Dirty Dining March 6: Mesa nursing home hit with 5 health code violations

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - The last thing you want when you go to eat out this weekend is to end up sick to your stomach after visiting your favorite restaurant. That's why each week Dirty Dining lets you know who's keeping a clean kitchen and who's not.

Every week, CBS 5 News is sent a list of restaurants that have been recently inspected by Maricopa County's Environmental Services Department. Restaurants with some of the highest numbers of "risk factors," considered as major health code violations by inspectors, are selected. For more details on the restaurant inspection scoring system, visit Maricopa County's website.

Here are the Valley restaurants that did not make the grade for March 5, 2020.

Black Mountain Coffee Shop

7211 E. Ho Road, Carefree 85377

4 violations

Among the violations:

Window cleaner stored with syrups

Employee handling dirty dishes then not washing up

Mayflower Chinese Restaurant

941 W. Elliot Road, Chandler

4 violations

Among the violations:

Raw chicken commingled with raw beef

Employee food stored above customer food

Emerald Glen Memory Care Plus

3558 E. McDowell Road, Mesa 85213

5 violations

Among the violations:

Cooked macaroni out of temperature

Toxic chemicals not labeled

Refrigerator not cold enough

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Dean’s List - Perfect Health Inspection Scores:

Chipotle Mexican Grill

9940 W. Happy Valley Road

Peoria

85383

Copper Canyon Elementary School

17650 N. 54th Street

Scottsdale

85254

Boston Market

1010 N. Alma School Road

Chandler

85224

Sizzler

5060 W. Indian School Road

Phoenix

85031

Nando’s Mexican Café

3519 E. Baseline Road

Gilbert

85234

Baskin Robbins

13220 W. Van Buren Street

Goodyear

85338

[APP USERS: Click here for map of recent Dirty Dining Dean's List restaurants]

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