Carolina's Mexican Food
B1972 N Alma School Rd, Chandler 85224
Food Establishment - Eating & Drinking · Permit FD2500494
Score based on 4 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 history4 on record
2026
Jul 14, 2026Routine1 priorityall corrected on siteB
Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Discussed time as control for the portioned sauces held over ice.
Inspector's notes
Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. Some of the beef tamales in a pot on the stove, hot holding per manager, at 128*F to 133*F internally.
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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. Predefined Comment: Except during preparation, cooking, cooling or when time is used as a control all TCS foods must be maintained at 135°F or above. Predefined Comment: All TCS foods improperly hot held were reheated to 165°F at time of inspection.
Apr 20, 2026RoutinecleanA
Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Reviewed illness policy with manager. Discussed the cold sauce portioned and held over ice in a pan at the service window, at 72*F internally at the time of inspection. It could not be determined if this sauce is non-TCS.
2025
Oct 28, 2025Routine2 coreall corrected on siteA
No County legal action will result from this inspection. Report emailed.
Inspector's notes
Observed the clean trays stacked together on the clean equipment and utensils rack that were still wet. Discussed with person in charge (PIC) that all equipment and utensils need to be air dried after they have been properly cleaned and sanitized to reduce risk of contamination. All equipment and food contact surfaces must be air-dried after properly cleaning and sanitizing. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.
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4-901.11 - Core: Equipment and Utensils, Air-Drying Required
Inspector's notes
Observed the to-go containers throughout the establishment being stored upright. Discussed with person in charge (PIC) that storing them upside-down will reduce risk of contamination from anything that may splash or drop into the area that food is stored. PIC flipped all the containers over at time of inspection. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.
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4-903.11 (A) and (C) - Core: Equipment, Utensils, Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles - Storing; Single-Use/Single-Service Items
May 14, 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 22, 2026. Grades marked with ° are computed equivalents for establishments not participating in the county's voluntary grading program. View official county records →