PlateScore

Z Cafe

B

1245 W Baseline Rd, Mesa 85202

Food Establishment - Eating & Drinking · Permit FD2500314

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

County record last checked Sep 17, 2026.

89
Good

Mesa restaurant avg: 93

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Score over time

10006020252026Jun 11, 2025 — Routine — score 100 (0 priority, 0 foundation, 0 core)Mar 19, 2026 — Routine — score 75 (1 priority, 2 foundation, 0 core)Mar 26, 2026 — Re-Inspection — score 100 (0 priority, 0 foundation, 0 core)Jul 1, 2026 — Routine — score 85 (1 priority, 0 foundation, 0 core)85
Score per routine inspection and re-inspection; dashed line marks the “Poor” threshold (60).

Inspection history4 on record

2026

Jul 1, 2026Routine1 priorityall corrected on siteB

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

#22 — Proper Cold Holding TemperaturesPriority3-501.16

Inspector's notes

Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. Cream cheese in plastic portion cups, under temperature control, stacked above the fill level in a pan in the top of the prep cold table at 49*F to 53*F internally. Employee stated they had been held as such three hours. Embargoed, employee discarded.

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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. 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.

Mar 26, 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 obtained required thermometers. Consumer advisory has been added to the menu board and some of the hand menus. Discussed providing the advisory for all raw or undercooked items at all points of sale, including online and catering menus.

Mar 19, 2026Routine1 priority2 foundationB

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

#16 — Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned and SanitizedPriority4-501.114

Inspector's notes

Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. Chlorine in in-use sanitizer sink at less than 50 ppm. PIC re-made sanitizer to proper 50-100 ppm concentration.

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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: Discussed the importance of proper sanitizer levels and proper monitoring of sanitizer levels.

#25 — Consumer Advisory Provided for Raw or Undercooked FoodPriority foundation3-603.11

Inspector's notes

Corrective Action: Correct prior to re-inspection 3/26/26. No consumer advisory on menus for raw shell eggs offered any style. Please add consumer advisory prior to reinspection.

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3-603.11 - Priority Foundation: Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw, Undercooked, or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens. 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. Predefined Comment: Offering and serving undercooked proteins requires an approved consumer advisory at all points of sale; and must contain an approved disclosure method and reminder statement.

#36 — Thermometers Provided and AccuratePriority foundation4-302.12

Inspector's notes

Corrective Action: Correct prior to re-inspection 3/26/26. No food probe thermometer available at the time of inspection. Please provide.

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4-302.12 - Priority Foundation: Food Temperature Measuring Devices Predefined Comment: Properly calibrated probe thermometers are required at all times for monitoring food temperatures. Must provide a probe thermometer for establishment prior to re-inspection.

2025

Jun 11, 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 17, 2026. Grades marked with ° are computed equivalents for establishments not participating in the county's voluntary grading program. View official county records →