Arlington Restaurant Violations: Ants Invade McDonald's

ARLINGTON, VA — Arlington County regularly conducts inspections of local restaurants. Reports are generally posted about a week after the inspection. We've listed the critical violations -- as well as unusual or significant non-critical violations -- from inspections at Arlington restaurants on June 8-9, the most recent dates available.

McDonald's #5014, 4834 Lee Hwy

Date: 6/8
Violations: 5 non-critical

Non-critical violation: Observation: Observed ants along wall/floor base in dining room.

Non-critical violation: Observation (REPEAT) (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): The food-contact surfaces of food containers and utensil(s stored as clean are not clean to sight and touch.

Non-critical violation: Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Surfaces of the Frappe machine and the ice dispensing chutes on drink fountains in the dining room are not clean.

Non-critical violation: Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils are not air-dried and/or adequately drained before contact with food.

Non-critical violation: Observation (REPEAT) (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Observed floor under grills and the floor in basement next chemical storage in need of cleaning.

Bangkok 54 Restaurant & Bar, 2919 Columbia Pike

Date: 6/9
Critical violations: 1

Critical violation: Observation (REPEAT) (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): The can opener blade needs cleaning.

Goodys Restaurant, 3125 Wilson Blvd

Date: 6/9
Critical violations: 1

Critical violation: Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment are being washed in prep sink with no sanitizer step. Corrected by instruction.

&Pizza, Reagan National Airport

Date: 6/9
Critical violations: 3

Critical violation: Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): A food employee failed to wash his or her hands before donning gloves for working with food.

Critical violation: Observation: Basil pesto sauce and garlic ricotta sauce were cold holding at 46F, mozerella balls were cold holding at 45-55F, in cold holding unit.

Critical violation: Observation: The food establishment is not under the immediate control of a Northern Virginia certified food manager.

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