PlateScore

AJ's Fine Foods

A+Cutting Edge

15031 N Thompson Peak Pkwy, Scottsdale 85260

Food Establishment - Food Catering · Permit FD-85159

Score based on 12 scored inspections on record, weighted toward recent visits (one-year half-life). How scoring works

County record last checked Sep 24, 2026.

100
Excellent

Scottsdale restaurant avg: 93

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Score over time

1000602023202420252026Aug 14, 2023 — Routine — score 85 (1 priority, 0 foundation, 0 core)Sep 11, 2023 — Routine — score 99 (0 priority, 0 foundation, 1 core)Feb 1, 2024 — Routine — score 100 (0 priority, 0 foundation, 0 core)Aug 7, 2024 — Routine — score 100 (0 priority, 0 foundation, 0 core)Oct 29, 2024 — Routine — score 100 (0 priority, 0 foundation, 0 core)Jan 15, 2025 — Routine — score 100 (0 priority, 0 foundation, 0 core)Apr 14, 2025 — Routine — score 100 (0 priority, 0 foundation, 0 core)Jul 30, 2025 — Routine — score 100 (0 priority, 0 foundation, 0 core)Oct 21, 2025 — Routine — score 100 (0 priority, 0 foundation, 0 core)Feb 27, 2026 — Routine — score 100 (0 priority, 0 foundation, 0 core)May 26, 2026 — Routine — score 100 (0 priority, 0 foundation, 0 core)Aug 26, 2026 — Routine — score 100 (0 priority, 0 foundation, 0 core)100
Score per routine inspection and re-inspection; dashed line marks the “Poor” threshold (60).

Inspection history12 on record

2026

Aug 26, 2026RoutinecleanA+

No County legal action will result from this inspection.This establishment is enrolled in the Maricopa County Environmental Services Cutting Edge Program and is on the Cutting Edge of food safety.No violations noted at time of inspection.

May 26, 2026RoutinecleanA+

Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Predefined Comment: This establishment is enrolled in the Maricopa County Environmental Services Cutting Edge Program and is on the Cutting Edge of food safety.No catering preparation or catering scheduled at time of inspection. A facilities inspection was conducted today.

Feb 27, 2026RoutinecleanA+

Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Discussed cooling logs.

2025

Oct 21, 2025RoutinecleanA+

No County legal action will result from this inspection.This establishment is enrolled in the Maricopa County Environmental Services Cutting Edge Program and is on the Cutting Edge of food safety.No catering preparation or catering scheduled at time of inspection. A facilities inspection was conducted today. Ensure all employees working with food obtain food worker certification from ANSI certified online site.

Jul 30, 2025RoutinecleanA+

No County legal action will result from this inspection.This establishment is enrolled in the Maricopa County Environmental Services Cutting Edge Program and is on the Cutting Edge of food safety.No catering preparation or catering scheduled at time of inspection. A facilities inspection was conducted today. Ensure all employees working with food obtain food worker certification from ANSI certified online site.

Apr 14, 2025RoutinecleanA+

No County legal action will result from this inspection.This establishment is enrolled in the Maricopa County Environmental Services Cutting Edge Program and is on the Cutting Edge of food safety.No catering preparation or catering scheduled at time of inspection. A facilities inspection was conducted today. Ensure all employees working with food obtain food worker certification from ANSI certified online site.

Jan 15, 2025RoutinecleanA°

No County legal action will result from this inspection.This establishment is enrolled in the Maricopa County Environmental Services Cutting Edge Program and is on the Cutting Edge of food safety.No catering preparation or catering scheduled at time of inspection. A facilities inspection was conducted today. Ensure all employees working with food obtain food worker certification from ANSI certified online site. Routine inspection report was emailed to person in charge at establishment.

2024

Oct 29, 2024RoutinecleanA°

No County legal action will result from this inspection.This establishment is enrolled in the Maricopa County Environmental Services Cutting Edge Program and is on the Cutting Edge of food safety.No catering preparation or catering scheduled at time of inspection. A facilities inspection was conducted today. Ensure all employees working with food obtain food worker certification from ANSI certified online site.Routine inspection report was emailed to person in charge at establishment.

Aug 7, 2024RoutinecleanA°

No County legal action will result from this inspection.No offsite catering scheduled or preparation at time of inspection. A facilities inspection was conducted today.Ensure all employees working with food obtain food worker certification from ANSI certified online site.Routine inspection report was emailed to person in charge at establishment.

