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Posted 9:11 AM 7/6/2012

TUCSON - When you go to a restaurant, you expect the employees to have clean hands, but that's not always the case.  News 4 Tucson's Sean Mooney found that out on this week's Kitchen Cops.

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Posted 9:00 PM 5/24/2012

TUCSON - This week on Kitchen Cops...

Carniceria La Noria received 4 critical violations. Three foods were not being stored at a safe temperature. An employee was caught not washing his hands before putting on gloves, and an employee was handling ready-to-eat food with his bare (More) • Video (1)

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Posted 10:00 PM 5/17/2012

TUCSON - On this week's Kitchen Cops, Piazza Gavi on Kolb received 3 critical violations.  More than a dozen foods were not being stored at a safe temperature. A cook changed gloves without washing his hands, and the dishwasher was observed handling dirty dishes and then unloading clean (More) • Video (1)

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Posted 10:10 PM 5/10/2012

TUCSON - On this week's Kitchen Cops:

IHOP on North Cerius Stravenue received one critical violation. A cook was observed placing raw bacon on the grill with gloves and then, without washing his hands, grabbed ready-to-eat toast. This can lead to cross contamination.  IHOP on North (More) • Video (1)

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Posted 8:44 AM 5/4/2012

TUCSON - Guiseppe's on Oracle road received 2 critical violations. A live roach was observed in the water heat area, and potentially hazardous foods were not being stored at a safe temperature. Guiseppe's on Oracle received a "Needs Improvement" rating.

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Posted 9:00 PM 4/26/2012

TUCSON - Subway on N Thornydale Rd. received 4 critical violations. Employees were caught not washing their hands properly. Several items stored as clean had encrusted food debris on them, and when the inspector asked where is the person in charge, an employee said 'she is not here.'Subway (More)

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Posted 11:05 PM 4/19/2012

TUCSON - Dao's Tai Pan's restaurant on N Wilmot received 4 critical violations, two of which could not be corrected at the time of the inspection. Sauce, crab puffs as well as other meats were being stored at a potentially hazardous temperature.

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Posted 10:00 PM 4/12/2012

TUCSON - On this week's "Kitchen Cops," News 4 Tucson's Brandon Gunnoe reports on health inspectors "bugging out" over cans of insecticide at a popular Sonoran hot dog joint, and an upscale steakhouse enjoys a redeeming re-inspection.

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Posted 9:00 PM 4/5/2012

TUCSON - Mcmahon's Prime Steakhouse on N Swan Rd. received 10 critical violations. One of the front line cooks had a small cut on his thumb. Shortly after, the cook was observed on the line with the thumb section of his glove full of blood. A reach-in cooler had rusted racks that were flaking (More)

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Posted 10:13 AM 3/30/2012

TUCSON - On this week's Kitchen Cops, a Mexican restaurant is caught, again, storing a dozen foods at unsafe temperatures, and employees at another Mexican restaurant are seen taking out the trash, then forgetting to wash their hands after.

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