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Saigon Coffee and Tea

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2081 N Arizona Ave, Chandler 85225

Food Establishment - Eating & Drinking · Permit FD2500173

Score based on 4 scored inspections on record, weighted toward recent visits (one-year half-life). How scoring works

County record last checked Sep 18, 2026.

85
Good

Chandler restaurant avg: 93

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Score over time

10006020252026Aug 4, 2025 — Routine — score 100 (0 priority, 0 foundation, 0 core)Mar 4, 2026 — Routine — score 79 (1 priority, 1 foundation, 1 core)Mar 9, 2026 — Re-Inspection — score 100 (0 priority, 0 foundation, 0 core)Jul 27, 2026 — Routine — score 70 (2 priority, 0 foundation, 0 core)70
Score per routine inspection and re-inspection; dashed line marks the “Poor” threshold (60).

Inspection history4 on record

2026

Jul 27, 2026Routine2 priorityall corrected on siteC°

Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Reviewed requirement against bare hand contact with ready to eat food.

#9 — No Bare Hand Contact with RTE Foods or a Pre-Approved Alternate Properly FollowedPriority3-301.11

Inspector's notes

Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. Employee handled cut citrus drink garnish with bare hands. Embargoed, employee discarded.

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PRIORITY VIOLATION-3-301.11(B) - Priority: Preventing Contamination from Hands. 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. Predefined Comment: RTE food that was contacted by bare hands was discarded by PIC at time of inspection. Predefined Comment: Discussed the importance of preventing bare hand contact with ready-to-eat (RTE) foods with the person-in-charge (PIC). Bare hand contact is not approved with ready-to-eat (RTE) food items.

#24 — Time as a Public Health Control: Procedures and RecordsPriority3-501.19

Inspector's notes

Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. Meat pate and butter sauce with condensed milk in the hot wells at 88-90*F internally under time control and available 1.5 hours after discard time.

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PRIORITY VIOLATION-3-501.19 (B1,3-4; C1,4-5) - Priority: Time as a Public Health Control; Temperature, Discarded. 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.

Mar 9, 2026Re-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. Operator has verified they have obtained required sanitizer test strips and has provided their written time as control procedure.

Mar 4, 2026Routine1 priority1 foundation1 coreB°

Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Discussed condensed milk as TCS item. Reviewed time as control requirements. Please provide written time as control procedure prior to re-inspection 3/10/26.

#2 — Certified Food Protection ManagerCore2-102.12

Inspector's notes

No certified food manager present.

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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.

#47 — Food and Non-Food-Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed and UsedPriority4-102.11

Inspector's notes

Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. Drink ice stored directly in to-go Thank You bag. PIC transferred ice to food-safe container.

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PRIORITY VIOLATION-4-102.11 (A)(1) and (B)(1) - Priority: Characteristics-Single-Service and Single-Use; Migration of Deleterious Substances; Safe Predefined Comment: Use of non-food grade bags (including to-go bags and trash bags) is not approved for storage of open food items to prevent migration of deleterious substances.

#48 — Warewashing Facilities, Installed, Maintained, Used, Test StripsPriority foundation4-302.14

Inspector's notes

Corrective Action: Correct prior to re-inspection. Establishment uses quaternary sanitizer, but no test strips are available at the time of inspection.

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4-302.14 - Priority Foundation: Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices. 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: Test strips are required for any sanitizers used with food contact surfaces. Provide sanitizer test strips prior to re-inspection.

2025

Aug 4, 2025RoutinecleanA

No County legal action will result from this inspection. Report emailed.

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Data from Maricopa County Environmental Services public records, last checked Sep 18, 2026. Grades marked with ° are computed equivalents for establishments not participating in the county's voluntary grading program. View official county records →