Restaurants & Bars
3 Arlington Restaurants Improperly Thawed Fish: Inspection Reports
Of the 30 eateries Arlington health inspectors visited Jan. 14-16, three were forced to throw out fish that had been improperly thawed.
ARLINGTON, VA — Arlington County health inspectors found violations at 27 of the 30 food establishments they visited Jan. 14 to 16.
The person in charge at three of those restaurants voluntarily discarded fish that was improperly thawed.
An inspector who visited Life Cafe at 1440 N Edgewood St Suite #160 on Jan. 16 observed vacuum-packaged salmon fillet thawed out while still in the bag.
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"Reduced oxygen packed fish that bears a label indicating that it is to be kept frozen until time of use must be removed from the reduced oxygen environment," the inspector wrote in their report on the Life Cafe visit. The fish was discarded.
Inspectors reported finding fish thawing in vaccum-sealed bags at Poke it Up at 1100 South Hayes St. and Thai Select at 1713 Wilson Blvd. Both restaurants discarded the improperly thawed fish.
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Here are the restaurants that Arlington County inspectors reported finding health code violations at between Jan. 14-16.
4100 N Fairfax Dr Arlington, VA 22203
Status: Permitted
MOST RECENT INSPECTION
Full Service Restaurant | Routine
January 16, 2026
2680 S Shirlington Rd Arlington, VA 22206
Status: Permitted
Full Service Restaurant | Routine
January 16, 2026
Chick-fil-A at Ballston Quarter
671 N Glebe Rd Suite 1270 Arlington, VA 22203
Status: Permitted
Fast Food | Routine
January 16, 2026
801 N Quincy St Arlington, VA 22203
Status: Permitted
Fast Food | Routine
January 16, 2026
4000 Campbell Ave Arlington, VA 22206
Status: Permitted
Full Service Restaurant | Routine
January 16, 2026
Capital View Room/Courthouse Market
1200 N Courthouse Rd Arlington, VA 22201
Status: Permitted
Continental Breakfast | Routine
January 16, 2026
4100 Wilson Blvd Arlington, VA 22203
Status: Permitted
Fast Food | Routine
January 16, 2026
2315 S Eads St 1st & B Arlington, VA 22202
Status: Permitted
Full Service Restaurant | Routine
January 16, 2026
2605 Wilson Blvd Arlington, VA 22201
Status: Permitted
Fast Food | Routine
January 16, 2026
1440 N Edgewood St Suite #160 Arlington, VA 22201
Status: Permitted
Fast Food | Routine
January 16, 2026
1100 S Hayes St #VC01 Arlington, VA 22202
Status: Permitted
Fast Food | Routine
January 15, 2026
5910 Wilson Blvd Arlington, VA 22205
Status: Permitted
Long Term Care and Other Custodial Living Centers | Routine
January 15, 2026
1100 S Hayes St C-2 Lower Level Arlington, VA 22202
Status: Permitted
Fast Food | Routine
January 15, 2026
1785 S Hayes St Arlington, VA 22202
Status: Permitted
Long Term Care and Other Custodial Living Centers | Routine
January 15, 2026
900 S Orme St Arlington, VA 22204
Status: Permitted
Full Service Restaurant | Routine
January 15, 2026
1713 Wilson Blvd Arlington, VA 22209
Status: Permitted
Full Service Restaurant | Routine
January 15, 2026
4400 Wilson Blvd Arlington, VA 22203
Status: Permitted
Full Service Restaurant | Routine
January 15, 2026
1503 Columbia Pike Arlington, VA 22204
Status: Permitted
Full Service Restaurant | Routine
January 15, 2026
2301 Columbia Pike # 100 Arlington, VA 22204
Status: Permitted
Full Service Restaurant | Routine
January 15, 2026
5629 Langston Blvd. Arlington, VA 22207
Status: Permitted
Full Service Restaurant | Routine
January 14, 2026
525 14th St S Arlington, VA 22202
Status: Permitted
Fast Food | Routine
January 14, 2026
2249-B Shirlington Rd Arlington, VA 22206
Status: Permitted
Fast Food | Routine
January 14, 2026
3650 S Glebe Rd Arlington, VA 22202
Status: Permitted
Fast Food | Routine
January 14, 2026
1100 N Glebe Rd Arlington, VA 22201
Status: Permitted
Fast Food | Routine
January 14, 2026
5629 Langston Blvd. Arlington, VA 22207
Status: Permitted
Full Service Restaurant | Routine
January 14, 2026
1776 Wilson Blvd Arlington, VA 22209
Status: Permitted
Full Service Restaurant | Routine
January 14, 2026
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