Two Arizona resorts and a Phoenix Hawaiian BBQ spot landed on this week’s Dirty Dining list after health inspectors cited them during recent checks, putting an unwelcome spotlight on their kitchens and food handling.
Resorts And Hawaiian BBQ Land On Dirty Dining List
According to Arizona's Family, county health inspectors cited two Arizona resorts and one Phoenix Hawaiian BBQ location in this week's Dirty Dining report. The station's ongoing Dirty Dining series pulls notable entries from local inspection logs and highlights establishments that received multiple risk-factor violations on their latest reports, the kinds of problems that can increase the odds of foodborne illness.
What Inspectors Usually Flag
Maricopa County inspection records, which are published online, routinely show issues that range from pest infestations and moldy food to blocked hand sinks and foods held at unsafe temperatures, as local reporting has documented. Journalists who track the county reports note that the roughest inspections often trigger scheduled re-inspections until the violations are fixed or permits are suspended.
Protecting Yourself As A Diner
To cut your risk, the CDC recommends four basic steps for food safety: clean, separate, cook and chill, along with steering clear of anything that smells or looks off. Curious customers can dig into the details by checking Maricopa County's public inspection portal at envapp.maricopa.gov and by asking restaurants what corrective steps they took after a failed inspection.
For the full Dirty Dining list and specifics on this week's citations, see Arizona's Family's report. This story will be updated if any of the cited resorts or the Hawaiian BBQ spot responds publicly or posts re-inspection results.
