Carbajal's Mexican Grill
Last inspected: Mar 25, 2026
61
Score
CARBAJAL'S MEXICAN GRILL, located at 7302 E Main St in Mesa, AZ, underwent a moderate-risk inspection on March 25, 2026. This inspection identified two critical, one major, and two minor violations, including issues related to hand contamination and food separation. The facility has a history of mostly low-risk inspections across its six recorded evaluations.
6
Inspections
2
Critical latest
1
Major latest
2
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 25, 2026
Routine
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
61
Nov 3, 2025
Routine
No violations found.
100
Sep 2, 2025
Routine
No violations found.
100
May 29, 2025
Routine
No violations found.
100
Nov 5, 2024
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 corrected on site.
86
Jul 29, 2024
Routine
No violations found.
100
Violations — Mar 25, 2026 Inspection
Employee eating, drinking, or using tobacco in food area
Inspector notes: Observed several personal items stored in various areas of reach-in cooler. Please label and designate area for personal items to be stored to prevent contamination
2-401.11
Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food
Inspector notes: Observed employee barehand grilled green chile to be used for green salsa, without further cooking. PIC was instructed to discard items at time of inspection. It was determined that gloves were too small for employee, and opted not to use them. Please keep several glove sizes on site to prevent contamination from barehand contact
3-301.11(B)
Raw and ready-to-eat foods not properly separated
Inspector notes: Observed grocery bag with raw beef and separate bag of personal raw shelled eggs stored directly above flour tortillas and maraschino cherries. PIC rearranged items at time of inspection
3-302.11(A1-2)
Improper cooling methods used
Inspector notes: Observed red sauce and green sauce cooling at room temperature in 4 inch plastic containers with an internal temperature of 97-105*F. According to PIC, items had been cooling for 1 hour at room temperature and were quickly moved to walk-in cooler to rapidly chill. Discussed approved cooling methods with PIC
3-501.15(A)
Food thawed using improper method
Inspector notes: Observed raw beef and raw chicken thawing at room temperature. PIC moved to walk-in cooler to continue thawing process. Discussed approved thawing methods with PIC. All foods being thawed from frozen must be thawed in an approved manner. Foods must be thawed under refrigeration, under cold running water, or as part of the cooking process. Also observed tilapia fish thawing in ROP package in reach-in cooler. All ROP fish labeled "Keep Frozen" must be removed completely from reduced oxygen packaging (ROP) prior to thawing under refrigeration or immediately after thawing under cold running water. All ROP fish was removed from ROP packaging at time of inspection
3-501.13
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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