Along with all the good that springtime brings, it also means the bugs are back. And at Valley restaurants in April, flies and cockroaches reared their creepy heads to cause problems.
Every month, Maricopa County Health Inspectors fan out around the Valley, visiting restaurants, bars, cafeterias and food trucks to make sure everyone from cooks to customers stays healthy and safe.
Inspectors record problems at restaurants on two levels. Violations are issues that lead to larger problems. For example, a lack of soap at the sink can cause improper hand washing. Priority Violations are more serious issues that cause a direct threat to staff or food safety. The inspectors can also rank restaurants on a letter grade scale, determined by the number of violations in each category…