{"id":649826,"date":"2026-03-12T07:32:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T07:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/649826\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T07:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T07:32:20","slug":"roaches-in-storage-room-food-out-of-temperature-found-at-phoenix-area-eateries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/649826\/","title":{"rendered":"Roaches in storage room, food out of temperature found at Phoenix-area eateries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | 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 March 11, 2026:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Birria Queen<\/b> &#8211; 2535 E Bell Rd, 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>Hot dogs and meat broth not date marked<\/li>\n<li>Live and dead roaches on sticky trap in storage room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Joe\u2019s Italian Restaurant<\/b> &#8211; 4419 E Main Street, Mesa<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Raw eggs placed above open pasta pans<\/li>\n<li>Meatballs not kept hot enough<\/li>\n<li>Sanitizer not mixed properly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Brunch Snob<\/b> &#8211; 1920 W Germann Rd, Chandler<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">4 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Raw pork sausage stored above ready-to-eat packages of potatoes<\/li>\n<li>Not enough sanitizer in dishwasher<\/li>\n<li>Salmon and brisket not kept cold enough<\/li>\n<li>Build-up of organic debris in cooler<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Tatemados Tacos al Carbon <\/b>&#8211; 2919 N 59th Ave, Phoenix<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">5 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Raw chicken and pork over ready-to-eat containers<\/li>\n<li>Roasted peppers not cooling properly<\/li>\n<li>Roasted jalape\u00f1os not kept hot enough<\/li>\n<li>Shredded cheese not kept cold enough<\/li>\n<li>Mashed pinto beans kept past discard date<\/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\/03\/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>Daddy O\u2019s Grill<\/td>\n<td>4163 W Thunderbird Road, Phoenix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The Lunch Bag<\/td>\n<td>8989 E Via Linda, Scottsdale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>EZ Eats AZ<\/td>\n<td>2655 W Guadalupe Rd, Mesa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kawaii Sushi and Asian Cuisine<\/td>\n<td>6530 W Happy Valley Rd, Glendale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Leo\u2019s Island BBQ<\/td>\n<td>7665 W Bell Rd, Peoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Marco\u2019s Pizza<\/td>\n<td>709 W Ray Rd, Gilbert<\/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 | 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 | article-text\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? 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