Casita de Molina (March)
3220 W. Valencia Road
- History: Consistently “good” and “excellent” inspections since 2002.
- What the inspector saw: The restaurant was cited for five critical violations during a March 8 inspection, earning it a “provisional” rating. “Employee, wearing gloves, handled raw chicken to place on grill, then handled clean plate and bowl without removing gloves and cleaning hands,” the inspector wrote. Other violations included food stored at unsafe temperatures, storage racks covered in food debris and a cutting board being used with both produce and raw chicken.
- Follow-up: Passed March 21.
- Response: Neither the owner nor manager could be reached for comment.
