Health inspection causes lunch disruption

Two Maricopa eateries of 20 inspected between Feb. 20 and March 15 received slight markdowns from Pinal County food inspections.

Leading Edge Academy was nicked when chicken sandwiches delivered by a catering company from Scottsdale were colder than the 135-degree hot-holding mandate. After being measured at temperatures between 122 and 132 F, five trays of sandwiches were discarded, and pizza was ordered for the remaining students.

The New HQ had four corrective actions requested by the inspector. An employee was asked to set up correctly a three-compartment sink. A “mold like” substance was viewed inside the bar ice machine. Scoops were observed inside dry rice, salt and ice machines. The bar and kitchen did not have sanitizer test strips.

Excellent [No violations found]
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Desert Wind Middle School
Honeycutt Coffee
Jack in the Box
Legacy Traditional School
Native Grill and Wings
Panda Express
Pima Butte Elementary
QuikTrip
Rob’s Convenience
Saddleback Elementary
Santa Rosa Elementary
Say Sushi
Sequoia Pathway Academy K-6
Sequoia Pathway Academy – Secondary
True Grit Tavern
Walmart – Deli
Water and Ice

Satisfactory [Violations corrected during inspection]
Leading Edge Academy
The New HQ

Needs improvement [Critical items noted during inspection cannot be corrected immediately, requiring follow-up inspection]
None

Unacceptable [Gross, unsanitary conditions necessitating the discontinuation of operation]
None

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This item appears in the April issue of InMaricopa.