Bahaara Indian Kitchen

9920 S Rural Rd, Tempe 85284

Food Establishment - Eating & Drinking · Permit FD2501823

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

County record last checked Sep 21, 2026.

Good

Tempe restaurant avg: 93

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Score per routine inspection and re-inspection; dashed line marks the “Poor” threshold (60).

Inspection history5 on record

2026

Jun 17, 2026RoutinecleanA

No County legal action will result from this inspection.Report emailed. No violations noted at time of inspection. Discussed with person in charge (PIC) cooling methods.

Apr 2, 2026Routine1 priorityall corrected on siteB°

No County legal action will result from this inspection.Report emailed. Discussed with PIC having written procedure for the clean-up of vomit and diarrheal events. Emailed PIC department guidance for clean-up of vomit and diarrheal events.

#51 — Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow DevicesPriority5-202.11

Inspector's notes

Observed pressurized spray nozzle attached to hose connected to mop sink at time of inspection. Shut-offs, including chemical dispensers and sprayer nozzles, are not approved for continuous installation downstream from atmospheric vacuum breakers. PIC removed shut-off downstream from atmospheric vacuum breaker at time of inspection. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. Repeat violation: 2nd

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Repeat Violation PRIORITY VIOLATION-5-202.11 (A) - Priority: Approved System and Cleanable Fixtures; According to Law

2025

Oct 15, 2025Re-InspectioncleanA°

Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Upon re-inspection, all violations due for correction have been corrected. Time as a control procedure was reviewed and will be maintained onsite. This establishment does not usea non-continuous cooking process for any menu items. Reviewed the cooking and cooling log for the chicken and fish cooked in the tandoori oven. All foods are fully cooked before being cooled.

Oct 8, 2025Advisorynot scoredclean

Oct 2, 2025Routine4 priority2 foundationD°

Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Reviewed illness policy with manager and provided new owner packet in English and Spanish. No detectable sanitizer in automatic low temperature dishwasher in the kitchen or at the bar that were not in use at the time of inspection. Manager called for service repair and had dishware manually sanitized in the 3 comp sink. Discussed the importance of proper sanitizer levels and proper monitoring of sanitizer levels.

#28 — Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, and Used; Held for Retail Sale, Properly StoredPriority foundation7-102.11

Inspector's notes

Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. Spray bottle containing purple liquid stored by the dishwasher. Employee identified the liquid and labeled the bottle.

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7-102.11 - Priority Foundation: Common Name-Working Containers

#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. Cut raw meat stored directly in to-go bag. Employee transferred meat to a 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.

#15 — Food Separated and ProtectedPriority3-302.11

Inspector's notes

Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. In the walk-in, pans of raw fish and raw chicken stored on wire rack above containers of tamarind sauce, pan of raw chicken stored above spinach in the cook line cold table.

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PRIORITY VIOLATION-3-302.11 (A1-2) - Priority: Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation, Packaging, and Segregation; Protection from Cross Contamination. 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/4621/AMC-Toolbox---Cross-Contamination. Predefined Comment: All raw animal proteins must be stored below ready-to-eat (RTE) foods and stored according to cooking temperature at all times to prevent cross contamination. PIC properly stored all raw animal proteins according to the final cooking temperature based on the cooking parameters in § 3-401.11 of the Food Code.

#21 — Proper Hot Holding TemperaturesPriority3-501.16

Inspector's notes

Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. Pan of cooked rice in steam hot well under temperature control at 128-132*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.

#24 — Time as a Public Health Control: Procedures and RecordsPriority foundation3-501.19

Inspector's notes

Corrective Action: Correct prior to re-inspection. Establishment is using time control for several items including cut cabbage and cooked fish with no written time control procedure.

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3-501.19 (A1, B2, C2-3) - Priority Foundation: Time as a Public Health Control; Documentation. 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: Must provide written time as a control procedures prior to re-inspection. Predefined Comment: Time as a Public Health Control requires written procedures detailing process for Time as a Public Health Control and time-stamping for items actively held under Time as a Public Health Control.

#51 — Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow DevicesPriority5-202.11

Inspector's notes

Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. Spray nozzle shut-off connected to hose on the mop sink faucet downstream of the atmospheric vacuum breaker.

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PRIORITY VIOLATION-5-202.11 (A) - Priority: Approved System and Cleanable Fixtures; According to Law Predefined Comment: PIC removed shut-off downstream from atmospheric vacuum breaker at time of inspection. Predefined Comment: Shut-offs, including chemical dispensers and sprayer nozzles, are not approved for continuous installation downstream from atmospheric vacuum breakers.

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Data from Maricopa County Environmental Services public records, last checked Sep 21, 2026. Grades marked with ° are computed equivalents for establishments not participating in the county's voluntary grading program. View official county records →