Maricopa County health inspectors had a busy Wednesday, calling out several Valley restaurants for food safety missteps ranging from bare-hand ice scooping to cooked beans held past their discard dates. In the latest Dirty Dining sweep, five Phoenix-area eateries landed on the weekly list after county reports showed multiple violations.
Which restaurants were flagged
Inspection notes from Maricopa County singled out One Stop Nutrition, Sushi Mocorrito, the Neiman Marcus location in Scottsdale, Loving Hut and Cyclo Vietnamese Cuisine for repeat problems. Violations included black organic matter spotted inside an ice machine, cooked rice held at unsafe temperatures, a worker grabbing ice with bare hands and cooked beans kept beyond their discard dates.
Loving Hut’s inspection tallied five violations. Cyclo’s report logged six, including not having a certified food manager on site, according to Arizona's Family.
Why some violations matter
Maricopa County labels issues such as bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat foods and improper hot or cold holding as priority violations because they directly raise the risk of foodborne illness. The county’s online inspection portal breaks down each violation in detail and notes whether inspectors accepted corrective action during the visit, according to Maricopa County.
How common are failing inspections in the Valley?
Failing grades are not rare. ABC15’s monthly “Restaurant Report Card” found nine Valley eateries that did not receive a “C” or better in July, underscoring how often restaurants stumble on health rules. The Dirty Dining series pulls from those same county records every week and spotlights both the rough inspections and the spots that earn perfect scores, according to ABC15.
What diners can do
If you are feeling uneasy after a recent meal at one of the named restaurants, you can look up its full inspection history on the county site and ask management what was fixed and when. The county portal also spells out which violations are considered priority and provides contact information for filing complaints if you suspect ongoing food safety problems, per Maricopa County.
