{"id":375367,"date":"2025-11-13T06:50:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T06:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/375367\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T06:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T06:50:14","slug":"expired-salsa-bug-spray-on-food-prep-table-found-at-phoenix-area-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/375367\/","title":{"rendered":"Expired salsa, bug spray on food prep table found at Phoenix-area restaurants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><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=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maricopa County\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the Valley restaurants that did not make the grade for Nov. 12, 2025:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>The Persian Room<\/b> &#8211; 17040 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>No certified food manager<\/li>\n<li>Open bag of vegetables in contact with raw chicken juice<\/li>\n<li>Hot shot and raid in dry storage area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Yoko Fast Food<\/b><b> <\/b>&#8211; 1235 S Gilbert Rd #1, Mesa<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Pans of raw chicken stored atop sliced beef<\/li>\n<li>Cooked fried chicken not kept at proper temperature<\/li>\n<li>Egg rolls and brown rice with no date marks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><b>Golden Wok Chinese Restaurant <\/b>&#8211; 4651 E Cactus Rd, Phoenix<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Rice scoop sitting in still water<\/li>\n<li>Box of eggplant with organic matter growth<\/li>\n<li>Rusted metal cooling plate at bottom of ice machine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Bawarchi Biryanis<\/b> &#8211; 1445 S Arizona Ave Suite#6, Chandler<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Cooked beef and lamb not kept at proper temperature<\/li>\n<li>Chemical spray bottles on food prep table<\/li>\n<li>Walk in cooler not kept cold enough<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>The Spot Neighborhood Grill<\/b><b> <\/b>&#8211; 18251 N Pima Rd #120, Scottsdale<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">4 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Cooked rice not held at proper temperature<\/li>\n<li>Green salsa and cream sauce kept past discard dates<\/li>\n<li>Wine bottle stored in custom ice bin<\/li>\n<li>Cutting boards deeply scored<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"List of restaurants with a perfect health inspection score make the Dirty Dining &quot;Dean's List.&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/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)Dean\u2019s List &#8211; Valley restaurants with perfect health inspection scores<\/p>\n<tr>RestaurantLocation<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Grande Pizza<\/td>\n<td>8996 W Union Hills Dr #105, Peoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Seoul BBQ and Sushi<\/td>\n<td>11025 N Black Cyn Hwy, Phoenix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jersey Mike\u2019s Subs<\/td>\n<td>3076 E Chandler Heights Rd #103, Gilbert<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Starbucks<\/td>\n<td>9890 Estrella Pkwy, Goodyear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Zipps Sports Grill<\/td>\n<td>1860 E Warner Rd, Tempe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oregano\u2019s Pizza Bistro<\/td>\n<td>4602 E Cactus Rd, Phoenix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/news\/investigates\/dirty-dining\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click or tap here to see all Dirty Dining reports.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? 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