Feb 1, 2024RoutinecleanA°

This establishment is on the Cutting Edge of food safety and is not participating in the award program at this time and had 0 Priority, 0 Priority Foundation Violations on this inspection.No catering preparation or catering scheduled at time of inspection. A facilities inspection was conducted today.Ensure all employees working with food obtain food worker certification from ANSI certified online site.Routine inspection report was emailed to person in charge at establishment. Inspection report received by operator.No County legal action will result from this inspection.On July 1st, 2023, the Environmental Services Department started emailing permit card(s) and permit invoice(s) to permittees. We need a current and accurate email address on file to ensure you receive 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 to review, or• Contact the Department using the email addresses below,o Envquickservicerestaurants@maricopa.gov (facilities such as fast-food)o Envfullservicerestaurants@maricopa.gov (facilities that are full-service restaurants)o Envretailgrocery@maricopa.gov (facilities like grocery stores or retail food markets)o Envspecialtyprograms@maricopa.gov (mobile food/special events/plan review)If you need to update your email address and/or other contact information, please submit an administrative change request form at the below websitehttps://www.maricopa.gov/FormCenter/Environmental-Services-16/Administrative-Change-Request-Form-181.Award: Not Participating,Embargo Lbs: 0,Food Manager Licenses: 1,Signer: Sarah Glenister

2023

Sep 11, 2023Routine1 coreall corrected on siteA°

This establishment is not participating in the award program at this time and had 0 Priority, 0 Priority Foundation Violations on this inspection.Ensure all employees working with food obtain food worker certification from ANSI certified online site.Routine inspection report was emailed to person in charge at establishment. Inspection report received by operator.No County legal action will result from this inspection.On July 1st, 2023, the Environmental Services Department started emailing permit card(s) and permit invoice(s) to permittees. We need a current and accurate email address on file to ensure you receive 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 to review, or• Contact the Department using the email addresses below,o Envquickservicerestaurants@maricopa.gov (facilities such as fast-food)o Envfullservicerestaurants@maricopa.gov (facilities that are full-service restaurants)o Envretailgrocery@maricopa.gov (facilities like grocery stores or retail food markets)o Envspecialtyprograms@maricopa.gov (mobile food/special events/plan review)If you need to update your email address and/or other contact information, please submit an administrative change request form at the below websitehttps://www.maricopa.gov/FormCenter/Environmental-Services-16/Administrative-Change-Request-Form-181.Award: Not Participating,Embargo Lbs: 0,Food Manager Licenses: 1,Signer: Michael O'Mara

#48 — Warewashing Facilities, Installed, Maintained, Used, Test StripsCore4-501.18

Core-4-501.18, C: Warewashing Equipment, Clean Solutions ..........At in use 3-compartment sink, food debris floating in sanitizer solution. Sanitizer solution basin was emptied, basin was cleaned, and sanitizer was refilled for warewashing. The wash, rinse, and SANITIZE solutions shall be maintained clean. Correct By: Corrected At Time Of Inspection

Aug 14, 2023Routine1 priorityall 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.Ensure all employees working with food obtain food worker certification from ANSI certified online site.Routine inspection report was emailed to person in charge at establishment. Inspection report received by operator.No County legal action will result from this inspection.The Environmental Services Department will begin emailing permit card(s) and permit invoice(s) to permittees in the coming months. We need a current and accurate email address on file to ensure you receive 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 to review, or• Contact the Department using the email addresses below,o Envquickservicerestaurants@maricopa.gov (facilities such as fast-food)o Envfullservicerestaurants@maricopa.gov (facilities that are full-service restaurants)o Envretailgrocery@maricopa.gov (facilities like grocery stores or retail food markets)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 an administrative change request form at the below websitehttps://www.maricopa.gov/FormCenter/Environmental-Services-16/Administrative-Change-Request-Form-181 or call 602-506-6824.Award: Not Participating,Embargo Lbs: 0,Food Manager Licenses: 1,Signer: Michael O.

#16 — Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned and SanitizedPriority4-702.11

PRIORITY VIOLATION-4-702.11, P: Cleaned and Sanitized Before Use After Cleaning. 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/4574/AMC-Toolbox---Food-Contact-Surfaces. .........At in use 3 compartment sink, employee washing and rinsing dishware without a proper sanitizer soak. Observed employee placing washed and rinsed dishware on top of washed, rinsed, and sanitized dishware, and other employees using clean dishware for food preparation. Assistant catering manager and inspector educated employees on proper warewashing procedures. Employee moved unsanitized dishware to be re-warewashed. UTENSILS and FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of EQUIPMENT shall be SANITIZED before use after cleaning. Correct By: Corrected At Time Of Inspection

This address holds 6 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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Data from Maricopa County Environmental Services public records, last checked Sep 24, 2026. Grades marked with ° are computed equivalents for establishments not participating in the county's voluntary grading program. View official county records →