Achiote Latin Cuisine
C°1929 E Ray Rd, Chandler 85225
Food Establishment - Eating & Drinking · Permit FD2403792
Score based on 7 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 history7 on record
2026
Jun 11, 2026Routine2 priority1 coreC°
Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Inspection report sent by email.
Inspector's notes
Observed cooked carne asada and cooked chicken with internal temperatures between 115 and 120 Degrees Fahrenheit. Employee turned temperature up on units and meats were reheated to 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.
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PRIORITY VIOLATION-3-501.16(A)(1) - Priority: Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Hot Holding. 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/4614/AMC-Toolbox---Hot-Holding.
Inspector's notes
Observed beans and cooked chicken in the reach in by the doorway to the front. Employee discarded items at the time of inspection. TCS foods items shall be held from the date they're cooked or opened plus 6 days and then discarded. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.
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PRIORITY VIOLATION-3-501.18 - Priority: Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Disposition. 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/4125/Food-SafetyOperator-Resources.
Inspector's notes
Observed food being stored in blue general use buckets. Buckets were not marked as designed for food. Discussed obtaining food safe containers to protect food from unsafe plastics. Corrective Action: Correct prior to next routine inspection.
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4-101.11 (B-E) - Core: Characteristics- Multiuse; Durable, Nonabsorbent, Smooth, Easily Cleanable
Mar 18, 2026RoutinecleanA
Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Inspection report sent by email.
2025
Sep 25, 2025RoutinecleanA
Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.There were no violations noted. Report was emailed.
Jun 2, 2025RoutinecleanA
Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.There were no violations noted. Report was emailed.
Feb 19, 2025RoutinecleanA
Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.There were no violations noted. Report was emailed.
2024
Nov 7, 2024Re-InspectioncleanA°
Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Predefined Comment: Upon re-inspection, all violations due for correction have been corrected. Report was emailed.
Oct 28, 2024Routine1 priority1 foundation1 coreB°
Inspector's notes
observed at the hand washing sink in the front service area, mixing water valve in disrepair. discussed with manager on duty. manager will place a service call. re-inspection 10 days, scheduled. 11-8-2024 6-301.12 - Priority Foundation: Hand Drying Provision. 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/4573/AMC-Toolbox: Handwashing. Addl Notes: observed at the food prep. station, no paper towel. discussed with manager. paper towel provided. corrected.
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Predefined Comment: Handwash sinks must be supplied with hot water of at least 100°F, soap and an approved hand drying provision at all times. Facilities must be maintained in a condition that promotes handwashing. 5-202.12 (A) - Priority Foundation: Handwashing Sinks, Installation. Proper temperature, Mixing Faucet. 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/4573/AMC-Toolbox: Handwashing.
Inspector's notes
observed in the food upright cooler, a large pan of cooked rice at 46 deg f . also some cooked beef at 45 deg f . per kitchen staff in charge, prepared yesterday. discussed with pic regarding the desired cold holding . manager discarded food. see embargo. please ensure rte/tcs is kept at 41 deg f .
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Predefined Comment: All TCS foods improperly cold held were relocated to alternative functioning refrigeration unit to rapidly cool to 41°F at time of inspection. Predefined Comment: Except during preparation, cooking, cooling or when time is used as a control all TCS foods must be maintained at 41°F or below. Eggs not treated to destroy Salmonellae can be stored in equipment that maintains an ambient air temperature of 45°F or below. PRIORITY VIOLATION-3-501.16(A)(2) and (B) - Priority: Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Cold Holding. 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/4576/AMC-Toolbox---Cold-Holding.
Inspector's notes
in the front service area, checked the sanitizer buckets. noted at 0ppm. informed staff on duty. frequency of changing and how to prepare chlorine sanitizer reviewed. staff drained and refilled. chlorine at 50 ppm established.
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Predefined Comment: All wet wiping cloths must be stored in sanitizer buckets with approved sanitizer concentrations. Wiping cloths were placed in sanitizer buckets with approved sanitizer concentrations at time of inspection. 3-304.14 - Core: Wiping Cloths, Use Limitation
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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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 →