{"id":922726,"date":"2026-07-09T08:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T08:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/922726\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T08:04:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T08:04:17","slug":"steak-temp-dishwashing-lapses-cited-at-phoenix-area-eateries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/922726\/","title":{"rendered":"Steak temp, dishwashing lapses cited 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 July 8, 2026:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Carniceria La Super &#8211;<\/b> 2535 E Bell Rd, Phoenix<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">5 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Eggs and Chorizo over salsa<\/li>\n<li>Employee not sanitizing dishes properly<\/li>\n<li>Beef, chicken, shrimp kept past discard dates<\/li>\n<li>Fried pork belly not cooked to proper temperature<\/li>\n<li>Hot display case missing front window<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>El Camaron Gigante &#8211;<\/b> 8343 W Van Buren Street, Tolleson<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">4 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>No certified food manager<\/li>\n<li>Employee handling raw seafood and clothing then not washing up<\/li>\n<li>Hand wash sink not working<\/li>\n<li>Cooked shrimp mix not stored properly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Tocaya Modern Mexican &#8211;<\/b> 4712 N Goldwater Blvd, Scottsdale<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Cooked beans not cooling properly<\/li>\n<li>Steak not at proper temperature<\/li>\n<li>Ready-to-eat food not kept hot enough<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>BLU Seafood &#8211;<\/b> 2472 S Recker Rd, Gilbert<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>No paper towels at hand-wash sink<\/li>\n<li>Raw beef stored above raw seafood<\/li>\n<li>Toxic substances not labeled<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>Wings and Waffles &#8211;<\/b> 2836 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Employee touched phone then food contact surfaces<\/li>\n<li>No soap at hand-wash sink<\/li>\n<li>Potato salad and cheese not date marked<\/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\/07\/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>Asian Caf\u00e9 Express<\/td>\n<td>1911 W Main Street, Mesa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Freddys Frozen Custard and Steakburgers<\/td>\n<td>129 E Williams Field Rd, Gilbert<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hungry Howie\u2019s Pizza<\/td>\n<td>2535 N Central Ave, Phoenix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mad Greens<\/td>\n<td>14418 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The Pasta Factory<\/td>\n<td>701 E Western Ave, Avondale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ah-So Sushi and Steak<\/td>\n<td>6033 W Bell Rd, Glendale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\"><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? 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