In Arizona, family-owned restaurants are undergoing weekly health checks by Maricopa County’s Environmental Services Department. Restaurants with a high number of “risk factors,” which are major health code violations, are featured in the Dirty Dining Report. To learn more about the restaurant inspection scoring system, visit Maricopa County’s website.
On May 9, 2024, several Valley restaurants failed to meet health inspection standards. Tommy Bahama Restaurant and Bar in Scottsdale had three violations: employees handling dirty dishes before clean ones, a dishwasher not cleaning properly, and mushroom sauce not being kept at a safe temperature. Someburros in Chandler also had three violations: employees not washing hands after using the restroom, shredded beef not at the proper temperature, and shredded cheese not kept cold enough. Frys Marketplace in Tempe had four violations: employees touching trash cans then handling food, cooked chicken not kept at a safe temperature, beef ribs out of temperature, and deli meats kept past discard dates. Salsitas Mexican Food in Phoenix also had four violations: cooked birria not cooling properly, salsa at the salsa bar not kept cold enough, and masa stored in grocery bags. Pho Mai in Chandler had four violations: an employee drinking on a prep table, not washing hands, chicken out of temperature, and dry erase board cleaner stored above a rice cooker.
Restaurants that receive a perfect health inspection score are featured on the Dirty Dining “Dean’s List.” Some of the restaurants on the Dean’s List include Pho 43 Express in Phoenix and Olive Garden in Chandler. To view all Dirty Dining reports or learn more about restaurant inspection scoring systems on Maricopa County’s website. If you notice any spelling or grammatical errors in our story or have breaking news photos or videos to share with us please report them to us so we can correct them promptly!