department inspector Carol Feracho said. "However, based on the inspection, it is coming from the building. There are a number of openings in the building that constitute entry." CBS 2's amazing video shows rats running, playing and eating leftovers off the floor of the restaurant. However, rat infestations are not a new problem for this KFC. Just last December, the city's Health Department cited this KFC for evidence of "live rats present in the facility's food and non food areas." The franchise was also cited for rats on at least three previous occasions by the Department of Health since 2004. But according to the Health Dept. Web site, the rat problems had been addressed. This was clearly not the case from what CBS 2 cameras caught Friday morning. Rick Maynard of KFC/Taco Bell issued a statement Friday, saying: "This is completely unacceptable and is an absolute violation of our high standards. This restaurant has been closed and we are addressing the issue with the franchise owner. We will not allow this store to re-open until it is completely re-sanitized and given a clean bill of health. We want to reassure customers that this is an isolated incident at the Greenwich TB/KFC at 331 6th Avenue." Marcus Bonner said he used to work at this chain and would often see rodents coming inside. "That's where the rats come from, there's a hole in the back where the garbage is," Bonner said. "There's a hole about three-to-four inches wide. So easy they just walk through. They don't have to squeeze through. "I quit because it was nasty. They don't use gloves to make the food. They use the same grease day after day after day. At night, the manager told me to put the chairs up. We don't sweep; we don't mop. So that's what the rats are eating off, the stuff that's left on the floors." McGuire lives next door and said the carelessly dumped garbage from the restaurant attracts rats onto the whole block. "That chicken puts the weight on them," McGuire said. "The bags, the garbage is always piled up there. And you can actually hear critters in there." link slideshow :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 I drove by there this morning, and my boy and i were like, "what the fuck is going on at KFC, another E Coli outbreak?" Now I wish we had stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spectr Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 haha.. they probably fry some rats up, pretend its chicken and feed it to customers they don't like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 I almost ate at a KFC today... Thank god for the roach coach at work.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 haha.. they probably fry some rats up, pretend its chicken and feed it to customers they don't like... Free range rats.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckfiftyexports Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Awesome story title! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunt double Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 haha, best thing ive heard all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodKlot Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Yeah, I just saw this on the news. Fucking hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 I love to eat at KFC, Tameeka St. Jean said. by golly who would have thought it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrineShrimpr Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dame. Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 tl; dr? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
^ . ^ Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 i think rats are sorta cute, in a gross rat-like way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 rats are fun to shoot with bb guns. disturbingly fun in a gross rat-like way yup, that's rats for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIVERWURST* Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 RATS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guerillaeye Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 by golly who would have thought it haha.. i was about on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cracksmoka Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 by golly who would have thought it BING BING BING... i hear a "PC" bell ringing somewhere...ahahahahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa_dukes Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 rats took control of my apartment in brighton,ma right in boston there was no lie no jokes either just about 300 rats shit that sucked i shit the fucks with paint ball gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"inkie" Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 I have this friend who used to work at a donut shop in queens and every day they would lose at least half the donuts to roaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGG Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 that's the reason why i only go to mcdonald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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