{"id":891230,"date":"2026-06-25T06:55:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T06:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/891230\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T06:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T06:55:15","slug":"roaches-chemical-spray-bottles-near-food-among-violations-at-phoenix-area-eateries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/891230\/","title":{"rendered":"Roaches, chemical spray bottles near food among violations at Phoenix-area eateries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\"><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 June 24, 2026:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>El Jefe Tacos <\/b>&#8211; 4923 E Chandler Blvd, Phoenix<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>No certified food manager on duty<\/li>\n<li>Sliced cheese and eggs not kept cold enough<\/li>\n<li>Salsa and cheese sauce not date-marked<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Saddle Bronc Grill <\/b>&#8211;<b> <\/b>11056 N Saguaro Blvd, Fountain Hills<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Cook cutting ready-to-eat onions with bare hands<\/li>\n<li>Baked potatoes not kept hot enough<\/li>\n<li>Drink mix container stored in ice used for customers<\/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\">3 violations<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Employee cracking eggs then not washing hands<\/li>\n<li>Pesticide cartridges hanging above food prep sink<\/li>\n<li>Chemical spray bottles and medicine stored above food<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Wild Berry Diner<\/b> &#8211; 4805 E Main Street, Mesa<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Raw eggs stored above open salsa jar<\/li>\n<li>Pans of cooked sausages not cooling properly<\/li>\n<li>Lettuce and sliced roast beef not held at proper temperature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Tofu King<\/b> &#8211; 2855 W Cactus Rd, Phoenix<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">4 violations<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Employee wiping face with hands then working on customer food order<\/li>\n<li>Employee cutting ready-to-eat veggies with bare hands<\/li>\n<li>Bottle of Pepto Bismol stored with containers of food<\/li>\n<li>Live roaches along walls and floors<\/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\/06\/1782370515_631_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>Jojo\u2019s Pizza<\/td>\n<td>23425 N 39th\u00a0Drive, Glendale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hot N Juicy Crawfish<\/td>\n<td>740 S. Mill Ave, Tempe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Orchard Tavern<\/td>\n<td>7100 N 12th\u00a0Street, Phoenix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dairy Queen <\/td>\n<td>3905 N 107th\u00a0Ave, Avondale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Morning Glory Restaurant<\/td>\n<td>9221 E Baseline Road, Mesa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lucky Buddha Restaurant<\/td>\n<td>14270 W Indian School Rd, Goodyear<\/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 text-start\">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 text-start\">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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