{"id":455271,"date":"2025-12-18T09:51:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T09:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/455271\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T09:51:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T09:51:18","slug":"moldy-produce-improperly-stored-meat-found-at-phoenix-area-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/455271\/","title":{"rendered":"Moldy produce, improperly stored meat 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 Dec. 17, 2025:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Eggstasy &#8211; <\/b>20736 E Maya Rd, Queen Creek<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Raw beef stored over cooked beef<\/li>\n<li>Cooked chicken breasts not kept hot enough<\/li>\n<li>Bloody Mary mix kept past discard date<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Hash Kitchen &#8211; <\/b>3919 E Williams Field Rd, Gilbert<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>No soap at hand wash sink<\/li>\n<li>Eggs stored above cooked bacon<\/li>\n<li>Multiple fruit flies in restaurant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Country Manor Assisted Living<\/b><b> &#8211; <\/b>2815 N 48th Street, Phoenix<\/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>Staff member failed to wash hands before working in kitchen<\/li>\n<li>Eggs stored above ready-to-eat muffins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>South Mountain Boarding Home<\/b><b> &#8211; <\/b>6420 S 22nd Street, Phoenix<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Lettuce, grapes and bread with organic gray\/white material<\/li>\n<li>Raw eggs above ready to eat salad and pasta<\/li>\n<li>Food debris and trash behind kitchen equipment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Evo Restaurant<\/b><b> &#8211;<\/b> 15507 N Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">5 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>No certified food manager<\/li>\n<li>Bartender grabbed ice cube with bare hands<\/li>\n<li>Dishwasher not cleaning properly<\/li>\n<li>Cooked short rib and lasagna not kept cold enough<\/li>\n<li>Multiple glass bottles stored in ice well<\/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\/1766051478_201_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>Zinq Bistro<\/td>\n<td>15034 N Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chuck E Cheese<\/td>\n<td>2977 E Frye Rd, Chandler<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Quench Taps and Tapas<\/td>\n<td>14010 N Litchfield Road, Surprise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Loving Hut<\/td>\n<td>3239 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Barro\u2019s Pizza<\/td>\n<td>15475 W McDowell Rd, Goodyear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Inspire Eats Caf\u00e9<\/td>\n<td>4469 E Baseline Rd, Gilbert<\/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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