Food not date marked, pink residue in ice machine found at Phoenix-area eateries

Maricopa County inspectors find alarming violations, such as black matter on pizza dough at Little Caesars and improper hand-washing at Lin's Grand Buffet.
Published: Jan. 23, 2025 at 4:44 AM MST
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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 January 22, 2025:

Clearwater Assisted Living Facility - 15815 S 50th St, Phoenix

3 violations

  • Pieces of equipment stored with food debris
  • Chicken and rice soup out of temperature
  • Containers of hummus with no date marks

Tommy Bahama Restaurant and Bar - 15205 N Kierland Blvd, Scottsdale

3 violations

  • Raw tuna stored above mango
  • Dark and pink residue in ice machine
  • Blue cheese and olives not kept cold enough

Crowne Plaza Phoenix Airport - 4300 E Washington St, Phoenix

3 violations

  • Cook grabbed hamburger bun with bare hands then put it on customer’s hamburger
  • Trash can blocking hand wash sink
  • Eggs and breakfast sausages not date marked
List of restaurants with a perfect health inspection score make the Dirty Dining "Dean's List."
List of restaurants with a perfect health inspection score make the Dirty Dining "Dean's List."(AZFamily)

Dean’s List – Valley restaurants with perfect health inspections

The Habit Burger Grill4025 East Bell Road, Phoenix
Starbucks1620 W Elliot Rd, Tempe, AZ 85284
Voila French Bistro10135 E Vía Linda Ste C120, Scottsdale, AZ 85258
BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse14950 W McDowell Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85395
Whataburger3077 E Queen Creek Rd, Chandler, AZ 85286
Pizza Hut3103 E Cactus Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85028

See all of our Dirty Dining reports here.

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