Unapproved lamb heads and organs, mold on bread found at Phoenix-area restaurants
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — 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 April 9, 2025:
Thunderbird Adventist Academy - Sutton Drive and 74th Street, Scottsdale
3 violations:
- Ready-to-eat foods not monitored
- Green and white organic growth on bread
- Cooked refried beans not kept at proper temperature
Charley’s Philly Steaks - 95th Avenue and Camelback, Glendale
3 violations:
- No certified food manager
- Employee sweeping floors then not washing hands before changing tasks
- Chicken wings not cooling properly
The Stone House - Hampton Avenue near Power Road, Mesa
4 violations:
- Raw eggs over noodles
- Raw chicken over raw beef
- Meat slicer with heavy food debris
- Fried rice not cooling properly
Local Jonny’s - Cave Creek Road off Hidden Valley, Cave Creek
4 violations:
- Employee cutting cucumbers without gloves on
- Dishwasher with not enough sanitizer
- Black beans not cooling properly
- Pickled green beans kept past discard date
Stellar 66 - Baseline and Gilbert Road, Gilbert
8 violations:
- No paper towels at hand sink
- No soap at hand sink
- BBQ rack of lamb out of temperature
- Lamb heads and organs not purchased from approved source
- Containers of Peking duck spice stored on floor
- Raw ground pork above ready-to-eat foods
- Raw eggs behind ready-to-eat chicken
- Food debris on meat slicer
Dean’s List – Valley restaurants with perfect health inspections
| The Sugar Bar | Warner and McQueen, Chandler |
| Arrivederci Italian Cuisine | Pinnacle Peak and Pima, Scottsdale |
| Flower Child | Novus and Packard, Tempe |
| Royal Cafe | Grand Ave and 108th Ave, Sun City |
| Rancho Bar 7 | Wickenburg Way and Tegner, Wickenburg |
| Papa John’s Pizza | Northern and 35th Avenue, Phoenix |
See all of our Dirty Dining reports here.
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