{"id":423527,"date":"2025-12-04T06:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T06:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/423527\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T06:28:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T06:28:12","slug":"rusty-moldy-cooler-shelves-expired-cream-cheese-found-at-phoenix-area-eateries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/423527\/","title":{"rendered":"Rusty, moldy cooler shelves, expired cream cheese found at Phoenix-area eateries"},"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. 26, 2025:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Sophia\u2019s Kitchen<\/b> &#8211; 17050 N Thompson Peak Pkwy, Scottsdale<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations: <\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Alfredo sauce not cooling properly<\/li>\n<li>Marinara sauce not kept hot enough<\/li>\n<li>Cheese and cooked chicken not kept at proper temperature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Vito\u2019s Pizza and Ristorante<\/b> &#8211; 1947 N Lindsay Rd, Mesa<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Bag of raw sausage stored over bags of cheese<\/li>\n<li>Minestrone soup not cooling correctly<\/li>\n<li>Deli meats and lettuce not kept cold enough<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Downtown Chandler Caf\u00e9 and Bakery<\/b> &#8211; 40 S San Marcos Pl, Chandler<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Container of hollandaise sauce not kept hot enough<\/li>\n<li>Cream cheese filling kept past discard date<\/li>\n<li>Four stacks of butter not held at proper temperature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Holiday Inn Express<\/b> &#8211; 1405 S Westwood, 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>No paper towels at hand wash sink<\/li>\n<li>Boxes of raw bacon stored above milk containers<\/li>\n<li>Eggs and sausage links not date marked<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Ranch House Grill<\/b> &#8211; 5618 E Thomas Rd, Phoenix<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">4 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Molded strawberries in walk-in cooler<\/li>\n<li>Dishwashing machine not cleaning properly<\/li>\n<li>Walk-in cooler shelves rusted with organic matter<\/li>\n<li>Eggs not kept cold enough<\/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\/12\/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>Filiberto\u2019s Mexican Food<\/td>\n<td>6728 E Main Street, Mesa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thai Rama<\/td>\n<td>1221 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Murphy\u2019s Law Irish Pub<\/td>\n<td>58 S San Marcos Pl, Chandler<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The Arrogant Butcher<\/td>\n<td>2 E Jefferson Street, Phoenix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sweet Snow<\/td>\n<td>15591 W Roosevelt Street, Goodyear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Boondocks Patio and Grill<\/td>\n<td>4341 N 75th\u00a0Street, Scottsdale<\/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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