Maricopa County health inspectors cited two restaurants for nine health violations during the week of Jan. 17. The violations ranged from cooked tomatoes, sour cream, machaca beef and diced chicken stored too long at warm temperatures to employees failing to wash their hands before switching from handling raw food to cooked foods.
A priority violation is a major violation that directly contributes to an increased risk of foodborne illness or injury. If listed in inspection reports, remedies implemented during the inspection are noted.
During the week of Jan. 17, inspectors visited more than 900 restaurants along with other food-serving facilities in hospitals, senior homes and schools. Nearly 100 restaurants received an “A” rating. See a sampling of the many restaurants that inspectors graded “A” at the end of this article.
5 violations
Super Oscar’s Mexican Food, 154 N. Country Club Drive, Mesa
- A container of raw shelled eggs was stored above cooked ready-to-eat beef machaca in the food prep refrigerator. The operator moved the machaca to the top portion of the refrigerator.
- Cooked red tomatoes and cooked green tomatillos being cooled for use in salsa were at 70F for more than six hours, since 10 a.m., according to the operator. The operator discarded the food.
- These foods were out of cold holding at the following temperatures: sour cream at 45F, cooked machaca at 48F, adobada at 46F, diced cooked chicken at 50F and diced ham at 49F. The operator discarded the foods.
- Ready-to-eat chicken, ham, breaded fish, pork, beef tacos and tamales were all without date markings. The operator provided the date markings.
- One of the two faucets to supply water to the three-compartment sink was missing. The sink was repaired.