Highlights
- AZ Pho & Grill in Chandler drew four violations, including first aid kit and ointments stored over noodles at a food prep counter.
- Four restaurants received four violations each; Rosati's in Mesa drew three, including an employee grabbing salad mix with bare hands.
- Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food and improper handwashing appeared across multiple cited restaurants in the August 12 report.
- NYC Bagel and Pizza in Scottsdale was among six Valley restaurants that received perfect inspection scores the same week.
Five Phoenix-area restaurants failed Maricopa County's August 12 health inspection cycle, with violations ranging from employees handling ready-to-eat food with bare hands to first aid ointments stored directly above noodles at a food prep counter, according to Arizona's Family Dirty Dining report.
AZ Pho & Grill at 885 N 54th Street in Chandler drew four violations, the most unusual of which was a first aid kit and ointments stored above noodles at the food prep counter. Inspectors also found raw chicken and eggs stored over containers of sauces and egg rolls not kept at proper temperature.
Feringhee at 3491 W Frye Rd in Chandler also received four violations: an employee used bare hands to plate ready-to-eat onions, another worker failed to wash hands properly, the dishwashing machine was not cleaning properly, and raw fish, ribs, and lamb were not kept cold enough.
Pacific Seafood Buffet at 3110 N Arizona Ave in Chandler drew four violations, including an employee who handled food without washing hands, sushi not kept cold enough, employee drinks stored above food prep tables, and a cooling unit not maintaining temperature.
Tempe Eats at 85 E Southern Ave in Tempe received four violations: raw salmon stored above cooked chicken, cooling wands stored on food debris on the freezer floor, several flying insects in the storage area, and food not date marked properly.
Rosati's at 1035 N Ellsworth Rd in Mesa drew three violations, including an employee who grabbed ready-to-eat salad mix with bare hands and cooked meatballs and alfredo sauce kept past discard dates.
Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food is a recurring violation pattern in the Valley, as AZCentral and Phoenix New Times have documented in prior weekly inspection roundups.
On the same inspection cycle, six restaurants received perfect scores, including NYC Bagel and Pizza at 7353 N Via Paseo Del Sur in Scottsdale. Full inspection records are available through Maricopa County Environmental Services.
Where to find them
- Pho & Grill · azphogrill.square.site
Sources
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- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 13/08/2026 06:15
- Pho & Grill (official site) retrieved 13/08/2026 06:15
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