Improper hand washing, expired beef and condiments found at Phoenix-area restaurants

Employees not washing their hands and food kept too long are among violations found by health inspectors at Valley restaurants this week.
Published: Jun. 13, 2024 at 6:07 PM 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 12, 2024:

Trevor’s Liquor  ― 3601 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix

3 violations

  • Employee did not wash hands properly
  • Employees used bare hands while handling food
  • Dishwasher did not have enough cleaning solution in machine

Casa De Mina   25728 S Power Road, Queen Creek

4 violations

  • Wiped dirty towel on thermometer used for food
  • Guacamole and salsa not held at the proper temperature
  • Expired beef and chili found in refrigerator
  • Prep table did not have proper holding temperature

The Forum ― 2301 S Stearman Drive, Chandler

3 violations

  • Employee did not wash hands before making food
  • Sushi rice and garlic oil sitting out a room temperature
  • Expired pasta found in refrigerator
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)
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Romanelli’s3437 W. Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix
Lulu’s Taco Shop610 N. Gilbert Road, Gilbert
Church’s Chicken5901 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix
The Hangar Café1725 E. Ryan Road, Chandler
Rubio’s7407 W. Bell Road, Peoria

For a list of all Dirty Dining reports, click or tap here.

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