Highlights
- Fat Ox at 6316 N Scottsdale Rd. received 3 violations, including a dishwasher handling dirty then clean dishes without washing hands.
- A BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse bartender in Chandler used bare hands to guide ice into drinks, drawing a citation from county inspectors.
- The Taco Spot in Phoenix collected 4 violations, the most of any restaurant in the sweep, including improperly stored utensils.
- Village Tavern in Paradise Valley was cited for a nonfunctional hand soap dispenser at the bar.
Fat Ox, the Scottsdale Road Italian concept at 6316 N Scottsdale Rd., was among four Phoenix-area restaurants cited in Maricopa County's latest Dirty Dining inspection report, published by AZ Family on Oct. 8.
Fat Ox drew 3 violations, with inspectors noting a dishwasher who handled dirty dishes and then clean dishes without washing hands in between. The Taco Spot at 20 W Adams St. in Phoenix led the group with 4 violations, including utensils not stored in a clean, dry location.
In Chandler, a bartender at BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse at 7151 W Ray Rd. was cited for using bare hands to guide ice into drinks, a priority violation in Arizona's food-handling code. Village Tavern at 8787 N Scottsdale Rd. in Paradise Valley was cited for a hand soap dispenser in the bar that was not working.
Maricopa County's Environmental Services Department conducts weekly restaurant inspections; AZ Family tracks the results in its ongoing Dirty Dining Report. A separate AZ Central report published Oct. 14 noted inspectors cited 2 additional metro Phoenix restaurants for a combined 8 health violations in the same inspection cycle.
Reinspection results for the four cited restaurants were not included in the source material available at publication.
Sources
Every factual claim in this article traces to one of the sources below. See how we work for the editorial process.
- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 24/10/2026 01:41
- AZ Central retrieved 24/10/2026 01:41
Authored by The Scottsdale Signal. Drafted by AI from primary-source material under our beat-specific editorial guides; reviewed by humans before publish under our five-gate process. Sources retrieved at 24/10/2026 01:41. Every claim traces to a source.
