{"id":1013435,"date":"2026-08-20T20:01:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1013435\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T20:01:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:01:29","slug":"metro-phoenix-restaurants-cited-for-employee-using-cellphone-without-washing-hands-clogged-sink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1013435\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro Phoenix restaurants cited for employee using cellphone without washing hands, clogged sink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\"><b>PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 Every week, Arizona\u2019s Family looks up restaurants recently inspected by Maricopa County\u2019s Environmental Services Department. Restaurants with some of the highest numbers of \u201crisk factors,\u201d considered major health code violations by inspectors, are selected for our Dirty Dining Report. For more details on the restaurant inspection scoring system, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/envapp.maricopa.gov\/EnvironmentalHealth\/FoodInspections\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maricopa County\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the Valley restaurants that did not make the grade for August 19, 2026:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Carniceria La Costancia<\/b> &#8211; 1109 E Main Street, Mesa<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Salsa bucket under meat bags in cooler<\/li>\n<li>Salsa and dips not date marked<\/li>\n<li>Sanitizer solution not at correct level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Paul Martin\u2019s American Grill<\/b> &#8211; 6186 N Scottsdale Rd, Paradise Valley<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Hand wash sink not draining<\/li>\n<li>Queso cheese sauce not kept hot enough<\/li>\n<li>Tray of prime rib not date marked properly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Pizza Shack Slice House<\/b> &#8211; 7145 E Main Street, Mesa <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">4 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Organic debris on cucumbers<\/li>\n<li>Eggs stored above deli meats<\/li>\n<li>Chili not kept hot enough<\/li>\n<li>Dead German cockroaches on the floor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Pitch Pizzeria<\/b> &#8211; 18750 N Hayden Rd, Scottsdale <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">4 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Employee on cookline used cellphone then didn\u2019t wash hands properly<\/li>\n<li>Package of raw salmon stored above pizza sauce<\/li>\n<li>Lettuce, cheese and raw ground turkey not kept cold enough<\/li>\n<li>Sandwich cooler not at proper temperature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Thai Food Corner<\/b> &#8211; 5353 E Browm Road, Mesa<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">4 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>No certified Food Manager<\/li>\n<li>Bags of raw chicken, beef and pork in same container with with visible blood<\/li>\n<li>Died up food debris on cutting machine<\/li>\n<li>Live cockroaches in the kitchen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"List of restaurants with a perfect health inspection score make the Dirty Dining &quot;Dean's List.&quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787256089_559_AK4ZNQCEIBB25FTXNUUAVCC37M.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"252\" \/>List of restaurants with a perfect health inspection score make the Dirty Dining &#8220;Dean&#8217;s List.&#8221;(AZFamily)Valley restaurants with perfect health inspection scores<\/p>\n<tr>RestaurantLocation<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chipotle Mexican Grill<\/td>\n<td>5849 W Northern Ave, Glendale <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>JT\u2019s Bar and Grill <\/td>\n<td>4829 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sweet Republic <\/td>\n<td>410 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Streets of NY <\/td>\n<td>15560 N Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd, Scottsdale <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Taco Bell<\/td>\n<td>528 E Wickenburg Way, Wickenburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sofia\u2019s Mexican Food <\/td>\n<td>530 W Pima St, Gila Bend <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/news\/investigates\/dirty-dining\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click or tap here to see all Dirty Dining reports.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? Send <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/community\/user-content\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">it to us here<\/a> with a brief description.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KTVK\/KPHO. 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