KI's Up in Smoke BBQ & Fine Foods LLC
C°4535 W Van Buren St, Phoenix 85043
Mobile Food Annual · Permit MF2405066
Mobile unit — the address shown is its registered home base, not necessarily where it serves.
Score based on 2 scored inspections on record, weighted toward recent visits (one-year half-life). How scoring works
County record last checked Sep 20, 2026.
Score over time
Inspection history2 on record
2025
Jul 17, 2025Routine2 priority1 foundationall corrected on siteC°
No County legal action will result from this inspection.
Inspector's notes
Observed a full hotel pan of cut ribs stacked on top of one another in a steam table at 120*F. Operator was informed that hot food needs to be kept at or above 135*F, and storing stacks of cut ribs like this will lead to some of the meat dipping below 135*F. Operator heated the ribs above 165* and moved some ribs to another container within a hot cabinet and moved the pan to an adjacent steam table and ribs were kept above 135*F. Corrective Action: Corrected at the time of inspection.
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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.
Inspector's notes
Observed a full hotel pan of potato salad within a fridge unit at 50*F. Operator was informed that cold-held food needs to be kept at or below 41*F, and keeping food in deep and long pans like a hotel pan can lead to a difficulty in keeping it within temperature. Fridge units were adjusted to colder temperatures and the potato salad was brought down to temp. Corrective Action: Corrected at the 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.
Inspector's notes
Observed no chlorine test strips for chemical sanitizer for the three comp sink area. Operator was informed that test strips are required in order to test the chemical concentration of sanitizer to ensure proper sanitization levels of 50ppm - 100ppm. Operator was provided with strips at the time of inspection. Corrective Action: Corrected at the time of inspection.
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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.
2024
Sep 25, 2024RoutinecleanA°
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 20, 2026. Grades marked with ° are computed equivalents for establishments not participating in the county's voluntary grading program. View official county records →