Drain flies, expired food found at Phoenix-area restaurants

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Every week, Arizona’s Family looks up restaurants recently inspected by Maricopa County’s Environmental Services Department. Restaurants with some of the highest numbers of “risk factors,” considered major health code violations by inspectors, are selected for our Dirty Dining Report. For more details on the restaurant inspection scoring system, visit Maricopa County’s website.

Here are the Valley restaurants that did not make the grade for Oct. 22, 2025:

Restaurant Sinaloa – 45 W Broadway Rd, Mesa

3 violations:

Pans of raw shrimp stored above cooked beefDirty knives stored as cleanBucket of salsa kept past discard date

Carniceria Ponderosa- 1909 W Thunderbird Rd, Phoenix

3 violations:

No paper towels at hand wash sinkPork skins and fried shrimp not held hot enoughBatches of barbacoa kept past discard date

Zipps Sports Grill – 4710 E Warner Rd, Phoenix

4 violations:

Dishwashing machine not cleaning properlyPot of marinara sauce out of temperatureShredded chicken not kept hot enough5-6 drain flies in mop sink

Convenience Mart – 757 S Country Club Dr, Mesa

4 violations:

Tomato paste not date markedUnlabeled sauce with green and gray organic growthRaw chicken stored above ready-to-eat riceMedicine stored above yogurtList of restaurants with a perfect health inspection score make the Dirty Dining “Dean’s List.”(AZFamily)Dean’s List – Valley restaurants with perfect health inspection scoresRestaurantLocationHalal Mart912 N Alma School Rd, ChandlerFili’s Bar and Grill 4740 S 35th Ave, PhoenixManuel’s Mexican Restaurant13319 W McDowell Rd, GoodyearOno Hawaiian BBQ6725 W McDowell Rd, PhoenixCafe Rio Fresh Modern Mexican2904 S Santan Village Pkwy, GilbertRobeks Juice Bar1840 E Warner Rd STE 101, Tempe, AZ

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