February is a short month. But this year, there was no shortage of unappetizing findings at Phoenix restaurants.
Every month, health inspectors from the Maricopa County Environmental Services Department fan out around the Valley to check on restaurants, food trucks, markets and anywhere else that serves food. They monitor the goings on behind the scenes to make sure staff and customers stay safe.
The inspectors take notes on issues they find, differentiating between foundation violations and priority violations. Foundation violations lead to bigger issues, such as how a lack of hot water could result in an ineffective dishwasher. Priority violations pose a direct safety threat…