{"id":86016,"date":"2026-11-12T07:20:18","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T07:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/86016\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T07:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T07:20:18","slug":"moldy-tomatoes-undated-chicken-wings-among-phoenix-area-eatery-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/86016\/","title":{"rendered":"Moldy tomatoes, undated chicken wings among Phoenix-area eatery violations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">PHOENIX (AZFamily) \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 which inspectors consider major health code violations, are selected for our Dirty Dining Report. For more details on the restaurant inspection scoring system, visit Maricopa County\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the Valley restaurants that did not make the grade for Nov. 11, 2026:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Yama Sushi House -1175 W Ray Rd., Chandler<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations:<\/p>\n<p>No certified food managerColander stored in hand wash sinkRaw steak\/squid stored above ready-to-eat food<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tacos &amp; Hot Dogs Los Mayitos &#8211; 330 S Gilbert Rd., Mesa<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations:<\/p>\n<p>Bags of onions stored on floorBacon-wrapped hot dogs not kept cold enoughRaw eggs stored above cheese and veggies in cooler<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Wings Express &#8211; 761 S Alma School Rd., Mesa<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 violations:<\/p>\n<p>Bag of raw beef over cooked chicken wings in coolerBuild-up of food debris on serving basketsCooked chicken wings not date marked<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Szechwan Tasty &#8211; 745 N Gilbert Rd., Gilbert<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">4 violations:<\/p>\n<p>Soap dispenser empty in front restroomVisible mold on tomatoesOrganic debris on food containersEmployee medicine on top of reach-in cooler<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Angie\u2019s Lobster &#8211; 3131 E Queen Creek Rd., Chandler<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">4 violations:<\/p>\n<p>Employee washing hands without soapCooked cubed potatoes stored under raw eggsBlack organic debris on soda nozzlesHalf and half creamer not kept cold enough<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"List of restaurants with a perfect health inspection score make the Dirty Dining &quot;Dean's List.&quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794468018_666_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)RestaurantLocationGrimaldi\u2019s Pizzeria 2168 E Williams Field Rd., GilbertNovel Ice Cream1028 Grand Ave., PhoenixMad Greens 2000 E Rio Salado Pkwy., TempeUncle Sams 18913 N 83rd Ave., PeoriaSpinato\u2019s Pizzeria1614 E Bell Rd., PhoenixRed Dragon Buffet1461 N Dysart Rd., Avondale<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Click or tap here to see all Dirty Dining reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? Please click here to report it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? Send it to us here with a brief description.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KTVK\/KPHO. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHOENIX (AZFamily) \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 which inspectors consider major health code violations, are selected for our Dirty Dining Report. 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