Overview
- Arizona’s Family’s latest Dirty Dining report lists several Valley eateries with serious risk-factor violations, including black organic growth in an ice machine, food held at unsafe temperatures, missing paper towels at handwash sinks, and raw meat stored above ready-to-eat foods.
- AZ Central reports Lee’s Sandwiches in Chandler was cited for seven priority violations, including an employee skipping handwashing, no sanitizer in dishwashing sinks, and hot foods held below safe temperatures.
- Inspectors noted on-site fixes at Lee’s, with staff reheating pork, discarding chicken that was too cool, reorganizing raw eggs, and mixing proper sanitizer during the visit.
- Lee’s must also keep yogurt production logs that track time, temperature, and pH, and add backflow prevention devices to water lines before the next inspection, according to the county report.
- Maricopa County defines priority and risk-factor violations as issues that directly raise illness risk, and while problems are flagged each week, inspectors also report perfect scores and note that hundreds of facilities earn A ratings.