PlateScore

Filiberto's Mexican Food

B°

17224 N 19th Ave, Phoenix 85023

Food Establishment - Eating & Drinking · Permit FD2502900

Score based on 3 scored inspections on record, weighted toward recent visits (one-year half-life). How scoring works

County record last checked Sep 24, 2026.

94
Excellent

Phoenix restaurant avg: 95

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Score over time

1000602026Mar 26, 2026 — Routine — score 100 (0 priority, 0 foundation, 0 core)Jun 9, 2026 — Routine — score 99 (0 priority, 0 foundation, 1 core)Sep 3, 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 history3 on record

2026

Sep 3, 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

Observed cash register area top salsa bar holding red salsa, green salsa, molcajete salsa, and guac salsa 57-45*f degrees. Per PIC item had been out of temp less than 4 hours. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.

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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: All TCS foods improperly cold held were relocated to alternative functioning refrigeration unit to rapidly cool to 41°F at time of inspection. 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.

Jun 9, 2026Routine1 coreall corrected on siteA

Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Discussed maintaining regular line checks of salsa bar via a digital thermometer with manager on duty.

#33 — Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment for Temperature ControlCore3-501.15

Inspector's notes

Observed establishment walk-in holding bean in an active cooling process with-in time frame in a container deeper than 4 inches. Item split into two sheet pans. Also observed cooked chicken panned actively cooling in main cookline reach-in fridge, item moved to walk-in to finish cooling. Discussed proper cooling methods with manager. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.

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3-501.15 (B) - Core: Cooling Methods; Covered and Properly Arranged Containers. 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/4617/AMC-Toolbox---Cooling.

Mar 26, 2026RoutinecleanA

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

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Data from Maricopa County Environmental Services public records, last checked Sep 24, 2026. Grades marked with ° are computed equivalents for establishments not participating in the county's voluntary grading program. View official county records →