Roach on counter, salsa not date marked among violations found at Phoenix-area restaurants
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Every week, Arizona’s Family looks up restaurants recently inspected by Maricopa County’s Environmental Services Department. Restaurants with some of the highest numbers of “risk factors,” considered major health code violations by inspectors, are selected for our Dirty Dining Report. For more details on the restaurant inspection scoring system, visit Maricopa County’s website.
Here are the Valley restaurants that did not make the grade for March. 20, 2024:
La Siena Assisted Living - 909 E Northern Ave, Phoenix
3 violations
- Employee handling bread with bare hands
- Refried beans not kept hot enough
- Lettuce and fruit salad not kept cold enough
Mariscos 7 Mares - 10740 W Lower Buckeye Road, Avondale
3 violations
- Kitchen staff handling sanitizer rag and trash then ready-to-eat food
- Live roach on prep counter
- Cooked rice and salsa not date marked
Civana Carefree Resort - 37220 N Mule Train Road, Carefree
3 violations
- Cubed ice from unapproved vendor
- Raw salmon stored above ready to eat mushrooms
- Cheese and eggs out of temperature
Barro’s Pizza - 13971 N 59th Ave, Glendale
3 violations
- Cardboard box of food on top of cooked chicken wings
- Dishwasher not cleaning properly
- Sliced deli meat out of temperature
Dean’s List – Valley restaurant with perfect health inspection scores
| Kiss the Cook | 4915 W Glendale Ave, Glendale |
| Dairy Queen | 6548 E Cave Creek Rd, Cave Creek |
| Sonic Drive In | 6935 E Baseline Road, Mesa |
| IHOP | 2529 N 75th Ave, Phoenix |
| In N Out Burger | 7467 E Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd, Scottsdale |
| Honey Baked Ham | 5066 W Olive Ave, Glendale |
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