{"id":699045,"date":"2026-04-02T06:53:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T06:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/699045\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T06:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T06:53:14","slug":"dead-lobster-in-tank-3-week-old-expired-chicken-found-at-phoenix-area-eateries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/699045\/","title":{"rendered":"Dead lobster in tank, 3-week old expired chicken 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 April 1, 2026:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Angry Crab Shack &#8211; <\/b>3227 E Bell Rd, Phoenix<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Dead lobster in tank<\/li>\n<li>Sausage not kept hot enough<\/li>\n<li>Rangoon\u2019s not kept cold enough<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>AZ Pho And Grill<\/b> &#8211; 1674 N Higley Rd, Gilbert<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Employee not washing hands long enough<\/li>\n<li>Employee washing dishes, then touching food without washing hands<\/li>\n<li>No sanitizer in dishwasher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Mesa Spirit RV Resort<\/b> &#8211; 3020 E Main St, Mesa<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Raw ground meat touching cooked food in cooler<\/li>\n<li>Ham not kept cold enough<\/li>\n<li>Soup kept past discard date<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>El Ma\u00f1anero<\/b> &#8211; 2151 N 83rd Ave, Phoenix<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">4 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Employee changed gloves without washing hands<\/li>\n<li>Red chili salsa not kept hot enough<\/li>\n<li>Milk not kept cold enough<\/li>\n<li>Personal water bottle stored in ice machine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Seville Golf &amp; Country Club<\/b> &#8211; 6683 S Clubhouse Dr, Gilbert<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">5 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Raw chicken stored above pasta<\/li>\n<li>Braised chicken cooling improperly<\/li>\n<li>Cheese sauce not kept hot enough<\/li>\n<li>Cream cheese not kept cold enough<\/li>\n<li>Chicken tinga kept three weeks 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\/04\/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>Heavenly Bakeshop<\/td>\n<td>2095 N Dobson Rd, Chandler<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Culver\u2019s<\/td>\n<td>16145 W Bell Rd, Surprise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The Stone Korean Tofu House<\/td>\n<td>1870 W Main St, Mesa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dos Primos Tacos &amp; Tortas<\/td>\n<td>4740 S 48th\u00a0St, Phoenix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kodo Sushi &amp; Sake<\/td>\n<td>15040 N Northsight Blvd, Scottsdale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Se\u00f1or Pollo<\/td>\n<td>5932 W Glendale Ave., Glendale<\/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? Send <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/community\/user-content\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">it to us here<\/a> with a brief description.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KTVK\/KPHO. 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