Moldy soda nozzles, cooks not washing up found at Phoenix-area eateries

A café and popular pie shop in Phoenix are among restaurants that have been told to clean up in this week's Dirty Dining report.
Published: Jul. 4, 2024 at 11:34 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 June 30, 2024:

Tom/Cen Café - 2828 N Central Ave, Phoenix

3 violations

  • Cooked eggs not held at proper temperature
  • Eggs stored above bottled drinks
  • Salsa and sausage not date marked properly

The Village Inn - 4040 E Bell Rd, Phoenix

4 violations

  • Cook cracked eggs then prepared food without washing hands
  • Hash browns out of temperature
  • Cole slaw and ranch dressing not kept cold enough
  • Container of chocolate stored with non food grade paper towels

Bosa Donuts - 1752 S Signal Butte Rd, Mesa

5 violations

  • Organic debris on soda nozzles
  • Boba kept past discard date
  • Handwash sink blocked by trash can
  • Employee washing hands without soap
  • Employee washing dishes then serving donuts
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 inspection scores

RestaurantLocation
Salad And Go 3233 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix
Bagel Nosh835 W Warner Rd #109, Gilbert
Dairy Queen33 S Country Club Dr, Mesa
HuHu’s House of Dumplings1153 E Jefferson St, Phoenix
The Vig 9824 W Northern Ave #1840, Peoria
Café Mix4405 E McKellips Rd #106, Mesa

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