Dave's Italian Eatery
A°929 N Val Vista Dr, Gilbert 85234
Food Establishment - Eating & Drinking · Permit FD2504881
Score based on 2 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 history2 on record
2026
Aug 13, 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 the required quaternary test strips.
Aug 5, 2026Routine1 priority1 foundation1 coreB°
Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Provided new owner packet in English and Spanish. Reviewed illness policy, proper cooling, reheating for hot holding, hand washing. Provided FDA form 1B and clean-up procedures.
Inspector's notes
Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. The internal temperature of meatballs in sauce in the hot well ranged from 117*F to 128*F.
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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.
Inspector's notes
Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. Cooked sauce in the walk-in cooling in very deep containers, at 120*F and higher internally. Manager stated they had been set to cool less than one hour before.
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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. Predefined Comment: TCS foods must be cooled in: uncovered/loosely covered, shallow containers less than 4 inches deep, in equipment designed to rapidly cool, by using an ice bath, by using ice as an ingredient, or another effective means. Predefined Comment: All TCS foods being cooled in deep containers were transferred to shallow containers to allow for rapid cooling.
Inspector's notes
Corrective Action: Correct prior to re-inspection 8/12/26. No quaternary test strips available at the time of inspection. Please obtain prior to reinspection.
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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.
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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 →