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Phoenix Restaurant Inspection Failures - Beware!

Restaurants With Poor Inspection Results in September 2012


The restaurant listed as the worst offender in September had a violation noted by the inspector that included the following: "Raw bacon and chorizo stored over mayo and bottled water in beer cooler. Raw bacon stored over lettuce and raw eggs stored over tortillas in main walk-in cooler. Embargoed (due to temp). Ice machine has debris and hair in bottom of machine next to ice. Discard ice and clean and sanitize machine." The inspector also noted an "Imminent Health Hazard" in that the refrigerator was not cold enough and a lack of hot water at various sinks. That caused a suspension of their operating license, which was subsequently restored when violations were corrected.

This list represents those restaurants (not schools, caterers, corporate cafeterias, bakeries or other food processing businesses) that had five or more Risk Factor violations -- those that are considered a risk for foodborne illness -- during their last inspection. A restaurant that had that many Risk Factors noted would be one that I'd avoid, at least until they had subsequent inspections showing more understanding of safe food preparation standards and concern for their patrons.

Here is the list of those restaurants in Maricopa County which had five or more Risk Factor Violations, with the worst at the top of the list. After you peruse the worst, please take a look at the many Phoenix area restaurants that achieved perfect inspections during the month of September 2012. Those are arranged by zip code, for your convenience. They deserve our support and our business.

Restaurants With Worst Health Department Inspection Results For September 2012

Business Name Address City Zip Risk Factor Violations
Mariscos Las Islas Del Capitan 2720 W Camelback Rd  Phoenix 85017 9
Las Glorias Grill Mexican Food 7835 N 19th Ave  Phoenix 85021 8
Mariscos Chihuahua 1834 W Indian School Rd  Phoenix 85015 8
Oaxaca Restaurant 1516 W Van Buren  Phoenix 85007 7
Com Tam Thuan Kieu 66 S Dobson Rd Suite 141 Mesa 85202 7
Sun Valley Bakery & Restaurant 4141 N 35th Ave Suite 8 Phoenix 85017 7
Upperdeck 4224 N Craftsman Ct  Scottsdale 85251 7
Los Armando's Mexican Food & Seafood 5820 W Mcdowell Rd  Phoenix 85035 7
Chennai Chettinaad Palace 2814 W Bell Rd Suite 1455 Phoenix 85008 6
Hibachi Grill Buffet Restaurant 10030 N Metro Pkwy  Phoenix 85051 6
Frasher's 2122 N Scottsdale Rd  Scottsdale 85257 6
Taqueria El Vaporcito 2775 W Thomas Rd Suite 104 Phoenix 85009 6
Taqueria Guadalajara Mexican Food LLC 3308 N 27th Ave  Phoenix 85017 6
New Sun Star Super Buffet 5819 S Central Ave  Phoenix 85040 5
Thai Cuisine 12032 N Cave Creek  Phoenix 85020 5
Carrabba's Italian Grill 5646 W Bell Rd  Glendale 85308 5
Swaddee Thai Cuisine 5055 W Ray Rd Suite 8 Chandler 85226 5
Haru Sushi 9845 S Priest Dr Suite 106 Tempe 85284 5
P.O.J's 4617 W Indian School Rd  Phoenix 85031 5
Udupi Cafe 1636 N Scottsdale Rd  Tempe 85281 5
Fat Willy's Clubhouse 650 N Hawes Rd  Mesa 85207 5
Streets Of New York  6730 E Thomas Rd  Scottsdale 85251 5
Jack In The Box 9840 W Lower Buckeye Rd  Tolleson 85353 5
Crazy Buffet 7720 S Priest Dr  Tempe 85284 5
Ledesma's Restaurant And Taqueria 4807 N 27th Ave  Phoenix 85017 5
Golden Dragon 5920 W Greenway Rd  Glendale 85306 5
Eribertos 741 E Bell Rd  Phoenix 85027 5
British Open Pub & Grill 1334 N Scottsdale Rd  Scottsdale 85257 5
Filibertos 3041 E Mckellips Rd  Mesa 85213 5
Fibber Magees 1989 W Elliot Rd Suite 19 Chandler 85224 5
Armando's Mexican Grill LLC 711 E Carefree Hwy Suite 101 Phoenix 85085 5
The Good Egg 3110 N Central Ave Suite 179 Phoenix 85014 5
Tsing Tao 542 W Baseline Rd Suite 102 Mesa 85210 5
Asadero Toro 1715 W Mcdowell Rd  Phoenix 85007 5

 

 If you want to see the details about the inspections for any of these restaurants, visit Maricopa County Environmental Services online.

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