In Arizona, the Family conducts regular checks on restaurants inspected by Maricopa County’s Environmental Services Department. Restaurants with a high number of “risk factors,” or major health code violations, are featured in the Dirty Dining Report. For more information on the restaurant inspection scoring system, visit Maricopa County’s website.
On May 9, 2024, several Valley restaurants were highlighted for failing to meet health inspection standards. Tommy Bahama Restaurant and Bar in Scottsdale had three violations, including employees handling dirty dishes before clean ones, a dishwasher not cleaning properly, and mushroom sauce not being kept at a safe temperature. Someburros in Chandler also had three violations, such as employees not washing hands after using the restroom, shredded beef not at the proper temperature, and shredded cheese not kept cold enough. Frys Marketplace in Tempe had four violations, including employees touching trash cans then handling food, cooked chicken not kept at a safe temperature, beef ribs out of temperature, and deli meats kept past discard dates. Salsitas Mexican Food in Phoenix also had four violations, including cooked birria not cooling properly, salsa at the salsa bar not kept cold enough, and masa stored in grocery bags. Pho Mai in Chandler had four violations, including an employee drinking on a prep table, not washing hands