Mexican Grill Heart & Soul
B°4705 E Carefree Hwy, Cave Creek 85331
Food Establishment - Eating & Drinking · Permit FD2405382
Score based on 5 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 history5 on record
2026
Jul 28, 2026Routine1 priorityall corrected on siteB°
No County legal action will result from this inspection.
Inspector's notes
On cookline steam table, observed refried beans/122F and cheese sauce/127F. Except during preparation, cooking, cooling or when time is used as a control all TCS foods must be maintained at 135°F or above. The cheese sauce was double panned and the steam table dry beneath the refried beans. The TCS foods improperly hot held were within safe time holding parameters and were reheated to 165°F at time of inspection. Corrections were made to the hot holding units. *Repeat violation. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.
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Repeat Violation 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.
Mar 31, 2026Routine1 priority1 coreB°
No County legal action will result from this inspection.Inspector provided Time as a Control guidance document.
Inspector's notes
The person in charge onsite is not a certified food manager. A Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) is required to be on the premises during all hours of operation. Corrective Action: Correct prior to next routine inspection.
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2-102.12(A) - Core: Certified Food Protection Manager. For a permanent fix to this violation, check out these resources on our website. https://www.maricopa.gov/5114/Food-Restaurants
Inspector's notes
On the line, observed cooked hash brown potatoes/122F. Except during preparation, cooking, cooling or when time is used as a control all TCS foods must be maintained at 135°F or above. Moving forward, facility will use time as a control to monitor the potatoes. Procedures were written and discard time noted on the pan of potatoes. 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.
2025
Oct 23, 2025Routine1 coreA
Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.
Inspector's notes
Observed soda gun at the front bar with black organic matter inside of the nozzle. Food contact surfaces must be kept clean. PIC will not use the gun until the nozzle is clean and will clean the nozzle with the other soda nozzles from the establishment after closing time. Corrective Action: Correct prior to next routine inspection.
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4-602.11 (E) - Core: Equipment Food - Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency; Non-TCS. 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.
Aug 14, 2025Routine1 coreall corrected on siteA
Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.
Inspector's notes
Observed sanitizer buckets behind bar and in the kitchen had less than 50ppm quat sanitizer measured by test strips. 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. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.
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3-304.14 - Core: Wiping Cloths, Use Limitation
Mar 17, 2025Routine1 priority1 coreB°
Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Reviewed slow draining floor sinks, and copper mule mugs
Inspector's notes
No CFPM onsite at time of inspection.
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2-102.12(A) - Core: Certified Food Protection Manager. For a permanent fix to this violation, check out these resources on our website. https://www.maricopa.gov/5114/Food-Restaurants Predefined Comment: A Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) is required to be on the premises during all hours of operation. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.
Inspector's notes
Observed in use dish machine at a chemical concentration of 0ppm at time of inspection. Person in charge informed when using chlorine as a sanitizer concentration shall remain between 50-10ppm.
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PRIORITY VIOLATION-4-501.114 (A-E) - Priority: Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization- Temperature, pH, Concentration and Hardness. 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. Predefined Comment: Food-contact surfaces were properly sanitized at time of inspection. Predefined Comment: PIC relocated all food-contact surfaces to warewashing area to be washed, rinsed, and sanitized at the time of inspection.
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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 →