El Chorro Lodge
A°5550 E Lincoln Dr, Paradise Valley 85253
Food Establishment - Eating & Drinking · Permit FD-83497
Score based on 6 scored inspections on record, weighted toward recent visits (one-year half-life). How scoring works
County record last checked Sep 22, 2026.
Score over time
Inspection history6 on record
2026
May 6, 2026RoutinecleanA°
Reviewed service kitchen requirements. Limited to pre-prepared food. All food requiring extensive preparation, cooking, and cooling, etc., must be produced in central kitchen.Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Predefined Comment: No violations noted at time of inspection.
2025
Nov 19, 2025RoutinecleanA°
No County legal action will result from this inspection.
Apr 9, 2025RoutinecleanA°
No County legal action will result from this inspection.
2024
Aug 28, 2024RoutinecleanA°
Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.
Apr 4, 2024RoutinecleanA°
This establishment is not participating in the award program at this time and had 0 Priority, 0 Priority Foundation violations on this inspection.No County legal action will result from this inspection.The Environmental Services Department will begin emailing permit card(s) and permit invoice(s) topermittees in the coming months. We need a current and accurate email address on file to ensure youreceive a copy of your permit card and invoice(s) upon renewal.If you are unsure whether your email address is accurate, you may:Contact your inspector using the phone number or email on your last inspection report toreview, orContact the Department using the email addresses below,o Envquickservicerestaurants@maricopa.gov (facilities such as fast-food)o Envfullservicerestaurants@maricopa.gov (facilities that are full-servicerestaurants)o Envretailgrocery@maricopa.gov (facilities like grocery stores or retail foodmarkets)o Envspecialtyprograms@maricopa.gov (mobile food/special events/plan review)Note: If you need to update your email address and/or other contact information, please submit anadministrative change request form at the below websitehttps://www.maricopa.gov/FormCenter/Environmental-Services-16/Administrative-Change-Request-Form-181 or call 602-506-6824.Inspection report emailed.Award: Not Participating,Food Manager Licenses: 1,Signer: Charles Kassels
2023
Dec 12, 2023Routine1 priority1 coreall corrected on siteB°
This establishment is not participating in the award program at this time and had 1 Priority, 0 Priority Foundation violations on this inspection.No County legal action will result from this inspection.The Environmental Services Department will begin emailing permit card(s) and permit invoice(s) topermittees in the coming months. We need a current and accurate email address on file to ensure youreceive a copy of your permit card and invoice(s) upon renewal.If you are unsure whether your email address is accurate, you may:Contact your inspector using the phone number or email on your last inspection report toreview, orContact the Department using the email addresses below,o Envquickservicerestaurants@maricopa.gov (facilities such as fast-food)o Envfullservicerestaurants@maricopa.gov (facilities that are full-servicerestaurants)o Envretailgrocery@maricopa.gov (facilities like grocery stores or retail foodmarkets)o Envspecialtyprograms@maricopa.gov (mobile food/special events/plan review)Note: If you need to update your email address and/or other contact information, please submit anadministrative change request form at the below websitehttps://www.maricopa.gov/FormCenter/Environmental-Services-16/Administrative-Change-Request-Form-181 or call 602-506-6824.Inspection report emailed.Award: Not Participating,Food Manager Licenses: 1,Review Complete: CHECKED,Review Notes: QA,Signer: Charles Kassels
PRIORITY VIOLATION-3-302.11 (A1-2), P: Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation, Packaging, and Segregation; Protection From Cross Contamination. For a permanent fix to this violation, check out these simple tools in our Active Managerial Control Toolbox, made especially for you. https://www.maricopa.gov/4621/AMC-Toolbox---Cross-Contamination. Observed raw beef stored above ready to eat cooked fish and raw tuna portions stored over ready to eat apples in stand up cooler. Chef rearranged to proper location at time of inspection. Discussed with Chef that when storing raw protein it should be stored below ready to eat foods. Correct By: Corrected At Time Of Inspection
Core-3-501.13, C: Thawing Observed raw tuna portions thawing in its original packaging. Chef has staff member open and store properly at time of inspection. Discussed with Chef that when thawing fish it should be removed from its original packaging. Correct By: Corrected At Time Of Inspection
This address holds 2 food permits
Maricopa County issues a separate permit for each kitchen rather than for each restaurant name, so large properties hold several. Each is inspected and scored on its own. The county does not publish which kitchen serves which venue.
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- 96Marriott's Camelback InnB°5402 E Lincoln Dr · 440 m away
- 94JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & SpaA°5402 E Lincoln Dr · 440 m away
- 100Franciscan Renewal CenterA5802 E Lincoln Dr · 620 m away
- 93Sanctuary Camelback Mountain ResortB°5700 E Mcdonald Dr · 1.2 km away
- 99Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa MonteluciaA°4949 E Lincoln Dr · 1.2 km away
- 98Paradise Valley Country ClubA°7101 N Tatum Blvd · 1.4 km away
- 93Village Racquet & Health ClubB°4444 E Camelback Rd · 2.8 km away
Data from Maricopa County Environmental Services public records, last checked Sep 22, 2026. Grades marked with ° are computed equivalents for establishments not participating in the county's voluntary grading program. View official county records →