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 November 4, 2026:
Yao Chinese Restaurant – 2487 S Gilbert Rd., Gilbert
3 violations:
- Cooking ladle in hand-wash sink
- Raw chicken and raw beef behind cooked noodles
- No printed procedures to clean up vomit events
5 & Diner – 5220 N 16th St., Phoenix
3 violations:
- Ham and salsa not date-marked properly
- Employee cracked eggs, then didn’t change gloves or wash hands
- Raw steak stored above lettuce
40 Love AZ – 7117 E 6th Ave., Scottsdale
4 violations:
- Bartender placing dried orange in cocktails with bare hands
- Dishwasher with not enough sanitizer
- Cooked cream sauce not cooling properly
- Gorgonzola cheese not kept cold enough in fridge
Rockstar Hibachi – 7127 E Shea Blvd., Scottsdale
4 violations:
- No certified food manager
- No paper towels at hand-wash sink
- Boxes of chicken stored above produce
- Toxic substances not labeled
Lydia’s Restaurant – 1215 E Missouri Ave., Phoenix
4 violations:
- Employee handling dirty dishes then not washing hands
- Worker chopping chives with bare hands
- No soap at hand wash sink
- Butter and parmesan cheese not kept cold enough
List of restaurants with a perfect health inspection score make the Dirty Dining “Dean’s List.”(AZFamily)Valley restaurants with perfect health inspection scores
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