{"id":517249,"date":"2026-01-15T06:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T06:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/517249\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T06:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T06:02:11","slug":"3-phoenix-area-mexican-restaurants-peoria-grill-hit-with-health-code-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/517249\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Phoenix-area Mexican restaurants, Peoria grill hit with health code violations"},"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=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maricopa County\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the Valley restaurants that did not make the grade for Jan. 14, 2026:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Coop\u2019s Bar and Grill<\/b> &#8211; 8455 W Peoria Ave, Peoria<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Build-up debris in ice maker<\/li>\n<li>Deli meats not date marked<\/li>\n<li>Toxic substances not labeled<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Carniceria Guasave<\/b> &#8211; 3632 W McDowell Rd, Phoenix<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">4 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>No bodily fluid clean-up kit<\/li>\n<li>Hand wash sink not working<\/li>\n<li>Raw chicken stored next to ready-to-eat foods<\/li>\n<li>Food debris and organic matter in a pan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Carniceria El Toro Charolais<\/b> &#8211; 6402 W Glendale Ave, Glendale<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">4 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Cooked chicken wings not kept hot enough<\/li>\n<li>Containers of lard and cooked meats not stored cold enough<\/li>\n<li>No date marks on deli meats<\/li>\n<li>Restaurant using prep sink as a mop sink<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Chilaquiles Modern Kitchen<\/b> &#8211; 1804 S Signal Butte Rd, Mesa<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">7 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>No certified food manager<\/li>\n<li>Raw eggs stored above ready-to-eat foods<\/li>\n<li>Dishwasher not working properly<\/li>\n<li>Cooked meats not cooling properly<\/li>\n<li>Hollandaise sauce not held hot enough<\/li>\n<li>Salsa kept past discard date<\/li>\n<li>Food not kept at proper temperature<\/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\/2026\/01\/1768456931_962_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>Kung Fu Ramen<\/td>\n<td>1845 E Broadway Rd, Tempe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Greek Pita<\/td>\n<td>2501 W Happy Valley Rd, Phoenix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Einstein Bros. Bagels<\/td>\n<td>1229 E McKellips Rd, Mesa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The Dented Can<\/td>\n<td>9501 W Peoria Ave, Peoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Daily Dose Old Town Bar &amp; Grill<\/td>\n<td>4020 S Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hawaiian Brothers Island Grill<\/td>\n<td>4520 E Cactus Rd, Phoenix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><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 | text-start article-text\">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 | text-start article-text\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? 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